Nike Volleyball Camp at Durango High School

Stacy is a Two-time All American Outside Hitter, Three-time Olympian, silver medalist and is the first ever US Libero; considered one of the best to ever play the position. Stacy's dynamic play over her 15+ year professional career has earned her fans worldwide, plus countless awards, including best libero and best defender in the world.

After a tragic bus accident ended her career as a professional athlete, Stacy has been coaching and motivating others by sharing her experience and amazing story. She has had recent stints coaching the US Junior and Youth National Teams and continues to work with USA Volleyball supporting camps and tryouts. Stacy is passionate about changing lives and sharing her love for the sport of volleyball.

Stacy has played volleyball professionally in Italy, Russian, Spain and Brazil, learning the language in each. She loves music and art and spends her free time creating and living in-concert.

Schlauder was voted Southwest Division Coach of the Year in 2016, Sunset Region Coach of the Year in 2017, Desert Region Coach of the Year in 2019, and Nevada Preps Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2019. Coach Schlauder took over the Durango women's program in 2013, after four consecutive losing seasons. The Trailblazers have consistently improved under Coach Schlauder's direction, mostly recently finishing in 2019 as Nevada 4A State Runner Up.

Coach Schlauder is also a Durango volleyball alum, where her achievements include being named the 2004 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year, a Top 10 Finalist for the National Player of the Year, and a two-time inductee into Durango's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Coach Schlauder attended BYU, where she led her team to the "Elite 8" in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. She was named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team, establishing and still holding the BYU record for highest career assists per game. Coach Schlauder has coached for several successful club volleyball programs including Utah Elite, Vegas Encore, and Nevada Juniors. She is excited to have you at camp. Go Blazers!

Rebecca grew up playing multiple sports and ended up loving volleyball most. Growing up in Hawai'i she played within the PAL leagues and for KIS before moving to Las Vegas. She attended Silverado High School and played club volleyball for Nevada Juniors and Club Vegas. Rebecca continued her volleyball career as a student-athlete at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona and competed in the ACCAC for the NJCAA. She has worked with multiple CCSD high school programs and local club teams, most recently as a 17s coach and Social Media Coordinator for Sykora Academy. Rebecca also has experience as a SNOA and SCVA official.

Nicole Ackatz grew up in Elkhorn, Wisconsin where she was a three sport athlete competing in volleyball, basketball and softball. Nicole moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend Bethel University. She majored in Secondary Life Science Education and now teaches Biology. While at Bethel, she was a member of the volleyball team from 2010-2013 where she was an outside hitter and attended the NCAA tournament in 2011. Ackatz went on to become an assistant coach at Bethel University for 6 seasons. Additionally she has 7 years of experience as a club head coach, working with athletes ranging in age from 12-18. She is starting her second season as head men's and women's coach at Durango High School in Las Vegas. She is excited to welcome you to the Blazerdome!

Traci Callahan is an All-American, AVP professional athlete and collegiate beach volleyball coach.

Traci is a graduate of Concordia University, Irvine, where she was named Female Athlete of the Year (2009) and a 1st team All-American 3 straight seasons (2006-2009). In 2005, she was named “Freshman of the Year” by the NCAA. Upon graduation in 2010, Traci began competing on the AVP, the premier professional beach volleyball tour in the United States. In addition to competing domestically, Traci has represented the United States on the NORCECA and FIVB World Tours, earning two gold medals.
In 2015, Traci became the assistant beach volleyball coach at Florida State, helping to guide the team to a 2nd place finish in the inaugural NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championships.

After a 3 year break from competition (2015-2018), Traci returned to the AVP in 2019, finishing 7th in her first tournament back on tour. In 2020, she and her partner Crissy Jones were the only qualifying team to make all three main draw events in the AVP Champions Cup Series, with a 5th place finish in the Wilson Cup and 7th place finishes in the Monster Hydro Cup and the Porsche Cup. Their only losses came to teams that made the finals.

In January 2022, Traci decided to step off the court and turn her attention to medicine with the hope of becoming a board certified allopathic physician. She is applying to the UNLV school of medicine this upcoming term. We feel so fortunate to have Traci as a camp coach this summer!

Kinsey is originally from Glendale Arizona, where she grew up playing basketball, running track, and competing at a high level in gymnastics. She switched to volleyball in high school where she gained enough knowledge and experience to obtain a scholarship to play at Glendale Community College. Kinsey then transferred to the University of Nevada, Reno for her remaining two years of eligibility. She played opposite, outside hitter, and defensive specialist. After competing at UNR for both track and volleyball, she continued her volleyball career in the FIVB for a division 1 team in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2017 she started coaching and assisting in various local high schools and clubs including Silver State Volleyball Club, Vegas United, Durango High School, Del Sol High School, and Spring Valley High School. She's excited to be back coaching at Nike Camp this summer!

Cali Thompson earned four letters at Coronado High School where she helped lead the Cougars to four league and region championships, and three straight Nevada State Championships (2013-2015). As a senior in 2015, Cali was the Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year and an Under Armour All-American. She played for the University of Portland for three seasons, where she never missed a set. She transferred to UCLA and was the starting setter there for her senior season. Since graduating from UCLA, she has played professionally in Brazil. Cali started attending summer volleyball camps at Durango while she was in elementary school. We feel so lucky to have her back in the Blazerdome during the summer, while she continues to fulfill her dreams of competing at the highest level!

Stephanie Herman is a graduate of Palo Verde High School, where she was a star on the volleyball court and in the classroom. She continued her athletic and academic career at Graceland University in Iowa, where she led her team as the starting setter. After graduating from Graceland with a degree in Elementary Education, she became a teacher and volleyball coach in Iowa. She recently moved back home to Las Vegas and is thrilled to be coaching camp again this summer.

Analicia Gonzales grew up in El Paso, TX where she was a multi-sport athlete. She was recruited to Wayland Baptist University as an MB, but moved to OH where she was All-Conference and All-Region. She tore her ACL before her senior year, but came back to break the school's kill record. Ana also played basketball for one year in college before going on to earn her degree in Exercise Sports Science and coaching the volleyball team as a Grad Assistant. Ana is now the head men's and women's coach at Green Valley High School in Las Vegas. She has coached Nike Camps at Durango since 2018.

Bree Hammel attended Bonanza High School and played at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) for 4 years. She is a versatile athlete and competed for the Rebels as an outside hitter, middle blocker, and right side hitter. During her senior year, Bree led her team to the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament, which was the furthest finish in UNLV history. She's a two-time AVCA Division I All-Pacific South team member, three-time Mountain West Conference All-Academic team member, and three-time Mountain West All-Conference first team member. Bree transitioned into beach volleyball where she trained and competed in Florida and California. She has since coached for several local club programs, most recently Vegas United Volleyball Club.

Kayla Agae started playing volleyball at age 6. She was part of Silverado High School's Volleyball State Championship team and was selected for three SCVA High Performance Select teams. She played with the Global Challenge team in Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy. Kayla continued her volleyball career as a NCAA D1 student-athlete at Elon University in North Carolina. Most recently, she played professional volleyball in Austria, Slovenia and Germany. Since returning to Las Vegas, she has coached for The Alexander Dawson School and Sykora Academy.

Nickelle played volleyball at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas and went on to play for two more years at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN). She has experience coaching at Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas and multiple club teams in the area. She is an Specialized Programs Teacher Assistant (SPTA) in a local elementary autism classroom. Nickelle is excited to be with you at camp!

Gary DeShaun House is a Durango High School alum and graduated from UNR with a bachelor's degree in Community Health Sciences, while participating on their volleyball team. After his undergraduate studies, he joined the volleyball team at the University of Essex and graduated from there with a master's degree in Organized Crime, Terrorism and Security. After his schooling, Gary continued to pursue his passion of playing volleyball on professional teams in Slovenia, The United Kingdom, Iceland and Germany. During his time overseas, he also competed in tournaments in Japan, Italy, Croatia and Austria. He is now transitioning from professional athlete to the life of acting and modeling. Gary has coached Nike Volleyball Camps at Durango every year since 2016 and is excited to welcome you back to camp!