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Donan Cruz is an American men's college volleyball coach, who currently serves as the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team.[7][8][9] He previously held the same position at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa.[10]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ball State |
| Conference | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association |
| Record | 59–20 (.747) |
| Playing career | |
| 2004-2006 | Graceland University (Volleyball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012-2022 | Grand View[1] |
| 2022–present | Ball State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 270–75 (.783) |
| Tournaments | 0-1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1× Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament (2022) [2] 1× NAIA National Invitational Championship (2018)[3] 1× NAIA National Championship (2021) [4] | |
| Awards | |
| 1× AVCA National Coach of the Year (NCAA Div. I-II 2022)[5][6]
2× AVCA National Coach of the Year (NAIA 2017, 2021) 2× MIVA Coach of the Year (NCAA Div. I-II 2022, 2024) | |
Coaching career edit
In his first year as head coach at Ball State, the Cardinals compiled a 23-4 record and were the second seed at the 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament.[11] To conclude the 2022 season, the Cardinals fell in five sets in the semi-finals of the 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament to the eventual national champions, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. [12][13]
Year by Year Record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand View (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2012–2021) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Grand View | 13-13 | 3-7 | ||||||
| 2013 | Grand View | 15-10 | 5-5 | ||||||
| 2014 | Grand View | 28-3 | 8-0 | NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals | |||||
| 2015 | Grand View | 20-9 | 8-2 | NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals | |||||
| 2016 | Grand View | 20-8 | 7-1 | NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals | |||||
| 2017 | Grand View | 25-4 | 10-0 | NAIA National Invitational Finals (L) | |||||
| 2018 | Grand View | 23-5 | 10-0 | NAIA National Invitational Finals (W) | |||||
| 2019 | Grand View | 20-2 | 9-1 | NAIA National Championship Semi-Finals | |||||
| 2020 | Grand View | 22-1 | 10-0 | Postseason Cancelled due to Covid-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Grand View | 26-0 | 19-0 | NAIA National Championship Finals (W) | |||||
| Grand View: | 211–55 (.793) | 89–16 (.848) | |||||||
| Ball State (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Ball State | 23-4 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA Semi-Finals | ||||
| 2023 | Ball State | 20-9 | 11-3 | T-1st | |||||
| 2024 | Ball State | 20-9 | 13-3 | ||||||
| Ball State: | 63–22 (.741) | 36–8 (.818) | |||||||
| Total: | 273–77 (.780) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ https://www.gvvikings.com/roster/19/36/15242
- ^ https://mivavolleyball.com/sports/2020/12/28/MVB_1228205849.aspx
- ^ https://www.naia.org/sports/mvball/2017-18/Files/2018_MVB_Bracket.pdf
- ^ https://www.naia.org/sports/mvball/2020-21/releases/Champ_Recap
- ^ https://mivavolleyball.com/news/2022/5/3/mens-volleyball-donan-cruz-selected-as-the-2022-avca-national-coach-of-the-year.aspx
- ^ https://www.guampdn.com/sports/donan-cruz-named-national-coach-of-the-year/article_92308a72-c9e2-11ec-a606-7ba10cb89a57.html
- ^ "Donan Cruz - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ https://www.mauinews.com/sports/local-sports/2021/06/cruz-named-new-head-coach-at-ball-state/
- ^ https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/05/sports/ball-state-mens-volleyball-coach-donan-cruz-raised-on-maui/
- ^ https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/cruz-leads-vikings-to-naia-national-title/article_0ebf82d0-46d1-11e8-9b5e-cb86daabb135.html
- ^ https://ballstatesports.com/sports/mens-volleyball/schedule/2022
- ^ https://ballstatesports.com/sports/mens-volleyball/schedule/2022
- ^ https://www.thestarpress.com/videos/sports/college/ball-state/2022/05/06/ball-state-mens-volleyball-coach-donan-cruz-speaks-after-semifinal-loss-hawaii/9671499002/