Mandy Bible

It’s only fitting that Mandy Bible still holds all of the assist records from her time competing in volleyball at Saint Mary’s College from 2003-2007. The recurring theme of her amateur, professional, and coaching careers has been helping others even as she earned many incredible individual awards. One of her coaches shared, “Mandy has always been wise…Friends seek out her advice. She has been a reliable source of wisdom for me for many years, even when I was her coach.” From her current role as assistant coach at Saint Mary’s to coaching young children while competing in Europe to her many accomplishments on the court, it’s clear that her impact on the game is more than significant and is only growing with time.

Mandy was a Channel League MVP, First Team Channel League in both volleyball and basketball, and recalls earning Round Table Player of the Week and Player of the Year honors while attending San Marcos High School from 1999 to 2003. Her coach still marvels at the way she walked onto his court as a freshman into a team with undefeated, gifted seniors with CIF finals experience and only needed about half an hour to earn her way from tryouts to the JV court and then on to the varsity team.

Continuing her education and volleyball career at Saint Mary’s College, she earned degrees in Kinesiology and Anthropology and racked up an impressive list of accolades, including All-WCC Selections both athletic and academic, two time NCAA Player of the Week honors, the McKeon Award for top student athlete, and Hall of Fame inductions for both Saint Mary’s and the West Coast Conference. Her total assists count of 5,362 and assists per game average of 12.47 still adorn the record books at Saint Mary’s. She cites her proudest athletic achievement as defeating Cal on their home floor to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament in 2004.

She competed professionally in Slovenia and Austria, finishing in the top three of league competition in four out of five years. She was voted Slovenia’s best setter in 2014, again earning recognition for her assists. She met her husband, Uros, in Slovenia and they now return several times per year with their son Kai to visit family. Mandy shared that her toughest moment was losing her mother to brain cancer during her senior year at Saint Mary’s, but like a true leader and teammate, she didn’t miss a game despite the difficult challenge she was facing off the court.

Mandy’s coaches rave about her, describing her as “kind, sincere, direct…simply tough” and “destined for greatness.” That destiny has already been realized, and she will surely surpass all expectations as she continues to build her legacy.