About Jon Tolentino
Jon has been involved with volleyball for more than 21 years. He played for Foothill College and San Jose State University as an Outside Hitter. At SJSU, he obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with post-grad studies in the area of Reliability Engineering. At Juniper Networks, he was a member of the first Engineering Team to design the network router, powering the Internet as we know today.
Throughout his career, he has been coached or has played with some Bay Area Masters: Kirk Andersen, IVL President and a founder of Burgess Volleyball Club; Phil Melese, AAA Beach and considered a NorCal best; Craig Lauchner, Stanford All-American Setter and former US Olympic Team member; and Martin Umeh, UOP star and President of the Club Sport Volleyball Program. Recently, Jon has won a Gold Medal at the 2011 TCAAT California State Volleyball Tournament, placed 1st in the INC NorCal Tournament, and competed in the 2011 US National Volleyball Open.
As a Coach, he played and led the Church of Christ Men's Team to 5 Northern California Tournament 1st Place finishes. Coaching the Women's Team, he has led them to 3 1st place finishes. In the California State-wide Church of Christ Tournament, he coached the Women's Team to a 2nd place finish, losing only to Southern California in a competition that fielded 30+ Teams. In that same tournament, the Men's Team took 1st place in a memorable 15-13 final set victory. Currently he is in his 2nd year at Valley Christian, running the volleyball program and Coaching the Women's Varisty Team. In the 2010-11 season, the Junior High Team took 1st place in League, JV had the best league record, and Varsity made it into NCS. The 18-1 Power Vibe Team made it into the NCVA Championships.
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