Kenzie Shand was hired as an assistant in 2021, after serving the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. There, some of her duties included practice plans, recruiting, scouting and player development for an NCAA Division III program that went 16-12 in 2019, but did not play a 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to her work at Springfield, Shand developed her coaching skills at the club and high school levels. Since 2013, she's worked as a summer coach at Legacy Volleyball Club near her hometown of Saline, Michigan. In 2018, she was hired as the coaches coordinator at Huron Valley Volleyball Club in Saline and, that same year, took on duties as assistant varsity volleyball coach at Saline High School.
Additionally, Shand spent some time at the University of Michigan, working as both a volunteer video coordinator and a summer coach.
A 2017 graduate of Washington and Lee University, Shand was a four-time all-conference honoree and a three-time all-region award winner. She was twice named team captain, made the 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Team and was a three-time All-America honorable mention pick by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
A middle blocker during her playing days, Shand racked up 448 blocks to set the career record at Washington and Lee. She also finished her career with a .375 hitting percentage, which stands as the second-best mark all-time at the university.
Shand graduated from Springfield in May 2021 with her master's degree in physical education with a concentration in advanced level coaching.
