Women's Volleyball
Samarin, Aaron
Aaron Samarin
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 541-760-4873
Head coach Lindsey Behonick has completed her staff for the season with the hiring of Aaron Samarin as an assistant coach in February 2024.
Samarin helped lead the Beavers to some great moments in 2024, his first season at Oregon State. A pair of freshmen - Emma Lilo and Yasemin Narlioglu - made their marks as they made the top 10 for freshmen for assists and digs in a season, respectively. Annika Hester and Lauren Rumel became the first Oregon State duo to be named to first team all-league since the 1990 season as well as being named to Academic All-Region by College Sports Communicators.
Samarin comes to Corvallis from a pair of Mountain West schools, Nevada and Fresno State, as well as time with the UC Merced men’s program.
He comes to Oregon State following the 2023 season with Nevada.
During his time in Fresno, he worked his way up from the director of operations to technical coordinator to assistant coach. He helped guide the Bulldogs to 16th in the country in aces per set with 1.85 in the 2021 season and he even worked alongside current OSU assistant coach, Abbie Wright in 2022.
Prior to his stint with the Bulldogs, he helped lead UC Merced to a 12-1 mark in the COVID-impacted 2021 season.
Samarin started his coaching journey in the prep ranks where he coached Buchanan High School and led the Elite Beach Volleyball Indoor Club 16s in Clovis, California.
A standout libero for Ohio State in his collegiate days, Samarin was honored with the Big Ten’s 2018 Sportsmanship award and starred for the Buckeyes from 2015-19. Upon leaving Columbus, Ohio, he finished 18th in Ohio State history in digs per set with 1.61, was a five-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and five-time MIVA Academic All-American. Additionally, he helped lead the Buckeyes to a pair of national championships in 2016 and 2017.
While attending graduate school at Durham University in the United Kingdom, Samarin played professionally for Durham Palatinate.
“I am very excited to have Aaron in Corvallis and on my staff at Oregon State,” added Behonick. “His exceptional skillset, personable demeanor, and passion for the game are reasons why I know he will be a great fit here. Upon getting to know him, I can tell his values are aligned with the mission of where this program is headed. He has played and understands the game at a high level, has experience in multiple coaching roles and is creative in his approach to training. I am fortunate to add his many talents to our staff and I know that his volleyball career has a very high ceiling.”
Samarin helped lead the Beavers to some great moments in 2024, his first season at Oregon State. A pair of freshmen - Emma Lilo and Yasemin Narlioglu - made their marks as they made the top 10 for freshmen for assists and digs in a season, respectively. Annika Hester and Lauren Rumel became the first Oregon State duo to be named to first team all-league since the 1990 season as well as being named to Academic All-Region by College Sports Communicators.
Samarin comes to Corvallis from a pair of Mountain West schools, Nevada and Fresno State, as well as time with the UC Merced men’s program.
He comes to Oregon State following the 2023 season with Nevada.
During his time in Fresno, he worked his way up from the director of operations to technical coordinator to assistant coach. He helped guide the Bulldogs to 16th in the country in aces per set with 1.85 in the 2021 season and he even worked alongside current OSU assistant coach, Abbie Wright in 2022.
Prior to his stint with the Bulldogs, he helped lead UC Merced to a 12-1 mark in the COVID-impacted 2021 season.
Samarin started his coaching journey in the prep ranks where he coached Buchanan High School and led the Elite Beach Volleyball Indoor Club 16s in Clovis, California.
A standout libero for Ohio State in his collegiate days, Samarin was honored with the Big Ten’s 2018 Sportsmanship award and starred for the Buckeyes from 2015-19. Upon leaving Columbus, Ohio, he finished 18th in Ohio State history in digs per set with 1.61, was a five-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and five-time MIVA Academic All-American. Additionally, he helped lead the Buckeyes to a pair of national championships in 2016 and 2017.
While attending graduate school at Durham University in the United Kingdom, Samarin played professionally for Durham Palatinate.
“I am very excited to have Aaron in Corvallis and on my staff at Oregon State,” added Behonick. “His exceptional skillset, personable demeanor, and passion for the game are reasons why I know he will be a great fit here. Upon getting to know him, I can tell his values are aligned with the mission of where this program is headed. He has played and understands the game at a high level, has experience in multiple coaching roles and is creative in his approach to training. I am fortunate to add his many talents to our staff and I know that his volleyball career has a very high ceiling.”
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