Michelle Baity Assistant Coach Lenoir-Rhyne, 2002 Third Year

   Michelle Baity enters her fourth season as assistant coach for the volleyball team at Lenoir-Rhyne College after a two-year hiatus (2005-2006). 

   During her absence from L-R, Baity began working for Maple Leaf Health Care in Statesville, N.C. as an Occupational Therapist and Director of Therapy.  She will continue to work for Maple Leaf in addition to her coaching responsiblities at Lenoir-Rhyne

   Baity has been instrumental in the program’s history, guiding the team to three straight winning seasons in her last three years as a collegian (1999-2001).

   The 2002 graduate is the most decorated player in school history and holds 15 Lenoir-Rhyne records for kills and attempts.

   She was named to the All-South Atlantic Conference first-team all four seasons as a Bear volleyball player.

   Baity, the 1998 SAC Freshman of the Year, was also selected to the First-team Lutheran College All-American team and the 2001 Verizon Academic All-District III women’s volleyball team.  She was also chosen as the Lenoir-Rhyne Female Athlete of the Year in 2001 and was a member of the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

   Baity played for three seasons at Forbush High School in East Bend, N.C.  As a prep, she was a three-time All-Mountain Valley 2A Conference performer and was named MVP of the 1997 conference tournament.  Her team won the NCHSAA 2A State Championship when she was a junior and a senior.  She also played for the Yadkin Valley Club team for three seasons and lettered three times in softball and twice in basketball.
 
   Baity is also a 2005 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne’s masters of business administration program.