Today's Guest:
Head Volleyball Coach SUNY Cortland- Erin Glickert
Erin began her athletic career as a standout player in high school, winning two New York State titles and earning the 2008 Gatorade New York State Player of the Year award. Following this success, she played for Syracuse University from 2008 to 2011, where she contributed to the team’s with three trips to the BIG EAST Tournament, and earned recognition on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team five times.
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in advertising in 2012, she took her skills overseas, playing professionally in Finland and helping her team secure a bronze medal. From 2013 to 2018, she served on the coaching staff at Syracuse, including three seasons as the associate head coach. During her tenure, she helped the Orange achieve their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2018.
In 2019, she took the helm as head coach for the Cortland Red Dragons. Entering her sixth season in 2024, she has a remarkable record of 99-25 (.798) over four seasons. Under her leadership, the Red Dragons have claimed three SUNYAC tournament and regular-season titles and made three NCAA Division III tournament appearances. Her coaching excellence has earned her numerous accolades, including SUNYAC Coach of the Year honors in 2021, 2022, and 2023, as well as the AVCA Region 3 Coach of the Year award in 2021. Notably, in 2021, she led her team to a 27-4 record, capturing both the SUNYAC regular-season and tournament titles while advancing to the NCAA second round. This success continued with her teams finishing 22-6 in 2022 and 26-4 in 2023, each time winning conference titles and making NCAA tournament runs.
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