GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Coach Rachel Versemann

Coach Rachel Versemann brings a lifelong passion for volleyball to Lutheran High School, with extensive experience as both a player and coach. A graduate of Concordia University Chicago, Rachel was a four-year varsity starter on the women’s volleyball team and also competed in basketball and track during her time as a Cougar.

Rachel began her coaching career at St. John in Forest Park, IL, where she coached volleyball and basketball for grades 5–8 while also teaching third grade. She then stepped into the high school coaching arena at Walther Lutheran High School in Melrose Park, IL, where she led the varsity volleyball program for three seasons. Rachel later returned to her alma mater to serve as an assistant volleyball coach at Concordia University.

After relocating to the St. Louis area to be closer to extended family, Rachel joined the Lutheran High volleyball staff as an assistant under Coach Kathy Chapin. As her own children grew, she shifted her focus to coaching their club teams, leading various age levels (10U–16U) with St. Charles Xplosion and coaching for two seasons at Messiah Lutheran School in Weldon Spring. From 2010 to 2017, she served as an assistant coach in both the boys’ and girls’ volleyball programs at Francis Howell High School.

Rachel rejoined Lutheran High in 2017 as the freshmen girls’ coach and was named varsity coach and program director in 2018. After coaching the boys’ JV team for three seasons, she stepped into the boys’ varsity coaching role in 2022.

Rachel and her husband, Todd, live in the Cottleville area and are active members of Messiah Lutheran Church. Their two children, Abbie and Jake, are proud Lutheran High graduates. Abbie is a physical therapist in Montrose, Colorado, and Jake is a financial analyst in St. Louis. In addition to coaching, Rachel teaches kindergarten at Fairmount Elementary in the Francis Howell School District.