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  Tim Horsmon
Tim Horsmon

Player Profile
Position:
Head Coach

Experience:
First season

Alma Mater:
Frostburg State (1991)

Tim Horsmon became only the third coach in Maryland volleyball history in February 2008, coming to College Park, Md. after five extremely successful seasons at the University of Dayton.

Horsmon's collegiate career ranks among the greatest starts in NCAA history. In nine years as a Division I head coach, his teams have earned eight trips to the NCAA Tournament, eight conference championships (including a 17-1 record in conference tournament play), and a tremendous 225-93 (.708) overall record. His teams have amassed an amazing 93-10 record (.903) in conference regular-season matches at both Dayton and Robert Morris.

From 2003 through 2007, Horsmon led the University of Dayton to unprecedented success. In five seasons, his teams won four Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Championships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) and earned four NCAA Tournament berths (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) -- the first conference championships and NCAA berths in program history.

His 2007 team finished with a 33-2 overall record, a second-round NCAA Tournament appearance and a ranking in the CSTV/AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, reaching as high as 12th during the season. Horsmon was named the 2007 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Northeast Region Coach of the Year and the 2005 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.

At Dayton, Horsmon coached four consecutive A-10 Players of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), back-to-back Atlantic 10 Setters of the Year (2005, 2006), two A-10 Rookies of the Year (2003, 2007), four A-10 Most Outstanding Players of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) and eight AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans.

From 1999 through 2002, Horsmon served as head coach of Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. Almost immediately, he turned around a program coming off five consecutive losing campaigns. In four seasons, Horsmon guided the Colonials to three Northeast Conference regular-season championships (1999, 2001, 2002), four Northeast Conference Tournament championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. His record in conference play was a dominant 42-2. Horsmon earned Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1999 and 2002.

In addition to his collegiate experience, Horsmon served as head coach of the Adidas Penn Juniors 18-year-old Elite team and the Southern Maryland Juniors - both club Junior Olympic teams. The Adidas Penn Juniors were regionally ranked on the east coast. The Southern Maryland Juniors were ranked No. 1 in the Chesapeake Region in 1999.

Horsmon, a Maryland native, began his career in 1996 as head coach at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick, Md. In three seasons, he amassed a 60-5 record and won the Class 3A Maryland State Championship and a regional title in 1998. That year, Horsmon was named Washington Post Coach of the Year.

Horsmon holds a bachelor of science from Frostburg State University (1991) and a teaching certificate from Salisbury State University (1993). He is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and serves as a poll voter for the USA Today/AVCA Top 25.

HORSMON HIGHLIGHTS

  • Eight NCAA Tournament Appearances in nine-year coaching career
    * University of Dayton - 2003 (Second Round), 2004, 2005, 2007 (Second Round)
    * Robert Morris University - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Eight conference championships in nine-year coaching career
    * University of Dayton
  • Atlantic 10 Conf. Tournament Champions - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
  • Atlantic 10 Conf. Regular Season Champions - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
    * Robert Morris University
  • Northeast Conf. Tournament Champions - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Northeast Conf. Regular Season Champions - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • 2007 AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year
  • 2005 Atlantic-10 Conference Coach of the Year
  • 2002 and 1999 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year
  • 1998 Class 3A Maryland State Champions (Calvert High School, Prince Frederick, Md.)
  • 1998 Washington Post Coach of the Year

    Tim Horsmon's Career Record

    Year
    School
    Overall W-L
    Overall Pct.
    Conference W-L
    Conference Pct.
    Conference Finish
    Postseason
    1999
    Robert Morris
    19-15
    .559
    9-0
    1.000
    NEC Champions
    NCAA First Round
    2000
    Robert Morris
    21-16
    .568
    8-1
    .889
    NEC Champions
    NCAA First Round
    2001
    Robert Morris
    30-7
    .811
    8-1
    .889
    NEC Champions
    NCAA First Round
    2002
    Robert Morris
    27-12
    .692
    9-0
    1.000
    NEC Champions
    NCAA First Round
    2003
    Dayton
    26-10
    .722
    12-2
    .857
    A-10 Tournament Champions
    NCAA Second Round
    2004
    Dayton
    23-9
    .719
    12-2
    .857
    A-10 Reg. Season & Tournament Champions
    NCAA First Round
    2005
    Dayton
    24-11
    .685
    12-1
    .923
    A-10 Reg. Season & Tournament Champions
    NCAA First Round
    2006
    Dayton
    22-11
    .667
    11-2
    .846
    A-10 Regular Season Champions
    2007
    Dayton
    33-2
    .943
    12-1
    .923
    A-10 Reg. Season & Tournament Champions
    NCAA Second Round
     
     
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