University of California, Santa Cruz

Former Banana Slug captain Rowdy Lennon returns to the team in 2022 as an assistant coach.

In 2021 he led the team with 59 kills in the nine-game season. His final year he was also named a COSIDA Academic All District member, becoming the first UCSC volleyball player selected Academic All District in a decade.
He transferred to UC Santa Cruz in 2019 after a stellar career at Santa Monica College where he was an All-State performer. An accomplished Beach Volleyball player, he ranked in the top 125 of AVP players before joining the Banana Slugs