Salima Rockwell (; born January 24, 1972) is a retired American female

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player. She was part of the

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at the

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in Japan.

College

Rockwell played college volleyball for Penn State from 1991 to 1994 under

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Coaching

After her playing career, Rockwell moved into coaching at Pittsburgh before moving to various other universities. Rockwell first became an assistant coach for

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team in 2006, a position she held for 2 seasons before joining

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from 2009 to 2013 as an assistant coach. She then returned to Penn State as associate head coach for the 2015 through 2017 seasons. She retired from collegiate coaching in 2018. She came out of retirement in January 2022 and was named the seventh head volleyball coach at Notre Dame.

Broadcasting career

Rockwell began broadcasting in 2018 and announces at college and international games. She has broadcast games on

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, the

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, and the

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. In 2024, Rockwell was added to NBC's duo of

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and

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for the broadcast coverage of men's and women's indoor volleyball during the

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Head coaching record

References

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College

Coaching

Broadcasting career

Head coaching record

See also

References