Coach Ponis-Erickson is an Arvada West graduate of the class of 1992, and played volleyball and tennis during her time at Arvada West. While at Arvada West, the volleyball program won 3 league titles and she was our #1 singles player in tennis for 3 years. She was awarded 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-State in both volleyball and tennis, along with being named Top Senior Athlete, and a member of the Arvada West Hall of Fame. After Arvada West, Coach Ponis-Erickson attended Fresno State on a full volleyball scholarship and after 1 year she transferred to the University of Northern Colorado to play both volleyball and tennis.  At UNC, she was a three time All-American in volleyball as well as an All American in tennis in her senior season. Coach Ponis-Erickson is also a two time inductee in University of Northern Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame; as an individual athlete and as well as with her volleyball team. Coach Ponis-Erickson has spent the last 25 years coaching at a variety of levels from youth all the way to Division 1. She was the head coach at Ralston Valley High School (2013-2017), where she led them to two Jeffco League Championships and winning seasons for all 5 years. Coach Deb lives with her husband Brent, and 3 daughters; Brenna, Blakely, and Remy in Golden. 

Contact Coach Erickson with any Program Questions- Deborah.ponis-erickson@jeffcoschools.us

Hello, I'm Coach Alicia or Q! I live in Golden with my husband Kyle and our 4 kids. I am an Arvada West alumni from the class of 2002 where I played all 4 years under Coach Pospisil. I then attended CCU on volleyball scholarship where I was a middle blocker and setter. I ended up transferring to Chicago where I attended nursing school and choose to focus on my career. I continue to play in leagues in the community and have found a passion for coaching. Playing high school sports can be so rewarding and provide so many amazing opportunities. I love to help the athletes reach their goals and use volleyball to become strong confident people! 

Coach Lynnette Luna is an Arvada West graduate from the class of 1990 and a three-year letter winner during her time at Arvada West. During Lynnette's tenure at Arvada West, the volleyball team won two league titles. Lynnette was a three-year letter winner. During her senior year, she earned all-conference, all-state and team MVP honors. Lynnette attended Hawaii Pacific University on a full volleyball scholarship where her team won the NAIA national championship. She transferred to Western Washington University and finished out her career there earning all-conference honors. Since then, Coach Luna has coached volleyball athletes at a number of levels, spending the last four years coaching at the girls' club level. She is currently a coach at Colorado's Five Star Volleyball Club and recently helped the 14 Black team finish fifth in the state. Coach Lynnette lives with her husband Paul, who is also an Arvada West social studies teacher and football coach, and three children, Mason, Carter and Brooke. She works as a senior analyst at S&P Global covering the wireless telecommunications industry.