Barnum begins her third season as an assistant coach for the Jens, having coached eight All-MIAA selections, including a trio of First Team nods, after spending two seasons as a Graduate Assistant coach at Division I Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.
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Prior to her time at Austin Peay, Barnum played the final three seasons of her college career for the Jens where she was a 2021 All-MIAA Second Team selection that eclipsed over 1,000 career digs averaging 4.66 per set for Central Missouri. Prior to her time in Warrensburg, Barnum played two seasons at Johson County Community College (Kan.) earning both CoSIDA and NJCAA All-America honors.
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Coaching volleyball runs in Barnum’s family as her mom Jill Stinson was a NJCAA Hall of Fame coach for the Cavaliers where she posted a 299-120-1 overall record over 11 seasons prior to her retirement in 2007.
