Jan. 14, 2009

Grand Valley State associate head coach Jason Johnson resigned from GVSU to take a position with the Michigan Volleyball Academy in Grand Rapids, Mich. Johnson accepted the Director of Volleyball Operations position, ending his 12-year coaching run with the Laker volleyball program.

The Michigan Volleyball Academy (MVA) is a year-round training and travel volleyball facility. As the Director of Volleyball Operations, Johnson's duties consist of hiring and training coaches, planning and scheduling practices, and all areas regarding travel volleyball, including equipment, tryouts, travel arrangements, and more.

"Jason has played an important role in the success we have experienced at Grand Valley State over the last decade," said GVSU head coach Deanne Scanlon. "Although I will miss working with him on a daily basis, I am very excited for him and his family. It has been an awesome experience working together for the last 12 years and I wish him the best."

Johnson joined the Laker program in the 1997 season and maintained the assistant coaching role until 2005. After Grand Valley State won the program's first-ever Division II National Championship in 2005, he was named the associate head coach. In his 12 seasons, the Lakers compiled a 344-78 (.815) overall record, including eight GLIAC North Division titles, five GLIAC Tournament titles, seven Great Lakes/Midwest Regional championships, seven appearances in the NCAA Elite Eight, five trips to the NCAA Final Four, and the program's lone Division II National Championship.