JAMESTOWN, N.D. —University of Jamestown Director of Athletics Austin Hieb announced Toby Rens as the new Jimmie men's volleyball head coach.
 
Rens, who has an overall collegiate coaching record of 425-309 in 22 seasons, spent mostly at the NCAA Division I level, comes to Jamestown following the 2024-25 season as the head coach at Poudre High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
 
"Toby comes to us with a wealth of experience at various levels of volleyball," Hieb said. "We think he is going to be a great addition not only for men's volleyball, but for our department as a whole. We're excited to get him to campus and see what the future of Jimmie men's volleyball looks like!"
 
In his most recent collegiate season, Rens went 17-11 at NCAA Division III Oswego State University.
 
"I am honored and humbled to join the University of Jamestown staff and lead the Jimmie volleyball program," said Rens. "This is a tremendous opportunity, and I am thrilled to become part of the Jimmie family." 
 
Prior to coaching at Oswego State, Rens coached 19 seasons at the Division I level, posting a record of 127-102 at University of Maryland Eastern Shore in seven seasons; one season at Chicago State; seasons at University of Pittsburgh with a record of 85-72; four years at Long Island University Brooklyn with a record of 106-46; and two seasons at Georgetown (30-32). He began his head coaching career at NCAA Division II Northern Michigan, finishing with a record of 58-17 in two seasons.  
 
A graduate of Morningside (Iowa) College, Rens spent time as an assistant coach at his alma mater, along with stints at Tennessee Tech, Texas Tech, and George Washington from 1994-98.