Glenn thrives amid adversity

Yet in Glenn’s program no one receives star treatment. Ask Misty May-Treanor or April Ross, who was the key player for three of the Sailors’ CIF section titles (1997-99) and two CIF state championships, and they’ll tell you the same.

May-Treanor is now considered the greatest beach volleyball player, while Ross is currently thriving in the sport.

“He played no favorites,” said May-Treanor, a two-time CIF Southern Section Division I Player of the Year who was the 1994 National High School Player of the Year. “He pulled the best out of us. He made us work so hard. He really pushed us. There was no joking with him. If you got into trouble you had to run. He’s tough.”

Glenn also practices what he teaches. He praises his players for their ability to juggle so many duties within their schedule, yet he does the same and more.

“He still has a work ethic that I can’t even comprehend,” said Tom Pestolesi, who has known Glenn since he was in the fourth grade and coached with Glenn for five years before moving on to lead Irvine Valley College. “For doing both programs, and to be a teacher, I’m amazed, or whatever superlative word you can put for that.”

While Glenn tends to forget the past, it’s from there he also draws strength. His family, his friends and yes his life is what keeps him happy.

“To me, I have never worked a day in my life,” Glenn says. “I’m going to school to teach and then to coach volleyball. This is what I love. I’ve found something I love. To me there’s nothing better.”