Coach Bryant has served as head coach at several local schools including: North Pitt, Ayden-Grifton, South Central, and Parrott Academy and brings extensive knowledge and success to our Top Caliber family.  Bryant coached at North Pitt High School for 10 years and won three conference titles while there. Following her transfer to Ayden-Grifton High school, she spent 10 years growing the program into a winning team. Her stint with the Chargers included three straight conference titles (2017-2019) to go along with 2nd place in the state for NCHSAA 2A high schools (2019). Linda sets high standards for her teams and has a secret to success everywhere she goes. Her values of character, work ethic, and accountability make her a perfect fit for the Top Caliber Volleyball Club.  She is a retired educator/coach and spends her free time going to church and hanging out with her family!

Rachel joins Top Caliber’s coaching staff this fall for her fourth season and brings with her a plethora of knowledge. She is the Head Coach of 13-Rachel this season. She graduated high school in 2020 from South Central High School where she was a setter/right side for the Falcon’s Varsity Volleyball team for 3 years.  She also played club volleyball at ECJVC in Greenville, NC.  Currently she attends Pitt Community College and is studying business.  She was a member of Pitt’s Volleyball Team where she is the was in the role of setter.  She is currently the assistant coach at  Pitt Community College.  We look forward to having Rachel return to TC this season!

Lexi comes back for a fifth year at Top Caliber Volleyball.  She is a recent graduate of  Fayetteville State, where she was also a 4 year member of the volleyball team.  She played club volleyball for ECJVC in Greenville, NC.  She was a four year starter for the Ayden-Grifton volleyball team and also a member of the 2A state runner up team in 2019.  She was named all conference and all area all 4 years as well as MVP all 4 years as well.  Lexi serves as the JV coach and assistant varsity coach at Ayden-Grifton High School. She is the head coach of 16-Lexi this season. Lexi is a very hard worker and loves to dedicate her time to giving lessons to future volleyball players.  We are so fortunate to have her as a member of our club!

Brianna is a local athlete who joins Top Caliber for her fourth season this fall as the head coach of 14-Bri, as well as holding the title of Communications Director for the club.  She graduated from Pitt Community College where she was a member of the volleyball team.  She is a recent graduate of ECU.  She has coached and site-facilitated volleyball for PCVC as well as ECJVC.  She attended North Pitt High School where she was a four year varsity member of the volleyball team.  She loves coaching volleyball, especially helping with the younger age groups.  In her free time she likes to spend time with friends and family.

-3rd Year with Top Caliber, Head Coach of 17-Lee

-20+ years as a beach player

-12 years as a Club Head Coach 

• 3rd Year with Top Caliber
• 9 Years with Lenoir Fusion

-4 years asa High School Varsity Head Coach

• 1 Year at Spring Creek High School
• 4 Years at Arendell Parrott Academy (2023-Present)

-4 years as the Head Volleyball Coach at Lenoir Community College (2019-2022)

This is Kayla's 2nd full year with TCVC, my 3rd year coaching club volleyball. This season, she serves as the Head Coach of 15-Kayla.  She also helps out in various programs throughout our club and is always willing to go out of her way to help our athletes. Coach Kayla graduated from North Pitt High School where she played volleyball and softball.  She then played 2 years of volleyball at Lenoir Community College. Coach Kayla strives to help players gain confidence, specifically in defense and serve receive. She also enjoys playing and helping out with our beach volleyball programs in the summer.  We are glad to have her as part of our staff!

This is Cassidy’s 5th year with TCVC.  Cassidy was a member of Greene Central Volleyball, as well as the softball team, for 4 years where she was a starter. She played club volleyball for Lenoir Fusion during her high school career.  She is currently finished her career at Lenoir Community College where she was a member of the volleyball team.  She is the Head Coach of 16-Cass, and our Social Media Director, She brings a lot of life and laughter to our program and we are excited to have her back!