Tim Horsmon 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

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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