Donan Cruz

Last updated
Donan Cruz
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Ball State
Conference Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record59–20 (.747)
Playing career
2004-2006 Graceland University (Volleyball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012-2022 Grand View [1]
2022–present Ball State
Head coaching record
Overall274–79 (.776)
Tournaments0-1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament (2022) [2]
1× NAIA National Invitational Championship (2018) [3]
1× NAIA National Championship (2021) [4]
Awards
AVCA National Coach of the Year (NCAA Div. I-II 2022) [5] [6]
2× AVCA National Coach of the Year (NAIA 2017, 2021)
MIVA Coach of the Year (NCAA Div. I-II 2022, 2024)

Donan Cruz is an American men's college volleyball coach, who currently serves 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]

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
Ball State:64–23 (.736)36–8 (.818)
Total:274–79 (.776)

      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

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