Baylor Volleyball Hires Livingstone as Assistant Coach
WACO, Texas – Baylor volleyball head coach Ryan McGuyre has hired Shelby Livingstone as assistant coach, announced Monday.
Livingstone returns to Waco, where she served as the volunteer assistant for McGuyre for three seasons, 2019-21.
“It is with great enthusiasm and joy that we welcome Shelby Livingstone back to the Baylor Volleyball coaching staff,” said McGuyre. “She was incredibly well loved during her first time of service here and has since become one of the most influential coaches I know. Her passion for impacting lives, instilling confidence in others, and how she loves and motivates athletes make her a perfect fit for our culture. The combination of her experience as a strong DI athlete and coach as well as her ability to relate to others will make an immediate impact. Shelby’s knowledge of the game and hands on training style will make our gym incredibly strong. She is the type of coach I would want my own daughter to learn from.”
Livingstone spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons at Liberty University as an assistant coach under Trevor Johnson, a former Baylor assistant coach (2015) who played for McGuyre at Cal Baptist.
During her first season on staff, Liberty posted a 23-9 record, winning its first ASUN regular-season title by going 14-2 in conference play. Liberty reached a program-record-best 70 in the final RPI before the postseason. The Lady Flames made their first appearance in a conference final since 2012 and were selected to host the first and second rounds of the NIVC. Liberty tied a program record with 14 conference wins and took a 12-match winning streak into the ASUN final. The Lady Flames snapped FGCU’s 21-match home winning streak. The Lady flames entered the postseason as the only NCAA Division I volleyball team with four players who tallied 300 or more kills. The 2023 season saw a 15-14 record for the Lady Flames, including an 8-8 record in their first season in Conference USA, making it to the league tournament as well. The team boasted one of the top 52 GPAs in the nation and had four named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
While at Baylor, she aided the Bears to a combined 71-15 record, a Big 12 regular-season title and three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including a National Semifinal berth. Livingstone was pivotal in the faith and family aspect of the Baylor volleyball program, continually mentoring the players in their spiritual and athletic growth.
During her first year at Baylor, she helped the Bears to their best season in program history to date. That year, Baylor shared the Big 12 regular-season title and made it to the NCAA Division I Volleyball Final Four in Pittsburgh, Pa. Baylor earned the No. 1 national seed in 2019 behind first-team All-Americans Yossiana Pressley, Shelly Stafford and Hannah Lockin Sedwick.
The 2021 season saw Baylor post its sixth-straight 20-win season, while the Bears reached the NCAA Regional semifinals. Livingstone aided in the training of All-Americans Pressley and Avery Skinner, as well as Big 12 Setter of the Year Sedwick.
While playing at Rice, she was a five-year letterwinner (2014-18). During her senior year, she recorded 205 kills and 367 digs, helping the Owls earn Conference USA regular season and tournament titles while punching their ticket to the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship. Academically, she was named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned Rice’s C-USA Spirit of Service Winter Award and Scholar-Athlete Volleyball Award during her collegiate career.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and cognitive science in December 2018 from Rice. She graduated with her Master of Divinity with a concentration in Sports Ministry at Baylor’s Truett Seminary in May of 2022. Livingstone was a mainstay in Baylor’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where she organized and led student meetings and aided the leaders of the organization. She was also the graduate assistant of the Faith and Sports Institute at Baylor in 2022.
Livingstone is the daughter of Baylor President Dr. Linda Livingstone and First Gent Brad Livingstone.