Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Jolene Nagel, Head Volleyball Coach at Duke University. Jolene Nagel became Duke University’s fifth head volleyball coach in 1999, joining the Blue Devil staff after successful stints at Cornell and Georgetown.
Under her guidance, Duke has earned a reputation as one of the elite programs on the East Coast. Nagel has led the Blue Devils to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including an ACC-record seven consecutive trips to the postseason event from 2005-11.
A perennial contender in the ACC, Duke has recorded 20 or more wins in 14 of Nagel’s 19 campaigns and consistently finished among the top three in the conference. Nagel earned her 600th career victory September 9, 2017 as the Blue Devils downed TCU in straight sets. With the win, Nagel became the 22nd active NCAA D- I head coach to reach 600 career victories.
The winningest Duke volleyball coach on record, she also ranks among the league coaching leaders in overall winning percentage, ACC winning percentage, ACC wins and NCAA Tournament appearances.
Nagel began her coaching career in 1983 as a graduate assistant at Kent State University following graduation from Edinboro University. In 1985 she accepted a position as first assistant coach at the University of North Carolina and spent three seasons in Chapel Hill before moving to on to Cornell in 1988. (thanks, GoDuke.com)
Mark Your Calendar
All Meetings at Croasdaile Country Club
10/4/23 – George Bell, former Harlem Globetrotter and USA’s Tallest Man
10/18/23 – Special Guest Speaker
11/1/23 – Art Chase, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Duke