Cathy George

Cathy George
Biographical details
Alma materIllinois State
Playing career
1981-1985Illinois State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987-1988North Dakota State
1989-1993UT-Arlington
1994-2004Western Michigan
2005-2021Michigan State
2024-presentGrand Rapids Rise
Head coaching record
Overall667-457 (.593) (collegiate)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2000)

3x Southland Coach of the Year (1989, 1990, 1992)
NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year (1988)

2x North Central Coach of the Year (1987, 1988)

Cathy George is a college women's volleyball coach. She began her coaching career at North Dakota State, coaching there for two years. She moved on to coach Texas-Arlington and made the NCAA tournament twice with the team. She coached Western Michigan next, appearing in the NCAA tournament in 2000 and receiving MAC Coach of the Year. George was most recently the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans and retired at the end of the 2021 season.