Florida Atlantic University Women's Beach Volleyball

Steve Grotowski was named head coach in July of 2022 after serving as the program’s assistant coach since 2015. In three seasons as head coach, Grotowski has led the Sandy Owls to two winning seasons, including a 21-win season in 2025, two CUSA Championships (2023, 2025), and two NCAA Tournament appearances (2023, 2025). Under Coach Grotowski's leadership, the Sandy Owls have achieved great success, highlighted by one of the winningest seasons in program history in 2025, capturing the 2025 CUSA Championship and earning the program’s third NCAA Championship appearance. The Sandy Owls finished the season at 21-15 overall, marking the program’s fourth 20-win season and tying for the second-most single-season wins in program history. It was also one of the most decorated seasons in program history, including Grotowski receiving his second CUSA Coach of the Year honor. The Sandy Owls also earned numerous awards, including two AVCA All-American honors, marking just the seventh and eighth All-Americans in program history, CUSA Pair of the Year, four AVCA Top Flight honors, five CUSA All-Conference honors, two CUSA All-Freshman Team honors, CUSA Pair of the Tournament, and four CUSA All-Tournament team honors. In his first year leading the Sandy Owls, FAU beach volleyball had a tremendous season in 2023. The CUSA Coach of the Year guided the Sandy Owls to their second conference championship and first CUSA title in program history, in addition to leading Florida Atlantic to its secon

Jonathan Caudle enters his first year as an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at Florida Atlantic University, joining the Owls’ staff in August 2...

Former Florida Atlantic University volleyball (2013-17) and beach volleyball (2019) student-athlete Kristi Tekavec joined the beach volleyball staff as an assistant coach in 2020. Throughout her time on staff, she has been instrumental in transforming the beach volleyball program into a national contender, achieving three NCAA Championship appearances (2022, 2023, 2025), three Conference titles (2021, 2023, 2025), and a program-best No. 8 AVCA national ranking (2022). The Sandy Owls had one of their winningest seasons in program history in 2025, capturing the 2025 CUSA Championship and earning the program’s third NCAA Championship appearance. The Sandy Owls finished the season tying for the second-most single-season wins in program history. One of the most decorated seasons in program history, the Sandy Owls earned numerous awards, including two AVCA All-American honors, CUSA Pair of the Year, four AVCA Top Flight honors, five CUSA All-Conference honors, two CUSA All-Freshman Team honors, CUSA Pair of the Tournament, and four CUSA All-Tournament team honors. 2023 also marked a tremendous season for FAU beach volleyball. Tekavec helped guide the Sandy Owls to their second conference championship, in addition to leading Florida Atlantic to its second NCAA Championship appearance. The Sandy Owls also earned CUSA Pair of the Year, CUSA Co-Freshman of the Year, four CUSA All-Conference First Team honors, and two CUSA All-Freshman Team honors. In just her third season with the prog

Madison Fraser joined Florida Atlantic University as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in the spring of 2025, where she works with beach volleyball and cheer. Previously, she joined Dr. Phillips High School as the athletic trainer in August 2024. Her clinical experience includes an internship at Dr. Phillips High School from August 2021 through May 2022, working with UCF's volleyball, men's soccer, and football teams during Fall 2022, assisting with emergency action plans for the New York Yankees, working at Oak Ridge High School from January through April 2023 performing evaluations and treatments, teaching undergraduate interns at Orlando City Soccer Club, and working with Orlando Solar Bears ECHL from January through May 2024 where she collaborated on physicals and evaluated acute injuries. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Psychology from Florida State University (May 2021) and a Master of Science in Athletic Training from the University of Central Florida (May 2024). She is certified by American Red Cross in CPR & AED and Stop The Bleed, holds membership in the National Athletic Trainer's Association, and is licensed by the State of Florida as an athletic trainer.

At Florida Atlantic Joined the staff in February of 2023 as a student-athlete services coordinator and athletic academic advisor Primary sports include volle...