Millsaps head volleyball coach Jaime Burns has joined the staff of Southeast Missouri State University after leading the Majors to memorable 2004 season.
Burns makes the jump to a Division 1 program after leading the Majors to a 20-11 season with several upset wins over some of the top teams in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, including a win against nationally ranked Southweatern University in the Hangar Dome, after the Majors posted an 11-20 season in the 2003.
Burns, a Denver, Colorado native, played at Ole Miss with SEMO head coach Renata Nowacki from 1999-2003. As a student athlete Burns was a four-year starter at outside hitter for Ole Miss from 1999-2003. Burns led the Rebels in kills and digs during her junior and senior seasons. Her senior season she was voted as team captain by her teammates. Burns was named to five all-tournament teams in her career. She was also a Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Academic Team in seven of her eight semesters at Ole Miss.
Under Burns' leadership two Majors, Ashley Weber and Colleen Kelly, were named to the All-SCAC Team for their play last season.
