| HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH /
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTOR
Name:
Robin Pietryk
Office
Phone: 252.985.5216
E-mail:
rmpietryk@ncwc.edu
Dr. Robin Pietryk enters her tenth
year at the helm of the North Carolina Wesleyan
volleyball program. The Battling Bishops' career leader
in volleyball coaching wins, Pietryk's tenure has seen
her establish NCWC as a legitimate contender for the USA
South Conference title.
In 2008, Pietryk led her Bishops to
the one of the best seasons in program history with a
26-8 overall record, including a 15-3 mark in USA South
play and a runner-up finish in the league standings.
The 26 victories tied the program record for wins in a season, while the 15 league victories were a
program-best. Last season also saw the Bishops
boast a program-high four All-Conference selections, as
well as the league's Rookie of the Year in the form of
Mackenzie Tingle. Other 2008 highlights included
Brittany Insley setting the all-time kills record in
just her third season of play.
The success of the 2008 season gave
Pietryk the third 20-win season of her tenure and the
fifth in program history. Her first came in 2004
when she guided the Bishops to a 22-11 overall record and
fourth-place finish in the USA South. Three years later,
the 2007 season
saw Pietryk record her 100th career win at NCWC and lead
the Bishops to a 21-14 mark.
Coach Pietryk has made a reputation of
building programs. She has taken over struggling teams
at her previous two collegiate stops, making vast improvements with
each in both the win column and in conference play.
After coaching stops at East
Liverpool and Wellsville High Schools, she started her
collegiate coaching career at MacMurray College in
Jacksonville, IL. Her teams constantly improved while at
MacMurray, and she was named the St. Louis
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in
1995. From East Liverpool, Pietryk moved on to Defiance
College in Defiance, OH. Once again, her teams continued
to improve in the win column, setting the stage for her
move to North Carolina Wesleyan.
As a player, Pietryk was a three-time
PAC All-Conference volleyball player at Bethany College.
She was also a two-time All-Conference performer in
softball. She received her bachelor’s degree from
Bethany in 1990 and recently completed her Ph.D. in the
spring of 2008 at Walden University, specializing in
higher education.
In addition to her coaching duties,
Pietryk also serves as an academic instructor for the
College. She and her husband, John, have
two sons: Christopher and Jeremy. |