Coastal Carolina's Steve Loeswick has announced the hiring of Sarah Blomgren as an assistant coach.
"We are so excited for Sarah to join our family," said Loeswick. "She was a tremendous indoor player at the University of South Carolina and had great success playing professionally overseas. She has spent the last few years running a collegiate beach volleyball program and I have no doubt she will be a great asset to our program and a great mentor for our student-athletes as they pursue their future goals."
The 2025 Chanticleers recorded a perfect 6-0 record in Sun Belt play and 21-14 overall, reaching the Sun Belt championship match.
Blomgren entered her first year as the head coach of the Arizona Christian University women's beach volleyball program in 2021 after being hired to the position in August 2020.
The Firestorm compiled a 16-40-1 over the three seasons she was at the helm with seven wins in back-to-back seasons. Blomgren saw seven players named Golden State Athletic Conference Beach Volleyball Scholar-Athletes and three players earn GSAC All-Conference team accolades
In March 2020, Blomgren concluded her professional career playing for Club Volei Sant Cugat in Spain. During her pro career, Blomgren played a season each in Finland, Serbia, and Spain. When reflecting on her favorite volleyball memory, she will never forget her first professional match in Finland - the crowd, atmosphere, and not understanding a word anyone was saying.
Before playing professionally, she wrapped up her collegiate career at Northumbria University in Newcastle, England, while finishing her postgraduate work.
At the University of South Carolina, Blomgren was a two-sport star in indoor and beach volleyball. The outside hitter delivered 345 kills in her senior indoor season. In 2014, Blomgren was a founding member of the beach volleyball team for the Gamecocks. She will forever be in the USC beach record books after notching the first-ever beach match victory and becoming the first individual to have 50 career wins on the sand.
Her work in the classroom resulted in her being named to the Athletic Academic Honor Roll throughout her time at South Carolina.
Serving as a volleyball huddle leader and coach with Fellowship of Christian Athletes on three different occasions is the highlight of her volunteer work.
Academically, Blomgren earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from the University of South Carolina. A year later, she completed her master's degree in clinical exercise physiology at Northumbria University.
Away from the court and sand, Blomgren enjoys eating at local restaurants in the new cities she visits and keeps a running list of donut shops she has enjoyed around the world.
