THE STAFF
TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL
As if coaching was not enough, Flora was also involved with another significant arm of the athletics department – fundraising. He was named the Assistant Athletics Director in charge of Development in 1994, a position he would hold until 2007. Flora graduated with a degree in social sciences from La Verne in 1990 before later returning to the classroom to earn his masters in the Leadership and Management curriculum. While volleyball is his main focus now, Flora chose to be a three-sport athlete while in school, competing on the football, tennis and volleyball squads where he was a two-time all-conference setter. In his spare time, Flora is heavily involved the USA High Performance along with various club circuits and junior development programs in the southwest region and across the nation. His multi-faceted summer camps are among the nation’s finest youth programs and have become a popular event in Lubbock since his arrival. Flora, a native of Covina, Calif., and his wife, Jeanne, currently reside in Lubbock with their two daughters, Annika and Alexis. Jeanne Flora is a highly-regarded professor in the field of Family and Interpersonal Communications. She will teach via video teleconference for New Mexico State where she has worked over the past two years.
p Don, Jeanne, Annika and Alexis Flora
THE FLORA FILE
FLORA IN THE NCAA RECORD BOOK
Birthday.........................................................................Sept. 9, 1968
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES BY PERCENTAGE
Hometown.................................................................La Verne, Calif.
(Minimum five years as an NCAA head coach in Divisions I, II, or III; career record at four-year colleges only.)
High School.............................................................Charter Oak ‘86
Coach, School
College..................................................................... La Verne ‘90, ‘00 Undergraduate Degree....................................... Social Sciences Masters Degree......................... Leadership and Management
Current Div.
Years
Won
Lost
Pct.
1. Brady Starkey, Concordia, St. Paul
II
8
272
24
.919
2. Paco Labrador, Wittenberg
III
8
259
38
.872
3. Larry Bock, Juniata
III
34
1,252
192
.867
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Wife............................................................................................. Jeanne
10. Jim Boos, Minnesota Duluth
II
9
241
48
.834
Daughters...................................................................Annika, Alexis
11. Brian Schaefer, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
III
7
213
43
.832
12. John Cook, Nebraska
I
18
497
102
.830
13. John Dunning, Stanford
I
26
726
151
.828
14. Tracy Rietzke, Rockhurst
II
29
1,021
217
.825
15. Don Flora, Texas Tech
I
11
269
59
.820
FLORA YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR SCHOOL
OVERALL CONF
FINISH
1998 La Verne
12-14
9-3
N/A
1999 La Verne
15-7
9-3
N/A
WINNINGEST COACHES ALL-TIME BY PERCENTAGE
2000 La Verne
25-2
13-1
9th
(Minimum 10 years as an NCAA head coach in Divisions I, II, or III since 1982; career record at four-year colleges only.)
2001 La Verne
27-1
13-1 National Champs
Coach, School 1. Teri Clemens (Washington-St. Louis 1985-98)
14 529 77 .873
2. *Larry Bock (Juniata 1977-10; Navy 2011-)
34 1,252 192 .867
3. *Russ Rose (Penn State 1979-10)
32 1,033 154 .863
Years
Won
Lost
Pct.
2002 La Verne
22-6
14-0
10th
2003 La Verne
30-3
14-0
3rd
2004 La Verne
33-4
14-0
3rd
2005 La Verne
24-9
13-1
Semi-Finalist
10. *John Dunning (Pacific 1985-00; Stanford 2001-10)
26 726 141 .828
2006 La Verne
27-3
13-1
2nd Round
11. *Tracy Rietzke (Kansas Wesleyan 1982-87; Rockhurst 1988-10)
29 1,021 217 .825
2007 La Verne
27-7
14-0
3rd Round
12. *Don Flora (La Verne 1998-08; Texas Tech 2011-)
11 269 59 .820
2008 La Verne
27-3
14-0
National Finalist
2009 New Mexico St. 18-13
12-4
N/A
2010 New Mexico St. 19-9
13-3
N/A
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DIVISION III WINNINGEST COACHES ALL-TIME BY PERCENTAGE (Minimum 10 years as a Division III head coch since 1982; career record at four-year colleges only.) Coach, School
Years
Won
Lost
Pct.
Totals
306-59 165-17
1. Teri Clemens (Washington-St. Louis 1985-98)
14 529 77 .873
As Head Coach
269-37 140-10
2. *Larry Bock (Juniata 1977-10; Navy 2011-)
34 1,252 192 .867
As Asst. Coach
37-22 25-7
3. *Don Flora (La Verne 1998-08; Texas Tech 2011)
11
269
59
.820
* indicates active head coach
2011 TEXAS TECH VOLLEYBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT
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