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Sarah Raunecker

  • Title
    Head Volleyball Coach
  • Phone
    802.443.5613
  • Email
    srauneck@middlebury.edu
  • Alma Mater
    Middlebury '92
  • Years at Middlebury
    31

Sarah Raunecker joined the volleyball staff in 1994 as an assistant coach, before taking over as the head coach a year later in 1995. She is also the Director of Physical Education. 
 
AT MIDDLEBURY

  • Coaching Record
  • More wins than any other coach in program history (518)
  • 6x NESCAC Championships (1997, 1998, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2024)
  • 7x NCAA Tournament appearances 
  • 3x All-American (2021, 2 in 2024)
  • 3x NESCAC Player of the Year (2000, 2010, 2024)  
  • 5x NESCAC Rookie of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2021)
  • 3x NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year (2002, 2012, 2024)
  • 2024 CSC Academic All-America (first in program history)
AWARDS & HONORS
  • 3x NESCAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2010)
  • AVCA Regional Coach of the Year (2021)
COACHING RESUME
  • Head volleyball coach - Middlebury College (1995-present)
  • Assistant volleyball coach - Middlebury College (1994-1995)
  • Assistant women’s basketball coach - Middlebury College (1993-2003)
EDUCATION
  • Bachelor’s Degree - Environmental Biology - Middlebury College (1992)
ATHLETIC CAREER
  • Played on the women's varsity basketball team at Middlebury
  • Served as the team's captain in the 1991-92 season 
  • Led the program to the 1992 ECAC Championship and was named the tournament's most valuable player 
  • Ranks third (.870) and fifth (.849) in the women’s basketball records for free-throw percentage in a season
  • Sits sixth in the career ranks for free-throw percentage (.783)

The full history of the Middlebury volleyball program can be found here. 

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