Volleyball The golden age for The College at Brockport Volleyball came in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as the Golden Eagles were consistently ranked among the elite Division III teams in the nation. Under Head Coach Frank Short, the Golden Eagles had a five-year hold on the SUNYAC title from 1990 to 1994 and were almost unchallenged in the conference during that time, racking up a 56-match SUNYAC West winning streak in the process. Brockport made an appearance in the NCAA tournament every year from 1989 to 1994. The top performance was turned in by the 1992 team, which posted a school-record 42 wins and advanced to the second round of NCAAs. After a string of sub-.500 seasons following Short’s retirement, the Golden Eagles won 29 matches in 1999, and the program has seen marked improvements in the seasons since. Brockport has won 17 or more matches every year since 2004, and the program has gradually improved to the point where its return to national prominence should may only be a matter of time. In 2006, the team won 23 of 24 matches at one juncture and made another trip to the NCAA tournament. The Golden Eagles have gone 45-8 in SUNYAC play since 2004 and clinched at least a share of the SUNYAC West title nine of the past 11 years. The Golden Eagles also had three AllAmericans during the last four years as Brockport boasted its first All-American since 1994. Kelly Greapentrog was hired as head coach for the 2010 season, marking a new era of Golden Eagle Volleyball.
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Head Coach: Kelly Greapentrog Kelly Greapentrog begins her first year as the head women’s volleyball coach at The College at Brockport in 2010. She replaces John Tuttle, who coached the Golden Eagles for 11 years. Brockport’s volleyball program has enjoyed immense success recently, including its first NCAA appearance since 1994 with a trip to the national tournament as an at–large bid in 2006. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Brockport boasted one of Division III’s most recognizable and successful volleyball programs. The Golden Eagles have won at least a share of the SUNYAC Western Division in nine of the last 11 years. For the past three years, Greapentrog served as the head coach at St. John Fisher College. In 2007, her first campaign at Fisher, the Cardinals posted a 14–16 overall record, but won 12 of their final 16 matches. Fisher kept the ball rolling in 2008 with a 22–13 overall mark, the most wins the program has had in 10 seasons. In 2009, she guided the Cardinals to their second consecutive 20–win season. Greapentrog was a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty–Under–30 Award in 2008, which honors the top 30 volleyball coaches under the age of thirty at any level. In three seasons, she coached 13 Empire 8 All–Conference honorees and three All–Region selections. Before being named the head coach at Fisher, she served as the assistant coach for two seasons. Prior to coaching at Fisher, Greapentrog was the head coach at Erie Community College for three years and led the Kats to the NJCAA Region III championship match in her first season. She also has coached at the club level, serving as the head coach for the Western New York Storm for eight years. A 2002 graduate of Buffalo State College, Greapentrog played four seasons of volleyball for the Bengals and served as the team captain in her final two years.