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San Diego Mojo
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	2023
League	Pro Volleyball Federation
Based in	San Diego, California
Arena	Viejas Arena
Colors	Navy, light blue, yellow and gold;
Owner	Kerri Walsh Jennings
Head coach	Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Website	sandiegomojovb.com
	Current season

The San Diego Mojo are a professional indoor volleyball team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF). The team plays its home games at Viejas Arena. The Mojo began play in the league's inaugural 2024 season.

History

On May 25, 2023, San Diego was announced as the sixth city to receive a Pro Volleyball Federation franchise for the league's inaugural season, owned by beach volleyball legend Kerri Walsh Jennings.^[1] Two-time Olympic silver medallist Tayyiba Haneef-Park was hired as the team's head coach, later joined by assistant coach Deitre Collins, a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.^[2]^[3] The Mojo name, logo, and colors were announced on November 9, 2023.^[4]

2024 season

In their inaugural match on February 1, 2024, the Mojo were swept by the Atlanta Vibe in three sets, 17–25, 15–25, 16–25.^[5] The Mojo went on to earn their first victory in team history on February 23, defeating the Grand Rapids Rise in four sets, 36–34, 25–27, 25–23, 25–23, in their home opener in front of a crowd of over 6,000.^[6] They set a new team attendance record on April 7, beating the Columbus Fury in four sets in front of an announced crowd of 8,938.^[7] After losing eight of their first 12 matches,^[8] the Mojo finished their inaugural season with a record of 13–11 and earned the third overall seed in the PVF playoffs.^[9] San Diego faced the second-seeded Omaha Supernovas in the semifinals and were defeated in five sets, 20–25, 16–25, 25–18, 25–8, 15–11.^[10] Haneef-Park was named the Coach of the Year, while Nootsara Tomkom won the Setter of the Year award.^[10]^[11]

Roster

Current as of December 6, 2024.^[12]

Number	Player	Position	Height
1	Rainelle Jones	Middle blocker	6'3"
2	Shara Venegas	Libero	5'7"
4	Oluoma Okaro	Opposite hitter	6'1"
6	Kylie Cole	Setter	6'1"
7	Ronika Stone	Middle blocker	6'2"
8	Kendra Dahlke	Outside hitter	6'0"
9	Anna Church	Libero	5'8"
10	Lauren Harrison	Outside hitter	6'1"
11	Yeliz Başa	Opposite hitter	6'2"
12	Rosir Calderón	Outside hitter	6'3"
19	DaYeong Lee	Setter	5'10"
21	Regan Pittman	Middle blocker	6'4"
24	Sarah Sponcil	Libero / Setter	5'8"
28	Kayla Lund	Outside hitter	6'0"
32	Lauren Page	Middle blocker	6'0"
51	Erin Fairs	Outside hitter	5'10"