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List of college women's volleyball career coaching wins leaders

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

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Key

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

Coaches

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Four-year colleges only. Includes DGWS/AIAW (1969–1981) and NCAA (1981–present). Includes NAIA and NCCAA. 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.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
1*Peggy Martin#4915143838.797Central Missouri (1975–1978, 1980–2008), Spring Hill (2009–2019, 2021–present)[3]
2Larry Bock#[4]4113482950.820Juniata (1977–2010), Navy (2011–2017)
3Russ Rose#4313302290.853Penn State (1979–2021)
4Tracy Rietzke3812772850.818Kansas Wesleyan (1982–1987, NAIA), Rockhurst (1988–2019; NAIA until 1999)
5*Vickie Grooms Denny[5]41[6]12454190.748Maranatha Baptist (1982–1987),[7] Clearwater Christian (1989–2014), Bob Jones (2016–present)
6Chris Catanach#4112272230.846Tampa (1984–2024)
7Dave Shoji#[8]4212022041.855Hawaii (1975–2016)
8Shelton Collier#4111503010.793Pittsburgh (1980–1988), Georgia Tech (1991–2001), Wingate (2002–2022)
9*Julie Jenkins4211324480.716VCU (1984), Trinity (TX) (1985–present)
10Andy Banachowski†#4311063010.786UCLA (1965–1968 (3 seasons, no records kept); 1970–2009)
11Rich Luenemann#3210703240.768St. Francis (IL) (1981–1998; NAIA), Washington (MO) (1999–2012)
12Mary Wise3810682130.836Iowa State (1981–1984), Florida (1991–2024)
13*Rick Squiers3310401770.855Hastings (1993–1998), Nebraska–Kearney (1999–present)
14Mick Haley#349572560.788Texas (1980–1996), USC (2001–2017)
15*Chris Poole399553780.716Arkansas Tech (1986), Arkansas State (1987–92), Arkansas (1994–2007), Florida State (2008–present)
16Karen Chisum409195593.622Texas State (1980–2019)
17Mike Hebert#358923740.705Pittsburgh (1976–1979), New Mexico (1980–1982), Illinois (1983–1995), Minnesota (1996–2010)
18John Dunning#328881850.828Pacific (1985–2000), Stanford (2001–2016)
19Elaine Michaelis#338862195.800BYU (1969–2001)
20John Cook#328831760.834Wisconsin (1992–1998), Nebraska (2000–2024)
21Kathy Gregory†388824120.682UC Santa Barbara (1975–2013)
22*Mark Birtwistle358712830.755Eastern (1990–present)
23*Debbie Humphreys388693840.694Stephen F. Austin (1988–present)
24Joe Sagula428655070.630Penn (1981–89), North Carolina (1990–2023)
25Brian Gimmillaro#328352210.791Long Beach State (1985–2016)
25Kandis Schram368284310.658Maryville (TN) (1986–2022)
25Debby Colberg#328282920.739Sacramento State (1976–2007)
27Jennifer McDowell268261820.819Emory (1996–2022)
29Joan Sitterly#228162340.777Cortland (1983–2004)
30Marlene Piper328153274.713Portland State (1969–1983), California (1984–1987), UC–Davis (1988–1993), Willamette (1994–2001)
31Barry Goldberg348123110.723American (1989–2022)
31Kris Russell248122310.779Wisconsin–Whitewater (1981–2004)
33Tom Hilbert348112360.775Idaho (1989-1996) Colorado State (1997-2022)
34Marilyn McReavy Nolen#3380939212.672Sul 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)
35*Travis Hudson318022390.776Western Kentucky University (1995–present)
36Lisa Herb287902970.727Dubuque (1979–1984), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1985–2006)
37Bob Bertucci397884710.626Army (1978), Tennessee (1979–86), Rutgers–Newark (1987–93), Temple (1994–2010), Lehigh (2011–2017)
38Jill Hirschinger4078156910.578Drake (1979–83), Ferris State (1984–95), New Hampshire (1996–2018)
38Carolyn Condit447816100.561Xavier (1980–1983), Miami (Ohio) (1984–2023)
40Rosie Wegrich#4478059210.568Minnesota (1975–1976), Arizona (1977–1991), Cal Poly–Pomona (1992–2018)
41*Brenda Gray417765900.568Sam Houston (1984–present)
42Linda Dollar#2475826621.735Missouri State (1972–1995)
43Sandy Hoffman#327583660.674Bentley (1982–2013)
44Matt Peck327513400.688Wayne State (MI) (1984–94), North Alabama (1995–2003), Middle Tennessee (2004–2015)

See also

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References

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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. ↑ "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 81–48.
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