Monarch names Jennifer Dixon new volleyball coach

Monarch named Jennifer Dixon its next volleyball coach on Thursday morning.

Dixon, who spent four seasons as the coach at Boulder through 2009, was also the head coach at a school in Chicago for two years. She is currently a PE teacher at Monarch.

Dixon replaces Katherine Erickson, who led Monarch for the past three seasons. The Coyotes are 26-45 since the 2013 season.

Monarch went 8-15 in 2015. The Coyotes advanced to the regional round in 2014, but lost both matches.

They’ll return a considerable amount of talent in 2016, as Sophie Wingert (who will be a senior) and Rachel Arrotta (who will be a junior) will be back. Both had more than 100 kills last season. Wingert also led the team in blocks.

Jenny Kelly, the team’s libero, will also be a senior, as will Addison Wasik, who had 189 digs in 2015.