Former Lady Jacket standout Libby (Short) Aker joins the coaching staff for the 2011 season.
Aker spent the previous two seasons as the varsity girls head coach at Shawnee High School in Springfield. She took the Braves’ program where she formerly played from last place in the Central Buckeye Conference to a runner-up showing in their division and a third-place finish.
Aker played for the Lady Jackets from 2005 through 2008 and finished her career as the best libero the school has ever had. She is Cedarville’s all-time leader in digs (2,882) and is also tops for the most serves attempted (3,033).
The Jackets rolled to a 141-43 record during Aker’s four years and claimed the 2006 and 2008 NCCAA Championship banners. She was a two-time NCCAA All-American, picked up the association’s coveted Hellings Award in 2007, and was voted the American Mideast Conference Libero of the Year as a senior.
An NAIA and NCCAA scholar-athlete, Aker earned an early childhood education degree from the University in 2009. Libby and her husband, Scott, who was a two-time All-America golfer at Cedarville, reside in Springfield with their son, Griffin Scott, born Jan. 18, 2011.
