2010 SACRAMENTO STATE VOLLEYBALL FORMER COACH COLBERG AT A GLANCE
DEBBY COLBERG
Sacramento State Head Coach (1976-2007) • 828-292 Record • .739 Winning Percentage
YEAR-BY-YEAR UNDER COLBERG Year Overall/Conference
1976 9-8/5-1 1977 14-15/4-3 1978 17-8/12-2 1979 26-14/13-2 1980 32-4/14-0 1981 27-6/14-0 1982 29-9/14-0 1983 30-6/13-1 1984 32-4/14-0 1985 28-8 1986 26-8 1987 33-12 1988 36-5 1989 40-5 1990 41-6 1991 13-19 1992 21-16 1993 28-9 1994 18-12 1995 35-4 1996 24-11/12-4 1997 23-9/13-3 1998 26-9/15-1 1999 22-10/13-3 2000 21-12/12-4 2001 20-9/12-2 2002 24-11/11-3 2003 23-12/12-2 2004 25-18/11-3 2005 26-9/13-1 2006 30-6/15-1 2007 29-8/13-3 Overall 828-292 Conference 255-39 27 Times 20+ Wins
After 32 years at Sacramento State which included 828 victories, two national titles, 20 NCAA Tournament appearances, 18 conference championships and 17 coach of the year awards, head coach Debby Colberg announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2007 season. A graduate of Sacramento State, Colberg coached just two losing squads during her tenure and her teams averaged 25.9 wins per season over that span. For her efforts, Colberg was inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Dec. 13, 2007. In addition, in honor of Colberg, the Sacramento State volleyball and basketball teams play their home games on Colberg Court. The coach with the best career winning percentage in any sport at Sacramento State, Colberg led the Hornets to winning seasons in 16 of the 17 Division I years, and compiled a 408-174 (.701) record over that span. That included six straight and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances in 11 years (1997-00, 2002-07). The Hornets also rattled off 13 consecutive 20-win seasons and 27 overall years with at least 20 victories. The recipient of 17 coach of the year awards (one national, five regional and 11 conference), Colberg also had the added responsibility of serving as Sacramento State’s Athletics Director, a position she held from February of 1999 until June of 2002. Since the program joined the Big Sky Conference in 1996, Colberg led the Hornets to eight regular season titles (1997-01, 2005-07) and nine conference tournament crowns (1997-98, 2000, 2002-07). No matter what division the Hornets had been a part of over the years, the team consistently reached the NCAA Tournament under Colberg. In fact, during the Div. II era (1981-90), the team had five top five finishes while reaching the Final Four on four occasions. That included a national championship in 1981 and a national runner-up finish in 1989. The 1981 championship was the second national crown in as many years for Sacramento State as the team won the AIAW Div. III national crown in 1980 (the NCAA did not sanction women’s sports until 1981).
COLBERG'S COACHING HONORS 1979......................... Golden State Conference Coach of the Year ...............Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1980......................... Golden State Conference Coach of the Year ...............Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1981.......Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1982..... Northern California Athletic Conference Coach of the Year ...............Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1983.......Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1984.......Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1986.........................NCAA Northwest Region Coach of the Year ...............Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1987.......Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1988.........................NCAA Northwest Region Coach of the Year 1989.................................... NCAA Division II Coach of the Year .................................NCAA Northwest Region Coach of the Year 1990.........................NCAA Northwest Region Coach of the Year ...............Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Coach 1997................................. Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 1998................................. Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 2000................................. Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 2001................................. Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 2002.............................Big Sky Conference co-Coach of the Year 2003................................. Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 2004................................. Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 2007................................. Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year ...................................... NCAA Pacific Region Coach of the Year
NCAA Coach of the Year Awards (1) 1989
Regional Coach of the Year Awards (5) 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2007
Conference Coach of the Year Awards (11) 1979, 1980, 1982, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
Colberg's All-Americans (27) Robin Acquistapace, S, 1979; Kris Jacobsen, OH, 1979; Darlene Smartt, MH, 1979; Robin Acquistapace, S, 1980; Kris Jacobsen, OH, 1980; Jonelle Johnson, OH, 1980; Darlene Smartt, MH, 1979; Kris Jacobsen, OH, 1981; Kyra Bjornsson, MH, 1982; Terri Nicholas, MH, 1984; Barb Schumacher, OH, 1984; Janice Louie, S, 1985; Janice Ster, MH, 1985; Audra Espinosa, OH, 1986; Tevani Scott, OH, 1986; Christine Seifert, S, 1987; Audra Espinosa, OH, 1988; Kelly Caddy, MH, 1988; Christine Seifert, S, 1988; Kelly Caddy, MH, 1989, Allison Espinosa, OH, 1989; Sue Hebel, OH, 1989; Allison Zumwalt, OH, 1989; Kelly Caddy, MH, 1990; Allison Espinosa, OH, 1990; Karen Henderson, S, 1990; Jill Haas, OH, 1995.
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