Geoff Braun has been the head volleyball coach at Fredonia since 1999, compiling 455 wins and 267 losses. Under his tutelage, the Blue Devils have had three SUNYAC West Most Valuable Players and three SUNYAC West Rookies of the Year. He has coached the program's three American Volleyball Coaches Association Regional All-Americans -- Jennifer Newhouse (2011), Sarah Zureck (2010, 2011), and Jessica DiChristopher (2014).
The Blue Devils have earned the AVCA Academic Award in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019
Braun was named SUNYAC Coach of the Year four times, first in 2003, then in consecutive seasons of 2007 and 2008, and most recently in 2017
In 2008, the team won the SUNYAC Championship for the first time in the history of the program and finished 29-10, a school record for wins. The Blue Devils were 10-0 through SUNYAC Pool Play and went on to defeat Cortland and New Paltz in the SUNYAC Tournament at Dods Hall while winning every set.
The SUNYAC title earned Fredonia's first bid to the NCAA Tournament. Victories over nationally ranked teams Haverford and Stevens Tech advanced the Blue Devils to the Round of 16 before they were eliminated.
Braun is a 1998 graduate of SUNY Cortland, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Sport Management and Coaching. As a captain-coach of men's club volleyball at SUNY Cortland, he was a setter on a team that advanced to nationals his sophomore and senior years and finished fifth in the NIRSA Division II club national championship in 1997.
In addition to serving as women's head volleyball coach in the athletic department, he serves as the Director of Recreation.
Braun lives with his wife Kate and sons Keaton, London, and River and daughter Grey in Lake View, N.Y.
