Julie Wiejak returns to her alma mater and is set to begin her first season as an assistant coach at Loyola. Wiejak brings a wealth of experience as a college assistant as well as terrific knowledge of the Chicagoland volleyball community through her work at the club level.

"I am thrilled to welcome Julie Wiejak to the Loyola volleyball staff," said head coach Marcie Bomhack. "Her passion and love for the game of volleyball and Loyola University are contagious to everyone she meets. She has incredible knowledge of the game and will help in training our middle blockers and in formulating our offensive strategies. Julie brings experience from every level of volleyball including her standout career here as a dean's list student and Most Valuable Player of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Championship team."

Wiejak gained her collegiate coaching experience at DePaul, where she served as an assistant coach for six seasons. While in Lincoln Park, she worked with all aspects of the Blue Demons program, including recruiting, and helped them to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001. She has also been extremely active with High Performance Program, an extension of the governing body of USA Volleyball, coordinating camps and competitions while also handling the business and financial aspects of the program for the past five years. In addition, Wiejak has served as an instructor at the Elite Volleyball School in Chicago for the last six years, helping teach the fundamentals of volleyball to younger kids through weekly clinics.

During her time in Rogers Park, Wiejak put together an illustrious playing career, totaling 678 kills from her middle blocker position and serving as a force at the net on defense, finishing her career with 91 solo blocks and 297 total blocks. She recorded a Loyola single-season record 135 blocks as a junior and was just as productive as a senior, compiling 342 kills and 125 blocks to lead the Ramblers to the 1999 MCC title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. She slammed 39 kills and added seven blocks over the last two rounds of the MCC Championship to earn MVP honors and also garnered First Team All-MCC honors.

A Chicago native and graduate of Bishop Noll High School, Wiejak was an exemplary student-athlete at Loyola, making the Dean's List all four years and earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Marketing. She went on to obtain a Master's degree in Business Communication from DePaul in 2006.