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Jason Mansfield begins his eighth year as a full-time assistant coach for the Cardinal and his 10th with the Stanford program. He shares in all of the program's coaching responsibilities.
Since first arriving on The Farm in 2002, Mansfield has been instrumental in helping Stanford maintain a place among the powerhouses of collegiate volleyball. In nine seasons, he has helped Stanford advance to the NCAA Final Four five times, coached in five national championship matches and led the team to a national title. He has helped coach 12 players to a combined 27 AVCA All-America awards, and helped develop four National Players of the Year.
During the 2002 and 2003 seasons, Mansfield served as a volunteer coach and helped Stanford reach the NCAA title match in his first year. In 2004, Mansfield's first year with full-time responsibilities, he helped lead the Cardinal to its sixth NCAA Championship. In seven years as a full-time assistant, Mansfield has aided the team in securing five Pac-10 titles (2006-10), making four NCAA Final Four appearances (2004, 2006-08), posting four 30-win seasons (2004, 2006-08), reaching the national championship match four times (2004, 2006-08) and posting a 199-35 record.
Mansfield brings 16 years of coaching experience to The Farm, most recently having worked with Vision Volleyball Club as the 18-Gold Head Coach (2000-11). Mansfield's club teams have finished fifth place or better nine times at the Junior Olympics, winning a gold medal in 1997, a silver medal in 2004 and bronze medals in 2008, 2009 and 2010. To date, Mansfield has coached 21 Junior Olympic All-Tournament selections.
Mansfield earned his business management degree at Ashworth University in 2007.