Bio

• Jeremy Wise became the 12th head coach in Union volleyball program history in May of 2013. He begins his ninth season at the helm of the Bulldog program in 2019 and the 24th year overall as a collegiate head coach.
• Wise guided the Bulldogs to four consecutive Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament championships, winning in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, advancing to the NAIA National Championship Tournament each year.
• Union equaled the program record for wins in a season with 34 in 2016, finishing the year 34-11.
• The Bulldogs became the first team in AAC history to win an NAIA Opening Round match, defeating then-No. 20 Cornerstone (Mich.) 3-2 on Nov. 18, 2016. Union advanced to the final site of the NAIA National Championship Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa, going 1-2 in pool play. The win at the final site was also a first in conference history.
• Named the AAC Coach of the Year in 2015.
• During his tenure at Union, Wise owns a 198-100 overall record for a .664 winning percentage. He is the all-time winningest coach in program history.
• The Bulldogs have produced three 30-win seasons under Wise. Union has eclipsed the 30-win mark only four times in program history.
• In the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round in 2014, Wise and the Bulldogs gave No. 16 Madonna (Mich.) all they could handle, before falling in four sets. For the first time in program history, however, Union was able to take a set in an NAIA National Tournament match, as the Bulldogs fell in straight sets in their two previous appearances.
• Union faced No. 14 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) in the 2015 NAIA National Tournament Opening Round, falling in three sets.
• Individually, several of Wise’s student-athletes have accumulated numerous awards. During his time at Union, he has produced one NAIA All-American Third Team member, four NAIA All-American Honorable Mentions, two AAC Players of the Year, five AAC Libero of the Year honorees, 18 All-AAC First Team selections, four All-AAC Second Team honorees, 14 AAC All-Tournament members, four AAC Tournament MVPs, eight AAC All-Freshmen Team selections, 40 Academic All-Conference honorees, one AVCA Northeast Region Players of the Year, two AVCA Northeast Region Libero of the Year, eight AVCA All-Region First Team members, six AVCA All-Region honorable mentions, and 16 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
• Wise's career record now sits at 520-366, Wise ranks in the top 10 for winningest volleyball active coaches in the NAIA. He owns a .587 career-winning percentage.
• Wise came to Union after a five-year stint at William Penn (Iowa) where he compiled a 121-95 record with the Lady Statesmen. He took his 2008 squad to the NAIA National Championship Tournament.
• Prior to that, Wise amassed a 201-171 record during a 10-year stay at Urbana (Ohio).
• Wise led William Penn to the program's first-ever national tournament appearance in 2008, earning a berth to the NAIA Opening Round. The team shared the Midwest Collegiate Conference regular-season crown and then claimed the MCC Tournament title. The squad's 26 wins (26-15) were the most since 1985.
• The 2008 MCC Coach of the Year, Wise led 17 players to all-conference recognition and one to All-Region and All-America status. Ten individuals have claimed NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition and 25 have been named to the academic all-conference team.
• While at William Penn, Wise built and ran a successful junior Olympic club volleyball program, and also worked with the High Performance Junior Olympic program in both Ohio and Iowa.
• Wise coached at Urbana for 10 years from 1998-07. He inherited a team that had not had a winning season in school history and had won only four games in the previous three years. Wise quickly turned the program around and led the Blue Knights to numerous postseason appearances as well as a national ranking. His squads broke every school record, including wins, and he left as the winningest coach in school history with 202 victories.
• Also during his tenure at Urbana, Wise guided 26 players to all-conference recognition, had five all-freshman team honorees, and two Region IX Defensive Players of the Year. His squads succeeded academically as well as 13 individuals garnered NAIA Scholar-Athlete laurels and 22 earned academic-all conference honors.
• Wise also has spent several Summers overseas, winning two University Gold Medals in Australia.
• In 1996, Wise graduated from Ohio University with a double degree in coaching and sports industry and a minor in psychology. He also received his masters in Athletic Administration from Ohio in 1997. Wise and his wife, Katie, have two sons, Austin and Logan.

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