Sherisa Livingston left her position at Seattle U after the 2014 season for another job.
Sherisa Livingston, an All-American player at Wisconsin before playing professionally for 10 years, joins the Redhawk volleyball program as an assistant coach and domestic recruiting coordinator.
In 2013, Livingston was a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Nebraska, a perennial power that posted a 26-7 overall record, including a 16-4 league record to finish in second place in the competitive Big Ten Conference. The Huskers advanced to the regional final in the NCAA Tournament. Livingston’s primary duties included assisting in the training of the middle blockers.
Livingston was a standout at the University of Wisconsin from 1998 to 2001, helping the Badgers to two Big Ten Conference titles and four NCAA Tournament appearances, including advancing to the championship match in 2000. A three-time All-Big Ten and four-time AVCA All-Region selection, Livingston became the first Badger to earn First Team All-America recognition, a feat she accomplished twice. She graduated from Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history along with the Badger career records in kills (1,912) and hitting percentage (.361). She was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
A nine-time all-tournament selection, Livingston was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team in 1998 and 1999, and was named the best blocker at the 1999 World Junior Championships. From 2003 to 2013, Livingston played professional volleyball in countries such as Turkey, Italy, Greece, Puerto Rico, the Netherlands, Indonesia, and Spain.