Dan Kreiger enters his third season as the head coach of the St. Andrews Presbyterian College volleyball program after joining the Knights athletic staff in August of 2005.
After taking over the St. Andrews volleyball team just before the 2005 season, Kreiger turned the program around increasing the teams win total by 16 victories in 2006. Kreiger coached two All-CVAC selections, the CVAC Freshman of the Year, and a Academic All-District III honoree in '06. Kreiger also guided a squad that finished the 2006 season ranked No. 2 nationally in NCAA Division II in digs per game.
Kreiger comes to St. Andrews after spending the 2004 season 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.
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 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Community Human Services.
Kreiger and his wife, Kelley, currently reside in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
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