Amy Bomar enters her sixth season as head coach of the Converse Volleyball program.
Guiding the team through a COVID shortened season, Bomar led the Valkeyries to their first ever top-five finish in Conference Carolinas and had the highest winning percentage in program history. Five Players earned All-Conference recognition, Jasmine Finkley, Brittany Tepedino and Kiara Cannon all earned Third-Team accolades, while Savannah Ducote took home Setter of the Year honors and Liz Yohe earned Libero of the Year honors. Ducote ranked 29th nationally in assists per set and Yohe ranked 26th nationally in digs per set. Ducote and Tepedino bother earned Conference Player of the Week honors under Bomar. The Spring 2021 volleyball team broke 12 team records and four individual records this season. 59 team additions were added to the record book, while another 58 were added to the individual record book. The Valkyries recorded their highest htting percentage in school history and got the job done in the classroom with a team GPA of 3.2. For the third consecutive season, Bomar's team earned AVCA All-Academic Team recognition.
After setting the foundation in her first three seasons on campus, the 2019 volleyball season became a season of firsts for the Converse volleyball program. The Valkyries made their first trip to the Conference Carolinas Tournament since the 2013 season. Brittany Tepedino and Liz Yohe both earned Third Team All-Conference honors and the team set a Division II program record for wins in a season with 10. Under Bomar's guidenance the team earned the AVCA All-Academic Team Award for the second straight season. The team also recorded a Division II Program record in kills (1215), assists (1148) and points (1580.5).
Bomar helped aid in the coaching of Sydney Allen, who finished fifth in Conference Carolinas with 437 digs and first among all freshmen. Allen also ranked second for the season with 5.14 digs per set.
Amy Bomar came to Converse after spending a season as an assistant at Division I Presbyterian College. Bomar spent one season as an assistant at Wofford College after serving as an assistant at Davis & Elkins College.
At PC she worked in all facets of the game, on and off the court, helping setter Sara Rogers finish in the top 10 in the Big South Conference in assists and Mikayla Register finish eight in digs, while handling travel and video exchange.
While at Wofford, Bomar worked primarily with setters. In her first season on staff, she coached freshman setter Molly Mayo to a Southern Conference All-Freshman Team selection. Mayo totaled 1,272 assists and averaged 10.78 assists per set, ranking second and third, respectively, in school history for a single season. Mayo ended the year No. 44 in the NCAA in total assists and No. 51 in assists per set. Bomar also helped the freshman setter earn a SoCon Freshman of the Week honor after posting a season-high 69 assists in a five-set win over William & Mary, which was one shy of the program's single-match record.
Bomar played her collegiate career at Charleston Southern University where she was named to numerous all-tournament teams during her career at CSU and was captain of the team her senior year. She currently ranks in the top ten in four different categories held in the CSU record books. Following her senior year, Bomar received an offer to play professional volleyball, and played in both Finland and Sweden before she had a season ending injury that brought her back to South Carolina to finish her teaching degree.
Bomar graduated from Charleston Southern University with a degree in physical education and kinesiology in 2013. Bomar has been in the club circuit for 13 years and is currently the coach at Upward Stars. In 2019, the team finished 10th at the AAU National Championships and in 2021, the team finished 3rd at the AAU National Championships.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Bomar resides in the Boiling Springs, S.C. with her husband, Johnny, daughter Jaxen and their son Jaylen.
