Jonathan “JJ” Glavan is entering his fifth season with the University of New Mexico volleyball program. He was hired as an assistant coach for the Lobos in August 2013, and also serves as New Mexico’s recruiting coordinator.
During his first year with New Mexico, Glavan helped coach the Lobos to a 24-7 record, which was good for second in the Mountain West and the highest win total for UNM since 1988. Under his tutelage, Julia Warren earned MW Freshman of the Year honors, while Chantale Riddle claimed her second of three All-American plaudits.
His second season with New Mexico resulted in a 19-12 record and a fourth-place conference finish, with Warren taking home MW Designated Libero honors and Riddle meriting her third All-American nod. Riddle also captured the New Mexico and Mountain West all-time kills record.
During his third season at UNM, the Lobos played through an solid 2015 campaign, finishing with an overall record of 17-14, and a fourth-place Mountain West record of 10-8. Lobo seniors Hannah Johnson and Skye Gullatt both made some noise in the record books as Johnson became the first Lobo in program history to record over 4,000 assists and 1,000 digs, and Gullatt nabbed a share of the program record in total blocks (465 blocks). That duo both earned All-Mountain West honors, with Simone Henderson and Cassie House capturing Honorable Mention All-MW honors.
In 2016, a trio of seniors made their way into the record books, and helped New Mexico to a 16-16 record along the way. Julia Warren, who earned her third All-Mountain West honor at season’s end, made her way to fifth in program history in career digs, finishing with 1,201 digs. Cassie House and Devanne Sours both capped their careers with over 1,000 career kills, as House ammassed 1,143 putaways and Sours an even 1,000. Additionally, redshirt junior Ashley Kelsey eclipsed 1,000 career digs and enters her senior season with 1,040 digs.
Before coming to Albuquerque, Glavan served as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs for three seasons. While with the Mountain Lions, he was in charge of training all positional players, scouting opponents and developing game strategies and recruiting. UCCS posted winning records both fall seasons that Glavan was on staff, going 16-12 in 2011 and 18-11 in 2012. The program also had a number of individuals receive conference, regional and national accolades over the last two seasons.
“I am very excited to get a coach of JJ’s caliber [and I] look forward to working with him,” Nelson said at the time of Glavan’s hire. “He has done an outstanding job with the Colorado Juniors (club) program and also as an assistant at UCCS.”
He graduated from Western State College in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in history before earning his Colorado Secondary Education Certification in 2011.