DURHAM, N.C. – Head coach Jody Brown has announced Fiona Cunningham as the assistant coach of the North Carolina Central University volleyball program leading into the 2023 fall season.
 
Cunningham has served as the head volleyball coach at Cedar Ridge High School since 2019 and was named the NCHSAA 2021-22 NFHS (National Federation of State High School Association) State Coach of the Year after she led the Red Wolves to a 3A state volleyball championship title during a historic 31-win season. Cunningham has won two conference championships at Cedar Ridge, also earning Central Carolina Conference Coach of the Year honors twice.
 
After playing collegiately and serving as a student assistant at UNC Asheville, Cunningham quickly gained a lot more volleyball coaching experience at the collegiate, high school and club levels. She has held various titles with several volleyball programs, including with Triangle Volleyball Club, Wofford College, Chapel Hill High School, East Coast Volleyball Academy, Union Middle School and Biltmore Volleyball Academy.
 
Cunningham graduated from UNC Asheville with a Bachelor of Science degree in health and wellness promotion in 2017 after finishing her playing career with the Bulldogs.
 
Cunningham currently resides in her hometown of Chapel Hill and she has other professional experience within Orange County as both a teacher and a research coordinator. She was an all-conference volleyball player and team captain at Chapel Hill High School.
 
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