Head Coach Geoff Braun

Geoff Braun has been the head volleyball coach at Fredonia State the past nine seasons. During his tenure, the team is 188-122 while improving its win percentage each of his first five seasons within one of the most competitive conferences in the northeast region. Under his tutelage, twenty student-athletes have been named All-SUNYAC, including one SUNYAC West MVP and two SUNYAC West Rookies of the Year. In addition, Braun has twice been named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year (2007 and 2003).

In 2007, the Blue Devils finished 26-13, setting a new school standard for wins and reaching the SUNYAC Finals for the first time. The team played its best at the end of the season, winning 19 of its final 23 matches. Four of Braun's players received conference post-season recognition while the Devils finished 9-1 in SUNYAC pool play.

The 2007 SUNYAC West Division Rookie of the Year award was bestowed upon freshman middle blocker Kaitlin Erdmann, while two teammates were chosen All SUNYAC West Division First Team: senior middle blocker JaHanna Dixon and junior setter Alyssa Torpy. For Dixon, it was the fourth time she was named all-SUNYAC. In addition, junior outside hitter Amy Bertrando was a Second Team selection.

In the past nine years, the team has reached the 20-win plateau six times, and achieved a postseason berth eight times. In addition to the 2007 season, coach Braun was also named SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 2003 when the Blue Devils were undefeated in Conference Pool Play for the only time in school history.

Prior to coming to Fredonia State, Braun coached in a variety of settings -- and still does. He has been involved with volleyball in New York State through camps, clinics and clubs at all levels. He has taught volleyball to adults in his hometown of Hamburg, N.Y., as part of its Community Education program.

Braun also voluntarily coaches for the Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club and has guided three of his teams to the USA Junior Olympic Girl's Volleyball Championships. He is also the director of the Fredonia State Volleyball Summer Camp. The camp has been a large success, as he is interested in contributing to the growing interest and improvement in volleyball here in the southern tier.

Braun is a 1998 graduate of SUNY Cortland, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education with a concentration in sport management and coaching. As a captain-coach of men's club volleyball at SUNY Cortland, he was a setter on a team that advanced to nationals his sophomore and senior years and finished fifth in the NIRSA Division II club national championship in 1997.

In addition to serving as women’s head volleyball coach in the athletic department, he is employed by the Department of Health, Wellness and Recreation as the Director of Intramural and Recreational Sports.