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麻豆传媒映画 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Volleyball Head Coach and Associate Director of Athletics Craig Kolek has had a great year鈥攏ot a good year, but a great year.

The Women鈥檚 Volleyball team had a perfect, 13-0 regular season and advanced to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Finals. Based on their exceptional performances, Kolek鈥檚 players Avery Pollard 鈥�22聽and聽Sofia Pawlusik聽鈥�24 were named 2021 GNAC Women’s Volleyball Player and Libero of the Year, respectively.

On October 20, the Women鈥檚 team claimed victory amid fierce competition from the Johnson & Wales University Wildcats. This match marked Coach Kolek鈥檚 . The milestone win follows his 2017 achievement as the only coach in volleyball history at all levels (D1, D2, D3) to reach 400 wins coaching women and 400 wins coaching men.

Given his success, it鈥檚 no surprise that Kolek was named for the sixth time in his career, in addition to his 2011 induction into the North Eastern Collegiate Volleyball Association Hall of Fame as a coach. This year he celebrated his 23^rd season coaching men鈥檚 volleyball at Rivier, and his 22^nd season leading the women鈥檚 team. During his tenure, Rivier Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Volleyball teams have won a combined 22 Championships.

鈥淢y success is from the hard work of the student-athletes,鈥� says Coach Kolek. 鈥淭hey are the ones who spend countless hours in the gym and the weight room working on their game to make Rivier a program to be proud of.鈥� This is a top-down work ethic, shared between coach and players.

Having worked together for more than 20 years, Director of Athletics Joanne Merrill offers unique insight into Kolek鈥檚 leadership. She shares, 鈥淐raig鈥檚 success comes from all things inside him鈥攈is love and knowledge of the sport, his desire to help all of his players achieve their maximum potential, and finally his character and all he hopes to teach his team not only about volleyball but about life.鈥�