August 18, 2005

LAURINBURG, NC—St. Andrews Presbyterian College Athletic Director Howard Reichner announced today that Dan Kreiger has been selected as the new head coach of the Knights volleyball program.

“I am more than pleased to have Coach Kreiger as our new volleyball coach,” said Reichner. “I have already observed him in practice and feel confident in him that he will be able to have a solid program building season.”

Kreiger comes to St. Andrews after spending the past year as the head coach of the X-treme 18’s of the Western Wake Volleyball Club in Cary, North Carolina. Kreiger was in charge of recruitment, player evaluations, planning and running practices, and assisting in all tournaments.

“I’m excited about the opportunity,” expressed Kreiger. “We have a good nucleus here and I think it’s a good environment to build a solid program.”

“I’m very appreciative of the athletic department and the administrative staff for giving me the opportunity to work at St. Andrews,” continued Kreiger.

Prior to moving to North Carolina, Kreiger coached the men’s volleyball team at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College, for six years. Kreiger spent the first four season’s as a player and coach. Under Kreiger’s direction, the Lions attended the NIRSA National Championships three times, won the MACVC West Division in 2003, and had three top-10 finishes in the MACVC Championships. Kreiger was responsible for setting up Penn State Altoona’s first ever club sports home event and tripling the number of their matches.

While at Penn State Altoona, Kreiger also served as an assistant with the varsity women’s volleyball team for five years. With Kreiger’s help the Lady Lions were the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular season champs in 2001 and runner-ups in 2003.

Kreiger graduated from Penn State Altoona in May of 2003with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Community Human Services.

Kelley Johnson will serve as a first year assistant coach for the Knights.

“After talking to the ladies, we will play very hard and will continue to get better as the season progresses,” concluded Kreiger.