Sydney Vance (Skelton) begins her first year as assistant coach for Henderson State Volleyball in 2024-25.
A former three-year captain for the Reddies, Vance returns to HSU after working as a personal trainer in El Dorado, Arkansas, for the past four years. Before that, she was a health teacher and head junior high volleyball coach at Wynne High School in Wynne, Arkansas. Vance also has experience as a USAVB coach for the Jonesboro Storm and Rocketfuel. She began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Henderson in 2018.
During her time as a player for HSU, Sydney set Great American Conference records for digs in a match (54), digs in a four-set match (54), and digs in a three-set match (34). As of 2020, two of these conference records still stood. Vance also earned both athletic and academic All-GACÂ honors twice.
Vance holds two degrees from Henderson State: a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management (2018) and a Master of Science in Sport Administration (2020).
