Megan Shifflett (pronounced MEE-gan • SHIF-let) begins her second year as an assistant coach at Western Oregon University.
Shifflett has been as assistant varsity coach at Langley High School in McLean, Virginia, since 2012, while also being a head coach for the NOVA Volleyball Club in Fairfax, Virginia, after a six-month stint as the Head Men's Volleyball Coach at Durham University in Durham, England, while she was earning her master's degree.
Along with her coaching history, Shifflett has also worked numerous camps since 2009 as a counselor or director. As a counselor, Shifflett has worked at the Volleyball Express Camps as well as numerous camps at Penn State and Langley High School. Shifflett was the camp director for two years at the All-American Volleyball Camp where she was a satellite director running and coaching camps at different high schools and middle schools throughout the Midwest and East Coast.
During her four-year playing career at Pennslyvania State University (Penn State) in University Park, Pennsylvania, Shifflett helped lead the Nittany Lions to three straight NCAA Division I national titles and a combined win-loss record of 133-12 (72-8 in Big Ten play) that included back-to-back 38-0 seasons in 2008 & 2009. Shifflett was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten recipient in 2009 & 2012, while also being a Dean's List honoree at Penn State at the same time.
After earning her Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from Penn State in 2012, Shifflett moved on to earn her Master's Degree in Education from Durham University in England. While at Durham, Shifflett was a member of the women's volleyball team helping lead them to a British University & College Sport championship and also competed as part of Durham's NVL professional team.
Away from the court, Shifflett earned the Team Durham Half Palatinate Award, Team Durham Women's Team of the Year award, and was a finalist for Team Durham Sportswoman of the Year in 2014.
