Daniel Foo was promoted to head coach of the UTEP Beach Volleyball team in August of 2024. Foo served as Associate Head Coach for the first two seasons (2023-24) of the fledgling program.
UTEP announced the addition of Beach Volleyball as its 17th Division I sports program in January of 2022. Foo was hired in May of that year. The Miners took to the sand for their inaugural campaign in 2023 and posted a 4-19 record. In 2024, UTEP achieved a winning record during the regular season before finishing 12-13 overall. The Miners’ Mila Popovic was named to the 2024 Conference USA All-Freshman Team. Two Miners (Madison Hill and Summer McDonough) earned spots on the CUSA Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team, while UTEP’s 3.63 team GPA merited an AVCA Academic Award.
Foo came to El Paso after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at New Mexico.
The Albuquerque, N.M., native started out playing baseball at Flagler College, an NAIA school in St. Augustine, Fla. When his baseball career concluded, he needed something to fill his desire to compete. He started playing beach volleyball in 2004 and in 2005, traveling around the country playing in various tournaments. The competition and love for the sport drove him to coaching. In 2015, he helped start the beach volleyball program at New Mexico. By 2016 the team posted a 17-9 record and finished 18th in the country. Foo coached at UNM for five seasons before the program was discontinued. Since 2019, he has been the director and head coach of Albuquerque Beach Volleyball Academy, growing awareness for the game more and more each season.
