Division III Men’s Coach of the Year

TOM PETERSON, SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

• Peterson has made his ninth season as Southern Virginia’s men’s volleyball coach a memorable one.
• His team won the CVC regular-season title and conference tournament and enters the semifinals of the NCAA Championship at 33-1.
• Those 33 wins are the most in program history.
• The Knights opened the season by winning their first 24 matches, and they didn’t drop a set until March 27.
• After last weekend’s NCAA regional, he has earned 187 victories at Southern Virginia.
• Over the past two seasons, he has coached five Division III first- or second-team All-Americans.
• During his illustrious career, Peterson has amassed more than 500 wins, and he has led two teams to NCAA Division I national championships.

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Division III Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year

BRANDIN McDONOUGH, JUNIATA COLLEGE

• McDonough is in his sixth season as an assistant coach with Juniata College.
• The Eagles advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 NCAA Division III Championship.
• Following the NCAA regional, the team is 31-4 and has been ranked in the top 7 of every AVCA DIII Poll this season.
• McDonough helped two players from this year’s squad earn AVCA second-team All-America honors.
• The Eagles have amassed a 129-39 record during his time as an assistant.

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AVCA NCAA DIVISION III COACHES OF THE YEAR

2004: Ken Shibuya, Juniata College
2005: L.J. Marx, Carthage College
2006: Craig Kolek, Rivier College
2007: L.J. Marx, Carthage College
2008: Jonathan Penn, Vassar College
2009: Jeremy Price, Juniata College
2010: Charlie Sullivan, Springfield College
2011: Cal Wickens, Nazareth College
2012: Charlie Sullivan, Springfield College
2013: Cal Wickens, Nazareth College
2014: Radu Petrus, SUNY New Paltz
2015: Todd Hollenbeck, UC Santa Cruz
2016: Radu Petrus, SUNY New Paltz
2017: Daniel Ames, Dominican University
2018: Charlie Sullivan, Springfield College
2019: Charlie Sullivan, Springfield College
2020: Jose Pina, New York University
2021: JW Kieckhefer, Carthage College
2022: Charlie Sullivan, Springfield College
2023: Richard Gary, Vassar College
2024: Dan Buehring, Stevens Institute of Technology
2025: Tom Peterson, Southern Virginia University

AVCA NCAA DIVISION III ASSISTANT COACHES OF THE YEAR

2010: Charles Morton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2011: Kyle Salisbury, Nazareth College
2012: Kevin Burch, Springfield College
2013: Pat Shawaryn, Juniata College
2014: Simon Loftus, Stevens Institute of Technology
2015: Tony Bonilla, SUNY New Paltz
2016: Tony Bonilla, SUNY New Paltz
2017: Karl France, New York University
2018: Doug Burchett, Dominican University
2019: Michael Henchy, Springfield College
2020: Karl France, New York University
2021: Sydney Cheatham, North Central College
2022: Jon Baker, Southern Virginia University
2023: Matt Marshall, Messiah University
2024: John Breen, Endicott College
2024: Brandin McDonough, Juniata College