Robyn Ah Mow-Santos

Robyn Mokihana Ah Mow (born September 15, 1975) is an American indoor volleyball coach and former player. She is the head coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team.^[1] She was a setter on the USA national team and played at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2004 Athens Olympics, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal.^[1] She worked as an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team from 2011-2015^[2] and was named Head Coach in 2017 after Dave Shoji's retirement.^[3] She has also served as a club coach at Na Keiki Mau Loa Volleyball Club.^[4]

Robyn Ah Mow
Personal information
Full name	Robyn Mokihana Ah Mow
Born	(1975-09-15) September 15, 1975 (age 49) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Number	11 (national team)
Career
Years Teams 2007–08 Volero Zurich
National team
1998–2009  United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team FIVB World Cup 2007 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 Macau Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Montreux Volley Masters Switzerland 2004 NORCECA Championship 2001 Santo Domingo 2003 Santo Domingo 2005 Port of Spain 1999 Monterrey 2007 Winnipeg

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Hawaii
Conference	Big West
Record	153–55 (.736)
Biographical details
Born	(1975-09-15) September 15, 1975 (age 49) Honolulu, HI
Playing career
1993–1996	Hawaii
Position(s)	Setter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998	Hawaii (student asst.)
2011–2015	Hawaii (asst.)
2017–present	Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall	153–55 (.739)
Tournaments	4-7 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3× Big West regular season (2019, 2021, 2022) *2× Big West tournament (2023, 2024)
Awards
2× Big West Coach of the Year (2019, 2021) AVCA Pacific North All-Region Coach of the Year (2019)

Personal life

Ah Mow was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Talmage and Lovina Ah Mow (both deceased) and has two brothers, Kekoa and Tyson, and two sisters, Dara and Arlene.^[1] She attended McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she was a first-team all-Oahu Interscholastic Association East selection for four years and a three-time All-State first team selection.^[2]

Ah Mow was married to Niobel Rafael Santos, former amateur athlete who is now a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and has served three tours in Iraq. They have two sons, Jordan (born in 2003) and Jreyden (born in 2016), and daughter, Jream (born in 2010).^[5] They divorced in 2019.

College

Ah Mow attended college at the University of Hawai'i from 1993-1996 where she was a two-time AVCA First Team all-American. As a setter, she helped Hawai'i to the 1996 NCAA Championship match, losing to Stanford.^[6]

Professional and Olympic career

She joined the USA national team in 1999, setting in seven games at the NORCECA championships and playing in 13 sets at the World Cup. In 2000, she played in four sets of the Nike Americas’ Volleyball Challenge, helping Team USA qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She set the team to victories over no. 4 China, no. 5 Korea and no. 7 Japan at the Grand Prix. At the 2000 Olympic Games, she started all seven matches and led the team to a .263 hitting percentage and a fourth-place finish.

In 2001, she earned Most Valuable Player honors at the World Championship Qualification Tournament and was also named the "Best Setter" at the NORCECA Zone Championships and played professionally for Castelo de Maia in Portugal.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, the team tied for fifth overall after losing to Brazil in the quarterfinals.

Robyn made her third Olympic appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal.

In her career, she has set for team USA at the World Grand Prix, the Pan American Cup, NORCECA, the Olympics, the FIVB World Championship and World Cup as well as numerous exhibition tours.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Big West Conference) (2017–present)
2017	Hawaii	20–8	14–2	2nd	NCAA first round
2018	Hawaii	18–9	14–2	2nd	NCAA first round
2019	Hawaii	26–4	14–2	1st	NCAA regional semifinals
2020–21	Hawaii	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Hawaii	22–8	18–2	1st	NCAA second round
2022	Hawaii	22–7	19–1	1st	NCAA first round
2023	Hawaii	24–9	14–4	T–2nd	NCAA second round
2024	Hawaii	21–10	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA first round
Hawaii:		153–55 (.736)	106–18 (.855)
Total:		153–55 (.736)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Individual awards

• 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
• 2001 NORCECA Championship "Best Setter"
• 2003 NORCECA Championship "Best Setter"
• 2006 Pan-American Cup "Best Setter"

References

1. "Robyn Ah Mow". Team USA. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (which owns "Team USA"). Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
2. "Robyn Ah Mow - Women's Volleyball Coach". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
3. Friedman, Vicki L. (August 23, 2017). "Robyn Ah Mow-Santos living her dream job". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
4. Honda, Paul (September 17, 2019). "Q&A: Moanalua's positively gritty OH, Tayli Ikenaga". Hawaii Prep World. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
5. Lewis, Ferd (July 2, 2020). "University of Hawaii women's volleyball coach Robyn Ah Mow does a coronavirus juggling act". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
6. Kaneshiro, Jason (August 7, 2022). "Title IX Profile: For Robyn Ah Mow, volleyball was the wind beneath her wings". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

External links

• Robyn Ah Mow at Team USA (archive June 7, 2019)
• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos at Olympics.com
• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos at Olympedia
• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos at the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame (archived)

Awards
Preceded by Hélia de Souza	Best Setter of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001	Succeeded by Marcelle Rodrigues