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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ball State |
| Conference | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association |
| Record | 59–20 (.747) |
| Playing career | |
| 2004-2006 | Graceland University (Volleyball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012-2022 | Grand View[1] |
| 2022–present | Ball State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 274–79 (.776) |
| Tournaments | 0-1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1× Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament (2022) [2] 1× NAIA National Invitational Championship (2018)[3] 1× NAIA National Championship (2021) [4] | |
| Awards | |
| 1× AVCA National Coach of the Year (NCAA Div. I-II 2022)[5][6]
2× AVCA National Coach of the Year (NAIA 2017, 2021) 2× MIVA Coach of the Year (NCAA Div. I-II 2022, 2024) | |
Donan Cruz is an American men's college volleyball coach, who currently serves as the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team.[7][8][9] He previously held the same position at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa.[10]
- ^ https://www.gvvikings.com/roster/19/36/15242
- ^ https://mivavolleyball.com/sports/2020/12/28/MVB_1228205849.aspx
- ^ https://www.naia.org/sports/mvball/2017-18/Files/2018_MVB_Bracket.pdf
- ^ https://www.naia.org/sports/mvball/2020-21/releases/Champ_Recap
- ^ https://mivavolleyball.com/news/2022/5/3/mens-volleyball-donan-cruz-selected-as-the-2022-avca-national-coach-of-the-year.aspx
- ^ https://www.guampdn.com/sports/donan-cruz-named-national-coach-of-the-year/article_92308a72-c9e2-11ec-a606-7ba10cb89a57.html
- ^ "Donan Cruz - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ https://www.mauinews.com/sports/local-sports/2021/06/cruz-named-new-head-coach-at-ball-state/
- ^ https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/05/sports/ball-state-mens-volleyball-coach-donan-cruz-raised-on-maui/
- ^ https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/cruz-leads-vikings-to-naia-national-title/article_0ebf82d0-46d1-11e8-9b5e-cb86daabb135.html