Stefanie Wigfall

Coach Stefanie Wigfall grew up in Southern California where she fell in love with Volleyball at a young age.  She spent her prep years playing Varsity and Club Volleyball and always found so much fascination in the strategy and game planning aspects of the sport.

After graduating Valedictorian of her high school class, and deciding she wanted to pursue higher academics in college, she began her freshman year at UCLA in 2001. It was then, at 19 years old that she began her coaching career across the street from UCLA and the volleyball powerhouse Marymount High School. She graduated from UCLA in 2005 and obtained a master’s in clinical psychology in 2010.

After college, her coaching career took off.  She has spent the last 18 years solidifying her reputation as one of the best young coaches in the nation. in 2003 and 2004 she won her first national silver medals, and in 2013 and 2014 she earned two more Open division Silver Medals at Junior Nationals all while coaching and directing her North Division of Sunshine Volleyball Club.  It was in 2018 that Stefanie finally won the illusive Gold medal at Nationals with her Sunshine 14 and Under Squad.

Since 2013, Stefanie has been the Head Girls Volleyball Coach at Sierra Canyon School and was charged with bringing the program to new heights.  Over her first 6 years at Sierra Canyon, she has won 5 league championships, back to back CIF Southern Section Championships and Sierra Canyon Volleyball’s first CIF California Division 2 State Championship.

Stefanie has received many awards and recognition for her coaching success. She was named National 14s Coach of the year in 2017 by the AVCA and was named Cal-Hi Coach of the year the same year.  She was twice named Daily News Coach of the year, and twice was named CIF -SS Coach of the year (Div 2 and 3) Sierra Canyon is now a division 1 volleyball program and competing in the OPEN division playoffs this last year.

Through all her winning and successes, it’s not the trophies that keeps Stefanie in the game.  Her true passion is developing the youth and empowering young women.  Stefanie has always seen the bigger picture, that volleyball and sports can be used as a vehicle through a girl’s developing years to instill the importance of commitment, character, work ethic and handling adversity.  She understands that after volleyball, these young girls will be career women, CEOS, Mothers, Wives, and she believes that through volleyball- girls can unlock the unlimited potential inside each of them.

Stefanie resides in Granada Hills, CA with her fiancé Darrin Phillips, who is her partner in coaching!  In her off time, she enjoys nature and looking for the best restaurants in every city she visits. She is an avid baker and lover of all things sports. When she is not coaching, she is also a teacher at Sierra Canyon school and Sports Psychologist and Children’s Therapist.  She loves working with kids and watching them grow and succeed!