Donan Cruz

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Donan Cruz
Playing career
2004-2006 Graceland University (Volleyball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012-2022 Grand View [1]
2022–2025 Ball State
Head coaching record
Overall292–91 (.762)
Tournaments0-1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1× Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament (2022) [2]
1× NAIA National Invitational Championship (2018) [3]
1× NAIA National Championship (2021) [4]
Awards
1× AVCA National Coach of the Year (NCAA Div. I-II 2022) [5] [6]
2× AVCA National Coach of the Year (NAIA 2017, 2021)
2× MIVA Coach of the Year (NCAA Div. I-II 2022, 2024)

Donan Cruz is an American men's college volleyball coach, who most recently served as the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team. [7] [8] [9] He previously held the same position at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. [10]

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Coaching career


In his first year as head coach at Ball State, the Cardinals compiled a 23-4 record and were the second seed at the 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament. [11] To conclude the 2022 season, the Cardinals fell in five sets in the semi-finals of the 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament to the eventual national champions, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. [12] [13] On June 28, 2025, Cruz resigned as head coach of Ball State. [14]

Year by Year Record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Grand View (Heart of America Athletic Conference)(2012–2021)
2012Grand View 13-133-7
2013Grand View 15-105-5
2014Grand View 28-38-0NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals
2015Grand View 20-98-2NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals
2016Grand View 20-87-1NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals
2017Grand View 25-410-0NAIA National Invitational Finals (L)
2018Grand View 23-510-0NAIA National Invitational Finals (W)
2019Grand View 20-29-1NAIA National Championship Semi-Finals
2020Grand View 22-110-0Postseason Cancelled due to Covid-19
2021Grand View 26-019-0NAIA National Championship Finals (W)
Grand View:211–55 (.793)89–16 (.848)
Ball State (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2022–present)
2022 Ball State 23-412-21st NCAA Semi-Finals
2023 Ball State 20-911-3T-1st
2024 Ball State 21-1011-31st
2025 Ball State 17-139-7
Ball State:81–36 (.692)43–15 (.741)
Total:292–91 (.762)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ https://www.gvvikings.com/roster/19/36/15242
  2. ↑ https://mivavolleyball.com/sports/2020/12/28/MVB_1228205849.aspx
  3. ↑ https://www.naia.org/sports/mvball/2017-18/Files/2018_MVB_Bracket.pdf
  4. ↑ https://www.naia.org/sports/mvball/2020-21/releases/Champ_Recap
  5. ↑ https://mivavolleyball.com/news/2022/5/3/mens-volleyball-donan-cruz-selected-as-the-2022-avca-national-coach-of-the-year.aspx
  6. ↑ https://www.guampdn.com/sports/donan-cruz-named-national-coach-of-the-year/article_92308a72-c9e2-11ec-a606-7ba10cb89a57.html
  7. ↑ "Donan Cruz - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  8. ↑ https://www.mauinews.com/sports/local-sports/2021/06/cruz-named-new-head-coach-at-ball-state/
  9. ↑ https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/05/sports/ball-state-mens-volleyball-coach-donan-cruz-raised-on-maui/
  10. ↑ https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/cruz-leads-vikings-to-naia-national-title/article_0ebf82d0-46d1-11e8-9b5e-cb86daabb135.html
  11. ↑ https://ballstatesports.com/sports/mens-volleyball/schedule/2022
  12. ↑ https://ballstatesports.com/sports/mens-volleyball/schedule/2022
  13. ↑ https://www.thestarpress.com/videos/sports/college/ball-state/2022/05/06/ball-state-mens-volleyball-coach-donan-cruz-speaks-after-semifinal-loss-hawaii/9671499002/
  14. ↑ https://www.thestarpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/06/30/ball-state-mens-volleyball-coach-donan-cruz-has-resigned/84415227007/


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