Caitlyn Rueth
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- Title:
- Assistant Coach
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- Phone:
- 402-557-5249
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- Email:
- carueth@bellevue.edu
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- Year:
- 2nd Season
Caitlyn Rueth begins her second season as a full-time assistant coach on the Bellevue staff in 2020 after a standout career as an outside hitter with the Bruins and as a graduate assistant coach for two years.
Rueth, who served as a graduate assistant for BU during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, was a three-year starting outside hitter for the Bruins from 2011-13. She earned first-team all-Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) honors as a senior in 2013. She was second on the team with 367 kills and fourth in digs (348) and blocks (64). In her junior season, she registered a team second-best 439 kills while earning second-team all-conference accolades.
She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Human Performance in 2014 and her Master of Science in Leadership and Coaching in 2016, both from Bellevue University.
Rueth, who works primarily with the BU pin hitters and serve as the program's recruiting coordinator, has also coached at the club and high school levels for over nine years. She started her coaching career in 2010 at Nebraska Elite working with the Youth Developmental Program, teaching fundamentals for children ages 7 through 12. Rueth has coached every age group from 12's through 18's. She was an assistant coach for Elite's 2015 squad that captured the AAU National title in the 16u Open Division. In 2017, she assisted the Millard South freshman and reserve teams while also coaching at Sunset West Volleyball Club.
A native of Omaha, Rueth and her fiance, Steve Laird, are the proud parents of one-year-old Stellyn.
Updated on Jan. 6, 2020
