Cali Topolski enters her second season as the head coach of the IU South Bend women's volleyball program.
Cali's most recent coaching experience saw her serve as the assistant coach at IU East. Over the course of two seasons, the Red Wolves flourished under her guidance, finishing with an overall record of 53-15 in the past two years and earning a birth to the NAIA National Tournament in the most recent season of 2023.
Before her tenure at IU East, Cali served as an assistant coach at Indiana Tech, where she helped lead the Warriors to a 24-13 record during the 2021 season.
Cali graduated from Indiana University in 2020 with a degree in business administration. Following graduation Cali continued her education and playing career at Bournemouth University in England working on her graduate certificate in sports management.
Topolski also played at IU East for two seasons (2018 & 2019) where she was a two time All-River States Conference selection as a setter while becoming only the sixth player in program history to record over 1,000 career assists, totaling 1,669 in just two seasons.
Prior to playing at IU East, Cali began her collegiate playing career at Vincennes University helping the Trailblazers to a 59-21 record at the NJCAA Division 1 program in her two years.
Before her college career, the South Bend native attended high school at Saint Joseph High School where she earned Northern Indiana Conference MVP honors in volleyball her senior year, 2015, as SJHS won the league championship that season.
