List of college women's volleyball career coaching wins leaders

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This is a list of college women's volleyball coaches in the United States with a minimum of 750 wins at the collegiate level. Entering 2023, Peggy Martin, who previously coached at Central Missouri and currently coaches at Spring Hill College, is the all-time leader with 1,434 wins. Russ Rose of Penn State achieved the most NCAA Division I wins with 1,330. Dave Shoji of Hawaii, with 1202 Division I wins, leads in win percentage at .855. [1] [2]

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College women's volleyball coaches with 750 wins

Key

*Active coach entering 2025
Inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame
#Inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Coaches

Four-year colleges only. Includes DGWS/AIAW (1969–1981) and NCAA (1981–present). Includes NAIA and NCCAA where noted. Years shown are for seasons coached, not dates employed. The earliest seasons extended into January (e.g., the 1971–72 season). Statistics are through the 2024 season.
RankNameYearsWinsLossesTiesPct.Teams
1*Peggy Martin#4714583728.795 Central Missouri (19751978, 1980–2008), Spring Hill (2009–2019, 2021present; includes NAIA 142–36 record, 2009–2013) [3]
2Larry Bock# [4] 4113482950.820 Juniata (19772010), Navy (20112017)
3 Russ Rose#4313302290.853 Penn State (19792021)
4Tracy Rietzke3812772850.818 Kansas Wesleyan (19821987, NAIA), Rockhurst (19882019; NAIA until 1999)
5*Vickie Grooms Denny [5] 41 [6] 12454190.748 Maranatha Baptist (1982–1987), [7] Clearwater Christian (1989–2014), Bob Jones (2016–present) (all NCCAA schools)
6Chris Catanach#4112272230.846 Tampa (19842024)
7 Dave Shoji# [8] 4212022041.855 Hawaii (19752016)
8Shelton Collier#4111503010.793 Pittsburgh (19801988), Georgia Tech (19912001), Wingate (20022022)
9 Andy Banachowski†#4311063010.786 UCLA (19651968 (3 seasons, no records kept); 19702009)
10*Julie Jenkins4010754370.711 VCU (1984), Trinity (TX) (1985present)
11Rich Luenemann#3210703240.768 St. Francis (IL) (19811998; NAIA), Washington (MO) (19992012)
12 Mary Wise 3810682130.836 Iowa State (19811984), Florida (19912024)
13*Rick Squiers319801670.854 Hastings (1993–1998), Nebraska–Kearney (1999present)
14 Mick Haley#349572560.788 Texas (19801996), USC (20012017)
15Karen Chisum409195593.622 Texas State (19802019)
16*Chris Poole379163560.720 Arkansas Tech (1986), Arkansas State (198792), Arkansas (19942007), Florida State (2008present)
17 Mike Hebert#358923740.705 Pittsburgh (19761979), New Mexico (19801982), Illinois (19831995), Minnesota (19962010)
18 John Dunning#328881850.828 Pacific (19852000), Stanford (20012016)
19Elaine Michaelis#338862195.800 BYU (19692001)
20 John Cook#328831760.834 Wisconsin (1992–1998), Nebraska (20002024)
21 Kathy Gregory388824120.682 UC Santa Barbara (19752013)
22Joe Sagula428655070.630 Penn (198189), North Carolina (19902023)
23*Debbie Humphreys378463760.692 Stephen F. Austin (1988present)
24 Brian Gimmillaro#328352210.791 Long Beach State (19852016)
25Kandis Schram368284310.658 Maryville (TN) (19862022)
25Debby Colberg#328282920.739 Sacramento State (19762007)
27Jennifer McDowell268261820.819 Emory (19962022)
28*Mark Birtwistle358202710.752 Eastern (1990present)
29Joan Sitterly#228162340.777 Cortland (19832004)
30Marlene Piper328153274.713 Portland State (1969–1983), California (1984–1987), UC–Davis (1988–1993), Willamette (1994–2001)
31 Barry Goldberg 348123110.723 American (19892022)
31Kris Russell248122310.779 Wisconsin–Whitewater (19812004)
33Tom Hilbert348112360.775 Idaho (1989-1996) Colorado State (1997-2022)
34 Marilyn McReavy Nolen#3380939212.672 Sul Ross State (19691971), New Mexico State (1975), Utah State (19761981), Kentucky (19821983), Florida (19841990), North Florida (19911993), Saint Louis (19942003), Sul Ross State (2013)
35Lisa Herb287902970.727 Dubuque (19791984), WisconsinEau Claire (19852006)
36Bob Bertucci397884710.626 Army (1978), Tennessee (197986), Rutgers–Newark (198793), Temple (19942010), Lehigh (20112017)
37Jill Hirschinger4078156910.578 Drake (197983), Ferris State (198495), New Hampshire (19962018)
37Carolyn Condit447816100.561 Xavier (1980–1983), Miami (Ohio) (19842023)
39Rosie Wegrich#4478059210.568 Minnesota (1975–1976), Arizona (1977–1991), Cal Poly–Pomona (19922018)
40*Brenda Gray417765900.568 Sam Houston (1984present)
41Linda Dollar#2475826621.735 Missouri State (19721995)
42Sandy Hoffman#327583660.674 Bentley (19822013)
43Matt Peck327513400.688 Wayne State (MI) (198494), North Alabama (19952003), Middle Tennessee (20042015)

See also

References

  1. "Women's Volleyball Coaching Records Entering 2022" (PDF). NCAA. 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. "Spring Hill College Athletics Badgers". Spring Hill College Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  4. Bock also coached Juniata's men's volleyball team from 1990 to 1995, compiling a record of 100914.
  5. "Victory Club". American Volleyball Coaches Association, LLC. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. "Dr. Vickie Denny". Bob Jones Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2023. Dr. Vickie Denny joined Bob Jones University in 2015 as head coach for the BJU Bruins women's volleyball team which began intercollegiate competition in the fall of 2016. Denny previously served as chair of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at Clearwater Christian College (CCC) in Clearwater, Florida, and as the women's volleyball coach. Prior to her twenty six years at Clearwater, she coached six years at Maranatha Baptist University.
  7. "Vickie Denny". Bob Jones University. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. Shoji also coached Hawaii men's volleyball team from 1979 to 1985, compiling a record of 8148.