Anaya Evans - Beach Volleyball Coach - Grand Canyon University Athletics

Anaya Evans

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Assistant Coach

Anaya Evans is in her second season as GCU's assistant beach volleyball coach in 2024-25.

The Lopes opened the season with four straight wins as well as two CCSA All-Academic athletes, two CCSA All-Tournament team members, two All-CCSA athletes, and two CCSA All-Freshman team members. The Lopes also took down No. 6 LSU in a neutral site match.

Evans graduated from Grand Canyon in the spring of 2023. The Croyde, England, native is currently the GCU beach volleyball all-time wins record holder (84). Evans has played internationally for junior and senior English teams.

"Adding a player as experienced and successful domestically and internationally to our staff, will continue to advance our program," head coach Abra Rummel said.

To close her time as a student-athlete, Evans earned a 2023 American Volleyball Coaches Association's Top Flight honor. The Top Flight program recognizes beach pairs that compete in at least 15 matches together at a specific flight and win at least 75% of their matches.

Evans came to Phoenix in 2019, when as a freshman she earned ranked wins against the likes of No. 4 LSU, No. 6 Hawaii and No. 7 Cal Poly (twice). The 2022 junior campaign consisted of 33 matches on Court 1. In her senior season this year, Evans finished with a 26-6 record. Anaya comes in as a coach who also has NCAA tournament experience. As an athlete, she competed against Georgia State and Stanford in NCAA tournament action.