University of California Athletics

Nicole Walthall, a AAA-rated competitor in the California Beach Volleyball Association, is in her fourth season as volunteer assistant coach for Cal’s beach volleyball program.

Walthall, who was ranked among the top-30 players in the state by the CBVA in 2011, has been a fixture for years at the Clark Kerr facility, the home of Cal beach volleyball. Walthall, a Cal alum, has coached numerous CBVA players at the Clark Kerr courts to prepare them for competition.

Walthall works extensively with Cal's players, helping devise practice plans, teaching techniques and evaluating partnerships. 

Walthall lives in Berkeley with her husband, Chick Markley, and their daughter, Kale'a.