At the end of last women’s volleyball season, Cara Currier, former coach of the program for the past 24 seasons, announced that she would be retiring from the position. While searching for a new women’s coach, the University of St. Francis (USF) also introduced a men’s volleyball program to the school, further raising the qualifications of the position to managing two programs. Tom Welsh got his start in volleyball as a former junior college (JUCO) player. He started in the

Anyone who has followed University of St. Francis (USF) sport programs over the past year will have noticed that there are many new leaders at the helm of programs. In total, eight programs have new head coaches for their 2026-27 seasons out of the 19 teams that the school boasts. This is a 42% turnover rate, a mark over four times the national average of 10.2% as reported in a study done by coachad.com over the last two school years. Of the six coaches that are gone, three

Despite it all, the University of St. Francis (USF) keeps on digging, gaining a new ace up its sleeve! We have all witnessed the women’s volleyball team break records year after year, and now, USF has proudly announced its 21st intercollegiate athletic program: a men's volleyball team. This new addition to our athletic program will compete at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level and in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). With