Kendall Rivecco - Varsity Head Coach

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Coach Kendall Rivecco has played volleyball competitively since she was ten years old. She played at Plainfield Central High School, competed at the club level, and continued on to play at the college level. She has been coaching collectively in both Club and High School for ten years and this will be her third year with the PEHS Girls Volleyball Program. She also coaches at Club 1 Volleyball out of Plainfield as the Head 16-1s Coach and has been there for ten years.

Coach Rivecco is very passionate about volleyball and loves to share her knowledge of the game with the athletes that she coaches. Coach Kendall works at Plainfield East High School as a SPED TA and has been at East for three years. In her spare time, Coach Kendall loves to cook, listen to true crime podcasts, and travel.  

Dalton Crowder- Varsity Assistant

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Coach Dalton Crowder has been with the GVB program for three years. He is a PEHS alumni of ‘18, where he lettered and led the Varsity Baseball team to a Regional Championship in 2017 and 2018. He later went on to be a five year starter at Lewis University for his Baseball career. Coach Crowder also is an Assistant Varsity Coach for the PEHS Baseball Team.

Coach Dalton works in the SCORE department at PEHS and is working towards his Master's in Special Education. In his spare time, he enjoys golfing, Men’s League Softball and spending time with family. 

Andrew Tylin- Assistant Coach

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Coach Drew Tylin has been playing volleyball since 6th grade. He played at Providence Catholic High School and was part of the initial boys program for Uno Volleyball Club in Joliet. He has coached at the high school level for a combined ten seasons, between both girls and boys. He is also the PEHS Boys Volleyball Head Coach.

Coach Tylin loves helping players develop their skills, watching them grow throughout the season, and bringing players together to form a strong connected team. Coach Tylin works at Plainfield East High School as a school counselor and has been at East for six years. Away from school and volleyball, Coach Tylin enjoys watching his favorite tv shows, listening to music, golfing and spending time with family.  

Kendra Mikuta - Freshman A Coach

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Coach Mikuta has played volleyball competitively since 5th grade. She played all four years at Carl Sandburg High School, with two years playing on Varsity. She also competed at Ultimate Volleyball Club from 12 to 18 years old and then played collegiately at Southern New Hampshire University, a Division II program. This will be her third year with the PEHS Girls Volleyball Program.

Coach Mikuta’s goals are to help players build their confidence, develop their skills for all positions, and create a supportive and hard-working team environment. She is currently teaching English 1 Honors and English 2 Honors at Plainfield East High School. In her free time, Coach Mikuta enjoys traveling, going to the gym, spending time with family, and bingeing crime documentaries.

Angel Hernandez Donovan- Freshman B Coach

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Coach Angel Hernandez Donovan is entering her first season as a Freshman Girls Volleyball Coach. She has played five years of competitive volleyball, both at the school and club level. Now in her third year as an upper-level Spanish teacher at Plainfield East High School, Coach Hernandez Donovan is dedicated to inspiring excellence both in the classroom and on the court.

Coach Hernandez Donovan has 6 years of coaching experience. She started at the middle school level, coaching both the boys and girls teams for four years. She then transitioned to high school, where she has now coached the freshman boys for two years and she is excited to now coach her first year with the freshman girls program. Her mission is to develop well-rounded student-athetes who turn into not only skilled players but also people of great character.