Elena Pietro enters her fourth season as an assistant coach with the Omaha volleyball program in 2018, having joined the Mavericks in March 2015.
Pietro previously spent two years as the head volleyball coach at Papillion-LaVista South High School (2013-14) and was an assistant coach at Bellevue University in 2012. She also coached club volleyball locally for Premier Volleyball Club, as well as for the Cajunland Volleyball Club in New Orleans, La., and the Red Storm and Baton Rouge Volleyball Clubs in Baton Rouge, La.
A four-year letterwinner at LSU as a libero and defensive specialist, Pietro was a two-time AVCA All-America Honorable Mention pick in 2007 and 2008. She twice earned AVCA All-South Region recognition, was voted SEC Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior and was an All-SEC Second Team selection both seasons. Over her Tiger career, Pietro broke LSU and SEC records for digs in a season (703) and digs per game in a season (5.33), and she led the conference and ranked 35th nationally in digs per game. Additionally, Pietro was a member of the USA Women’s National A2 Team in 2008.
Following her decorated collegiate career, Pietro went on to play professionally for the Llaneras Professional Volleyball Team in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. In 2010, she and her squad placed second in the Liga de Veleibol Superior Femenino.
A native of New Orleans, Pietro graduated with her bachelor’s degree in elementary grades education from LSU in 2009. She and her husband, Joe, have a two-year old son, Bo.
