Tori Bartels
Head Coach
Tori Bartels will begin her fifth season as the leader of the Faulkner volleyball program this fall. In her first two seasons Bartels has led the Eagles to a combined record of 68-65 and two consecutive appearances in the National Christian College Athletic Association national tournament in 2005 and 2006.
Bartels brought to Faulkner a wealth of volleyball coaching experience, having led the program at Cactus High School in Glendale, Arizona, to a three-year record of 67-34. In addition, she spent three volleyball seasons coaching at the elite club level, working with girls ages 16-18. She amassed a dominating 119-59 record while coaching in the summer club program.
As impressive as her coaching credentials are, coach Bartels brings an equally impressive collegiate playing resume to her job. After playing one season at Troy University, Bartels transferred to Freed-Hardeman, where her career took off. In 1998 she was selected the program’s “Top Newcomer” and in both 2000 and 2001 she was named the team’s best defensive player. Following her junior and senior seasons, she was selected second team all-conference and was also a three-time member of the conference’s all-academic team.
Coach Bartels earned a bachelor’s degree in Arts and Humanities from Freed- Hardeman in 2002. She was married to her husband, Ryan, for five years and she is a member of the Landmark Church of Christ.
Email Tori Bartels: tbartels@faulkner.edu
Lance Owens
Assistant Coach & Strength Coach
Lance Owens begins his first season at Faulkner as full-time assistant volleyball coach this fall.
Owens comes to Faulkner from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, where he was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach last year. At UAB, he was responsible for training men’s and women’s tennis, cross country, and track & field, and he assisted with football, men’s and women’s basketball, softball, baseball, volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer, as needed. Owens began his collegiate coaching career as an Intern with the Ohio State University football performance staff for the 2007 season, during which the Buckeyes won the Big Ten Conference championship and played in the BCS Championship game. Before transitioning to collegiate strength and conditioning, Owens was an assistant football coach for two seasons at Alabama Christian Academy, working with offensive and defensive Linemen.
Owens earned his Master of Science degree from California University of Pennsylvania in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with a focus on Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention in 2007. He holds certifications as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), a Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting, and a Performance Enhancement Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Owens also earned a Master of Arts degree from Lipscomb University in Biblical Studies in 2003 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University in Mathematics in 1999.
Holly Hutcheson
Junior Varsity Head Coach
Support Staff
Tina Carter - Program Manager/Statistician
