List of college women's volleyball coaches with 750 wins

Last updated February 22, 2024

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]

College women's volleyball coaches with 750 wins

Key

*	Active coach entering 2023
†	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 2022 season.

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Teams
1*	Peggy Martin#	46	1434	364	8	.796	Central Missouri (1975–1978, 1980–2008), Spring Hill (2009–2019, 2021–present; includes NAIA 142–36 record, 2009–2013)^[3]
2	Larry Bock#^[4]	41	1348	295	0	.820	Juniata (1977–2010), Navy (2011–2017)
3	Russ Rose#	43	1330	229	0	.853	Penn State (1979–2021)
4	Tracy Rietzke	38	1277	285	0	.818	Kansas Wesleyan (1982–1987, NAIA), Rockhurst (1988–2019; NAIA until 1999)
5	Dave Shoji#^[5]	42	1202	204	1	.855	Hawaii (1975–2016)
6*	Vickie Grooms Denny^[6]	40	1215	407	0	.749	Maranatha Baptist (1982–1987),^[7] Clearwater Christian (1989–2014), Bob Jones (2016–present) (all NCCAA schools)
7*	Chris Catanach#	39	1169	216	0	.844	Tampa (1984–present)
8	Shelton Collier#	41	1150	301	0	.793	Pittsburgh (1980–1988), Georgia Tech (1991–2001), Wingate (2002–2022)
9	Andy Banachowski†#	43	1106	301	0	.786	UCLA (1965–1968 (3 seasons, no records kept); 1970–2009)
10	Rich Luenemann#	32	1070	324	0	.768	St. Francis (IL) (1981–1998; NAIA), Washington (MO) (1999–2012)
11*	Julie Jenkins	39	1049	430	0	.709	VCU (1984), Trinity (TX) (1985–present)
12*	Mary Wise	36	1026	195	0	.840	Iowa State (1981–1984), Florida (1991–present)
13	Mick Haley#	34	957	256	0	.788	Texas (1980–1996), USC (2001–2017)
14*	Rick Squiers	30	950	164	0	.853	Hastings (1993–1998), Nebraska–Kearney (1999–present)
15	Karen Chisum	40	919	559	3	.622	Texas State (1980–2019)
16*	Chris Poole	36	895	346	0	.721	Arkansas Tech (1986), Arkansas State (1987–92), Arkansas (1994–2007), Florida State (2008–present)
17	Mike Hebert#	35	892	374	0	.705	Pittsburgh (1976–1979), New Mexico (1980–1982), Illinois (1983–1995), Minnesota (1996–2010)
18	John Dunning#	32	888	185	0	.828	Pacific (1985–2000), Stanford (2001–2016)
19	Elaine Michaelis#	33	886	219	5	.800	BYU (1969–2001)
20	Kathy Gregory†	38	882	412	0	.682	UC Santa Barbara (1975–2013)
21*	Joe Sagula	42	865	507	0	.630	Penn (1981–89), North Carolina (1990–present)
22*	Kandis Schram	37	850	440	0	.659	Maryville (TN) (1986–present)
22*	John Cook#	31	850	172	0	.832	Wisconsin (1992–1998), Nebraska (2000–present)
24	Brian Gimmillaro#	32	835	221	0	.791	Long Beach State (1985–2016)
25	Debby Colberg#	32	828	292	0	.739	Sacramento State (1976–2007)
26*	Jennifer McDowell	26	825	182	0	.819	Emory (1996–present)
27	Joan Sitterly#	22	816	234	0	.777	Cortland (1983–2004)
28	Marlene Piper	32	815	327	4	.713	Portland State (1969–1983), California (1984–1987), UC–Davis (1988–1993), Willamette (1994–2001)
29*	Barry Goldberg	34	812	311	0	.723	American (1989–present)
29	Kris Russell	24	812	231	0	.779	Wisconsin–Whitewater (1981–2004)
31	Tom Hilbert	34	811	236	0	.775	Idaho (1989-1996) Colorado State (1997-2022)
32	Marilyn McReavy Nolen#	33	809	392	12	.672	Sul Ross State (1969–1971), New Mexico State (1975), Utah State (1976–1981), Kentucky (1982–1983), Florida (1984–1990), North Florida (1991–1993), Saint Louis (1994–2003), Sul Ross State (2013)
33*	Mark Birtwistle	32	801	262	0	.754	Eastern (1990–present)
34*	Debbie Humphreys	35	793	362	0	.687	Stephen F. Austin (1988–present)
35	Lisa Herb	28	790	297	0	.727	Dubuque (1979–1984), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1985–2006)
36	Bob Bertucci	39	788	471	0	.626	Army (1978), Tennessee (1979–86), Rutgers–Newark (1987–93), Temple (1994–2010), Lehigh (2011–2017)
37	Jill Hirschinger	40	781	569	10	.578	Drake (1979–83), Ferris State (1984–95), New Hampshire (1996–2018)
38	Rosie Wegrich#	44	780	592	10	.568	Minnesota (1975–1976), Arizona (1977–1991), Cal Poly–Pomona (1992–2018)
39*	Carolyn Condit	43	776	609	0	.560	Xavier (1980–1983), Miami (Ohio) (1984–present)
40	Linda Dollar#	24	758	266	21	.735	Missouri State (1972–1995)
40	Sandy Hoffman#	32	758	366	0	.674	Bentley (1982–2013)
42*	Brenda Gray	39	756	551	0	.578	Sam Houston (1984–present)
43	Matt Peck	32	751	340	0	.688	Wayne State (MI) (1984–94), North Alabama (1995–2003), Middle Tennessee (2004–2015)

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References

↑ "Women's Volleyball Coaching Records Entering 2022" (PDF). NCAA. 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
↑ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "Spring Hill College Athletics Badgers". Spring Hill College Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
↑ Bock also coached Juniata's men's volleyball team from 1990 to 1995, compiling a record of 100–91–4.
↑ Shoji also coached Hawaii men's volleyball team from 1979 to 1985, compiling a record of 81–48.
↑ "Victory Club". American Volleyball Coaches Association, LLC. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
↑ "Vickie Denny". Bob Jones University. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

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[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 100–91–4.

[5] Shoji also coached Hawaii men's volleyball team from 1979 to 1985, compiling a record of 81–48.

[6] "Victory Club". American Volleyball Coaches Association, LLC. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

[7] "Vickie Denny". Bob Jones University. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

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List of college women's volleyball coaches with 750 wins

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