JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Saint Peter's College Department of Athletics has named Daniel Cruz the
new Women's Volleyball Head Coach. Cruz comes to Saint Peter's after
serving as women's volleyball head coach at Manhattanville College for
the 2010 season.
"We are excited to have Dan join Saint Peter's as our new Women's Volleyball Head Coach," said Director of Athletics Patrick Elliott.
"His experience, knowledge, leadership skills and commitment to
student-athlete success will serve to further develop our
student-athletes while directing the program forward."
Cruz took over the volleyball program at
Manhattanville just a month before the start of the 2010 seasonand was
able to guide them to the most wins by a Valiant team since the 2001
campaign. Manhattanville posted the second-most kills in a season in
program history (946) and the most since 1987.
Cruz brought six years of coaching experience to
Manhattanville, including five (2005-2009) as head women's volleyball
coach at Passaic County Community College. In his time at PCCC, Cruz was
named a two-time NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year and the 2009 Garden
State Conference Coach of the Year after leading the team to a pair of
NJCAA Region XIX Div. III Tournament Championships and a berth in the
District H Championships. In five years, Cruz produced 14 first-team
All-Region XIX performers.
While coaching at PCCC, Cruz also spent the last
three seasons as an assistant with the men's volleyball team at New
Jersey Institute of Technology, assisting with practice preparation and
serving as recruiting coordinator for the Division I program.
Cruz began his volleyball coaching career at Bergen
Community College, helping the team to a NJCAA Region XIX Div. III
Tournament Championship and earning NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year
honors in his only season of 2004.
Cruz attended Coppin State College, receiving his
bachelor's degree from the school in 2003, and also earned his master's
degree in education from Saint Peter's College in 2006.