Shawn Olmstead

Shawn Olmstead
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBYU men's
ConferenceMPSF
Record199–78
Biographical details
BornCarpinteria, California, U.S.
Playing career
2001–2004BYU men's
PositionLibero
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005Cal Poly (assistant)
2006–2007Utah State (assistant)
2008–2010BYU women's (assistant)
2011–2015BYU women's
2016–presentBYU men's
Head coaching record
Overall199–78 (men's)
103–25 (women's)
TournamentsMen's
4–4 (NCAA)

Women's
9–3 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Men's
5 MPSF regular season (2016–2018, 2020–2021)
3 MPSF tournament (2016, 2018, 2021)

Women's
2 WCC regular season (2012, 2014)
Awards
Women's
AVCA Coach of the Year (2014)

Shawn Olmstead is an American college volleyball coach. He is the head coach for the BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, a position he had held since the 2016 season. Olmstead served as head coach for theBYU Cougars women's volleyball from 2011 to 2014. In 2014, he was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coach of the Year. His sister, Heather Olmstead, coached the BYU Cougars women's volleyball team until December 11, 2025, when she resigned from the position.