Kevin Maureen Campbell Hired as Head Volleyball Coach

HANOVER, N.H. — Mike Harrity, Dartmouth's Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation, has announced the hiring of Kevin Maureen Campbell as the head coach of the Dartmouth volleyball program.

"Kevin Maureen Campbell is widely respected as a great coach and teacher," Harrity said. "Her commitment and ability to help women learn and develop on and off the court set her apart in our national search. We are thrilled that she will be helping shape and impact the lives of our student-athletes, and we're excited to welcome Kevin to the Dartmouth community."

Campbell becomes just the fourth head coach in program history after spending each of the last three seasons at VCU, where she arrived as an assistant coach and later served as the Rams' interim head coach during the 2022 season. The 1995 University of Nebraska Omaha graduate helped lead the team to an 18-12 overall record with a 13-2 mark in the Atlantic 10 during an impressive 2021 campaign with two athletes earning first team all-conference honors. Campbell guided the Rams to a 14-17 (9-9) record as the interim head coach in 2022 as VCU ranked among the top 20 nationally in digs per set, leading the Atlantic 10.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"The hiring of Kevin as the new head coach at Dartmouth is a positive one as she will be able to build the momentum of the program. I know that Kevin is committed to the total student-athlete experience and has demonstrated her willingness to work hard and smart."

— Russ Rose, Former Penn State Volleyball Coach

"Kevin is a great hire and a perfect fit for Dartmouth volleyball. She is passionate and knowledgeable about the game, but more importantly incredibly invested in the well-being of her student-athletes. I have no doubt she will do great things with the Dartmouth volleyball program and will make sure her student-athletes will be prepared for life after college as well!"

— Salima Rockwell, Notre Dame Volleyball Coach

"Dartmouth has made an excellent hire in Kevin Maureen Campbell! She knows how to lead with compassion, create a healthy team culture and challenge student-athletes to perform their best in all areas of their development. Kevin's holistic, empathic, conscientious, and authentic approach will shine for students, staff and Big Green fans."

— Dr. Michelle Joshua, NC State Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Psychology

"Kevin is an outstanding coach and mentor for young people. There is no question she will build a championship culture that places the student-athlete at the heart of her program."

— Dr. Jaime Gordon, Appointed Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association

Campbell previously spent four seasons at NC State (2016-19) and helped lead the Wolfpack to a historic 2017 season, which featured a program-best 15 ACC wins and the team's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. NC State garnered 11 All-ACC selections, including three first-team honorees, in Campbell's four seasons. She was promoted to associate head coach prior to the decorated 2017 campaign after serving as an assistant in 2016. Primarily coordinating the team's defense, the Wolfpack ranked in the top five among ACC teams in digs per set in each of Campbell's four seasons.

Before her successful stint at NC State, Campbell was the associate head coach for two seasons at San Diego State (2014-15) and spent the 2013 season as an assistant coach at Colorado. She was instrumental in helping guide the Buffaloes to a resurgent campaign with the team's first NCAA Tournament appearance — and victory — since 2006.

Campbell gained five years of head coaching experience at North Florida, where she led the Ospreys from five wins as a Division II program in 2007 to 16 victories at the Division I level in 2011, her final season at the helm. North Florida landed three All-ASUN selections under Campbell, including Paige Pridgeon, who was named the conference's Freshman of the Year in 2009 and later earned first-team accolades in 2011. North Florida completed its transition to Division I status in 2009 and Campbell led the program to its first ASUN Tournament appearance in 2010.

Campbell spent two seasons as an assistant coach at perennial power Penn State under legendary head coach Russ Rose, a five-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year honoree, beginning in 2005. The Nittany Lions won a pair of Big Ten championships during that stretch and Campbell coached four Olympians, including AVCA Player of the Year recipients Nicole Fawcett and Megan Hodge. Campbell's earlier stops included UNC Charlotte (2000-04), Ohio University (1999) and Winthrop (1998).

Campbell recorded more than 1,000 career kills in four seasons as a student-athlete at Omaha and earned a pair of All-North Central Conference accolades, plus an AVCA All-North Central Region nod as a senior in 1994.

"I am grateful to Mike Harrity and the Dartmouth staff for believing in my leadership and bringing me to the woods," Campbell said. "I have been waiting my entire career to find an athletic department where my specific values of coaching leadership and having academics at the forefront of athletic excellence align so perfectly with an administration and with a college, and I have found that here at Dartmouth."

"I am excited for the future of Dartmouth Athletics under Mike Harrity's leadership and am honored to have the opportunity to work with such amazing professional leaders and incredibly driven student-athletes. I am thrilled to be here. Go Big Green!"

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Campbell graduated from Omaha in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in history. She went on to earn a master's in educational leadership from North Florida in 2012 and is currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership through VCU.

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