Florida Atlantic University Athletics

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Life's A Beach with Coach Kristi Tekavec
5/23/2025 1:40:00 PM | No. 15 Women's Beach Volleyball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic beach volleyball senior Sydney Schroder sat down with Assistant Coach Kristi Tekavec for this week's Inside the Owl's Burrow: Life's A Beach segment.
Coach Tekavec has been an instrumental part of the Sandy Owls' success over her five seasons in Boca Raton.
Tekavec joined Florida Atlantic in 2020 as a volunteer assistant before being elevated to Assistant Coach in the fall of 2022.
The Owls have had tremendous success over the past five seasons, winning three conference championships (2021, 2023, 2025), in addition to earning three NCAA Championship appearances, including the program's first in 2022. FAU has also had three 20+ win seasons during that span, including a program record 23 wins during the 2022 season.
Coach Tekavec also currently competes professionally in the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP).
Enjoy getting to know Coach Tekavec on Life's a Beach presented by Inside the Owls' Burrow.
FOLLOW THE SANDY OWLS
For updates, follow @FAUBeachVB on X and Instagram, or like FAU Beach Volleyball on Facebook.
Coach Tekavec has been an instrumental part of the Sandy Owls' success over her five seasons in Boca Raton.
Tekavec joined Florida Atlantic in 2020 as a volunteer assistant before being elevated to Assistant Coach in the fall of 2022.
The Owls have had tremendous success over the past five seasons, winning three conference championships (2021, 2023, 2025), in addition to earning three NCAA Championship appearances, including the program's first in 2022. FAU has also had three 20+ win seasons during that span, including a program record 23 wins during the 2022 season.
Coach Tekavec also currently competes professionally in the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP).
Enjoy getting to know Coach Tekavec on Life's a Beach presented by Inside the Owls' Burrow.
FOLLOW THE SANDY OWLS
For updates, follow @FAUBeachVB on X and Instagram, or like FAU Beach Volleyball on Facebook.
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