Rachael Sunder, a former All-American and National Champion at UCLA, joined the Auburn Volleyball staff in July of 2025. 

For the past four seasons, Sunder has acted as the Assistant Director of Austin Skyline Juniors Volleyball Clubs, one of the top programs in the nation. 

Across her four years at UCLA, Sunder racked up a litany of accolades, including AVCA All-American, the NCAA Tournament MVP in 2011, All-Pac 12 and All-Pacific Region. Sunder pieced together a 20-kill, eight-dig performance in the 2011 championship match to lift the Bruins over Illinois. To this day, Sunder remains in the top 15 in program history with 1442 kills in her career. 

Following her prolific career with the UCLA, Sunday played professionally in Puerto Rico for Valencianas De Juncos as well as IHF Volley Club in Italy. Sunder also earned a stint with the US Women’s National Team. 

Sunder also spent two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach with Texas, helping the Longhorns to a 54-8 record over her tenure and a National Runner-up finish in 2016.