2026 attending coaches
Invitations just went out, but the following coaches have already said they plan to attend the PVE Elite Prospect Camp as either an on court coach, or as a recruiter to observe. The coaches working or recruiting will be updated on this website and may change at any time. The final number of coaches working is determined by the number of campers enrolled.
The list typically grows as we get closer to the event!
Audrey Emerich, Head Coach
California University of PA, NCAA DII, 3rd Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
Transformed PennWest Cal’s team in just one year. Her 1st year they went 3-20 (0-10 in conference), and in her 2nd year they went 19-11 and (6-8 in conference)
Coached and recruited the 2025 Atlantic Region Freshman of the Year, and an HM All-American
2 Yrs as Wheeling Univ. Assistant Coach
2 NCAA Appearances as AC
71-3 in Conference Play as Player
5x Libero of the Year as Player
Advanced to Elite 8 as Player
Morgan Hoover, Assistant Coach
Washington & Lee Univ., NCAA, DIII, 4th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
2023, 2024, 2025 ODAC Champions
Advanced to the NCAA Elite 8 in 2024
Coached 8 All-Americans
Coached 9 All-Region athletes
8 Years as DIII Assistant Coach
Played D2 at Frostburg State University
3rd All Time in Blocks at FSU
Emily Grossman, Assistant coach
Grove City College, NCAA, DIII, 3rd Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Assistant Coach with both men’s and women’s programs at GC
35-23 in her time with GC’s women’s program
Helped lead the GC men’s team to a 2nd place conference finish in their inaugural season
Spent 4 years as Head Coach of Waynesburg University
Finished 20-9 in 2025, advanced to the NCAA Tournament
Erin Street, Assistant Coach
Carnegie Mellon University, NCAA DIII, 2nd Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2025
Coached 2 All-Americans at CMU
Ranked #14 in the nation at the end of 2025
4 NCAA Tournament Appearances as an AC at Slippery Rock
Ranked in the top 10 for 5 statistical categories for her career as player
As the Head Coach at Grove City, had the most conference wins in a season since 1987
Keven John, Head Coach
Bluefield University (Women’s and Men’s), NAIA, 3rd Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Inherited a men’s program at BU that was disbanded, and went 9-14 (3-9 in conference) in his first year improving to 15-11 (8-5) in his second year
15 Years as College Head Coach
3x Conference Coach of the Year
#8 National Ranking at Snow College (JUCO)
Beau Bracchy, Head Coach
SUNY Delhi, NCAA DIII, 21st Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Took the program from NJCAA to NCAA D3, earning over 260 wins in his career.
Coached 5 All-Americans
Coached 8 All-NAC Honorees in the last 4 years
3 Time Conference Coach of the Year
Erica Rau. Assistant Coach
College of Wooster, NCAA DIII, 2nd Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Spent 13 years as the head coach at Oberlin University, later was a full time Athletic Administrator
Winningest coach all-time at Oberlin University
Formerly an assistant coach at Carnegie Mellon University
Travis Hinkle, Head Coach
Fairmont St. University, NCAA DII, 6th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
152-92 Record as DII HC
109-56 as FSU Head Coach
Players earned 6 All-American honors combined in 2024 and 2025
Set FSU’s record for best winning % in 2022
FSU Athletes earned 3 All-Region honors
Coached NDC’s first All-American and first 8 Academic All-Americans
coaches Who attended in the past
From NCAA D1 Champions, to coaches with experience advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 and beyond, our coaching staffs have included some of the most respected and winningest coaches at their levels. Many have gone on to even more impressive accomplishments since they last worked our camp. The following coaches have either worked our camps in the past, or attended as a recruiter. Look back at the long list of attendees, along with the bio from the last camp they attended (many of our coaches come back year after year, so we have only included their most recent bio).
Alyssa D’Errico, Associate Head Coach
University of Dayton
Attending as a guest court coach
Achievements:
4 Time National Champion at Penn State
3 Year Captain for PSU Volleyball
Played professionally in 3 countries
Assistant Coach for Louisville’s only outright ACC Championship
Travis Hinkle, Head Coach
Fairmont St. University, NCAA DII, 4th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
111-67 Record as DII HC
68-31 as FSU Head Coach
Set FSU’s record for best winning % in 2022
FSU Athletes earned 3 All-Region honors
Coached FSU’s 1st All-American in 6 years
Coached NDC’s first All-American and first 3 Academic All-Americans
Bryan Snyder, Head Coach
Washington & Lee University, NCAA DIII, 21st Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
2006 DIII Sweet 16 as Head Coach
13 NCAA Tournaments as HC at W&L
532-172 Record as HC at W&L
Players earned 17 All-American Honors
Erin Street, Assistant Coach
Slippery Rock University, NCAA DII, 14th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
4 NCAA Tournament Appearances at SRU
Ranked in the top 10 for 5 statistical categories for her career as player
As the Head Coach at Grove City, had the most conference wins in a season since 1987
Tammy Swearingen, Head Coach
Westminster College, NCAA DIII, 32nd Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
668-379 Career Record
3 PAC Titles
2021 NCAA Tournament
Peter Letourneau, Head Coach
California University of PA, NCAA DII, 12th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
13 Years as NCAA DII Head Coach
394-183 Overall Record as Head Coach
233-127 Record as Head Coach at Cal PA
4 NCAA DII Sweet 16’s as Head Coach
Bob Kasun, Head Coach
PSU-Altoona, NCAA, DIII, 1st Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Coaches PSU-Altoona men’s team as well
In his second year coaching the men, his team showed a 10 win improvement
Highly successful high school coach whose teams advanced to the State Semifinals multiple times
Angela Burkett, Head Coach
PSU Harrisburg, NCAA DIII, 9th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
87-106 Career Record
Program’s winningest coach
Only coach with 3 consecutive winning seasons in program history
Coached 1 Conference POY
Coached 10 All-Conference Honorees
Emily Grossman, Head coach
Waynesburg, NCAA, DIII, 4th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Team improved by 7 wins in first two years
As an assistant coach at W&J, her team went 32-21 and 25-9 in conference play her last two years
Justine Hoffman, Assistant Coach
SUNY Delhi, NCAA, DIII, 4th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
43-34 at SUNY Delhi
Played D1 at SUNY Stony Brook
Served as assistant coach at Dowling College for 4 years
Made 4 NCAA Tournaments at DC
Won 114 matches at DC
Melissa Mahnke-Morrison, Head Coach
Mount Union University, NCAA, DIII, 9th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
146-73 as NCAA DIII Head Coach
8 Consecutive OAC Tournaments
25 All-OAC Honors as Head Coach
Went to 4 NCAA Tournaments an Assistant Coach at Mt Union
2x NCAA All-American as an athlete
Victor Morais, Assistant Coach
California University of PA, NCAA DII, 2nd Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Served as an assistant for Carlow’s men’s and women’s programs in 2021
Carlow’s women finished 3rd in the USCAA Championship
Keven John, Head Coach
Bluefield University (Men’s), NAIA, 1st Yr
Attending as a Next Generation Coach
Achievements:
13 Years as College Head Coach
3x Conference Coach of the Year
#8 National Ranking at Snow College (JUCO)
Barbara Letourneau, Assistant Coach
California University of PA, NCAA DII, 12th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
11 Years as NCAA DII Assistant Coach
221-113 Record at Cal PA
4 NCAA DII Sweet 16’s at Cal PA
Erica Rau, Head coach
Oberlin College, NCAA DIII, 12th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
American Volleyball Coaches Board of Directors
9 Straight NCAC Tournament Appearances
Winningest coach in program history
Coached 13 players to All-NCAC honors
Pua Keola, Assistant Coach
Davis and Elkins, NCAA DII, 2nd Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
D&E is 23-16 overall and 19-7 in conference since her arrival
Coached 4 Conference Honorees in 2021
Nicole Bajuszik, Head Coach
LaRoche Univeristy, NCAA DIII, 11th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
Six consecutive AMCC Tournament Appearances
First team to advance to AMCC Tournament Final
2014 AMCC Coach of the Year
Ben Kasun, Assistant Coach
Penn State Behrend, NCAA, DIII, 2nd Year
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
Team finished 22-6
Advanced to 2021 NCAA Tournament
Was a 4 year college athlete
As an athlete advanced to Men’s DI NCAA Tournament
Was All-Conference as athlete
Was an assistant coach for men’s and women’s DII programs at Barton College
Erica Bosh, Head coach
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg, NCAA, DIII, 4th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
Showed a 6 win improvement from 1st to 2nd Yr
As an athlete, finish top 3 all-time in 6 statistics
Sarah Fugate, Head Coach
Clarks Summit, NCAA, DIII, 1st Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
Entering 1st Year as both men’s and women’s coach at Clarks Summit
Served as assistant coach at Marywood
Phil Pisano, Head Coach
Penn State Behrend, NCAA DIII, 16th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
298-171 as NCAA DIII Women’s Coach
3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
110-26 Conference Record as Head Women’s Coach
5x Conference Coach of the Year
Also coaches Penn State Behrend’s men’s team
Jordan Barton, Head Coach
Franciscan University, NCAA, DIII, 2nd Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
3 Years as DIII Head Coach
Most Wins in a Season (2015)
61-18 as Assistant Coach at Bethany College
Wendy Smith, Head coach
Geneva College, NCAA, DIII, 23rd Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
400+ wins as a head coach
Earned a PAC playoff berth every year eligible
Most wins in program history
Brooke Corley, Assistant Coach
Bethany College (WV), NCAA, DIII, 1st Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
Current Head Coach Courtney Hilyer is the program leader in wins and has led them to 2 PAC Titles, 4 ECAC championships, and 2 NCAA tournament berths.
Zachary Rombach, Assistant Coach
Allegheny College, NCAA DIII, 1st Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
3 Year starting setter at Thiel College
Allegheny has had 3 All-NCAC honors from 2017-2019
Cody Jankowski, Assistant Coach
Fairmont State University, NCAA DII, 3rd Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
3 Players earned All-MEC honors in 2019
Played at Culver-Stockton College, who was ranked as high as #3 in the country for NAIA
Coached NCAA DI Michigan State
Coached NCAA DII Men’s at Lincoln Memorial
Kuuipo Tom, Head Coach
Susquehannah University, NCAA DIII, 18th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
390-233 Record as Head Coach at SU
Finished 2019 Ranked #20 in the country
Advanced to 2nd round of NCAA Tournament in 2019 losing to the eventual National Champion in 5 sets
Susan Hozak, Head Coach
St. Vincent College, NCAA DIII, 35th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
642-492 Record as Head Coach
4x Conference Coach of the Year
2x ECAC DII Champion
Lauren London-Law, Head Coach
Washington & Jefferson, NCAA DIII, 4th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
36-44 Record as Head Coach
2019 Coached NCAA DIII Digs Leader
Players have earned 11 All-PAC honors
Kiara Perkins, Head Coach
Glenville State University, NCAA DII, 2nd Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
12-17 Career Record
Multiple All Conference Honors as a player
Served as Assistant Coach at Alfred State College for a year and went 21-7
Nancy Wheeler, Head Coach
West Virginia Wesleyan College, NCAA DII, 5th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
8 PSUAC Titles in 9 Years at PSU-Fayette
8x PSUAC Coach of the Year
6 USCAA All-American Players
Joseph Czopek, Head Coach
Wilkes Univeristy, NCAA DIII, 9th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
108-144 Record as Head Coach at WU
Winningest coach in program history
2013 Was the most wins in program history
Sara McMullen, Head Coach
St. Francis University, NCAA DI, 3rd Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
2014 DII Sweet 16 as Assistant Coach
First Team All-Region as player
2 NCAA DII Elite 8 appearances as player
Kayla Mull, Head Coach
West Liberty University, NCAA DII, 8th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
119-110 Overall Record as Head Coach
3 Consecutive 20 win seasons, 1st time at West Liberty since 1983
Winningest coach in program history
2011 NCAA Elite 8 as AC at WJU
Buddy Gallemore, Head Coach
Bluefield University, NAIA, 9th Yr
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
137-129 Overall Record as Head Coach
42-22 in the last two years
Dan Kreiger, Head Coach
Bloomsburg University, NCAA DII, 2nd Yr
Read Coach Kreiger’s Interview
Attending as a court coach
Achievements:
10 Years as NCAA DII Head Coach
Advanced to NCAA Tournament in 2012 as HC
88-49 Record as Head Coach at Lock Haven
Courtney Materrazi, Head Coach
Fairmont State University, NCAA DII, 6th Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
103-57 Record as Head Coach
Four 20 Win Seasons at FSU
Led FSU to first NCAA Tournament Appearance since 2998
Adam Hamad, Assistant Coach
Hiram College, NCAA DIII, 3rd Yr
Attending as a recruiter
Achievements:
Advanced to NCAC Final in 2018
Athletes earned 5 All-Conference honors the last two years
Head Coach Kyle Mars advanced to 4 straight Final Fours as a player at PSU