Bio

Overview:

The beach volleyball program at Fresno City College is committed to student success academically and athletically.  We look forward to assisting our students on their pathway to higher education along with providing a highly competitive volleyball experience.  Our staff is committed to collaboration with our students on their academic and volleyball goals and we look forward to seeing their achievements that go beyond their time as a Fresno City College Ram.

Fresno City College Beach:  7th year

Education:     Fresno Pacific University:                  M.A. – Kinesiology

                        Fresno State University:                     B.A. – Physical Education

                        Santa Barbara City College:               A.A. – Physical Education

TEAM

Year                Overall Record                                 Conference Record                                         Playoff/State

2019                11-7                                                 7-3                                                      Nor Cal 5th

2020                7-1                                                 Covid 19-Season Canceled

2021                9-3                                                Covid 19-Nor Cal Grouping Only        2^nd Nor Cal

2022                7-13                                                 6-6                                                 Nor Cal 5th

2023                14-7                                                 12-2                                               Nor Cal 3^rd

2024                24-3                                                 14-0                                             State Runner Up

Overall            72-34 (.680)                                 39-11(.780)

PAIRS

Year                Pair                                                                                            State

2019                Mia Corippo/Katie Emmerling                               9^th   

2023                Druegan Davis/Mia Dilley                                     13^th

2024                Malia Edwardson/Ashlan VanGronigen             5^th

Background:

Coach Kieran Roblee serves as the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at Fresno City College and a fulltime instructor in the Allied Health and Physical Education Department.  Coach Roblee has spent 30+ years in coaching and 24+ years in education.  She has spent most of her professional career coaching volleyball at the college, elite club and high school varsity levels.  She is a graduate of Fresno State University with a degree in Physical Education.  She has a Master’s degree in Kinesiology with a Sports Administration emphasis from Fresno Pacific University and is also a NIAAA certified athletic administrator.  Coach Roblee is a former standout setter for the Fresno State Volleyball team where she was the all-time single season assist leader and the career leader in assists in only two seasons.  She is a native of Santa Barbara and played and received her A.A. degree from Santa Barbara City College.  She was inducted into the SBCC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2020.  Roblee was an All-State selection in 1988 and the Western State Athletic Conference MVP that same year.  In 1989 the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame named her the College Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year and in 2010 was inducted into the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame.  Kieran and her husband Mike have lived in Fresno for 27 years.