Jim McLaughlin (coach)
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Jim McLaughlin is an American
volleyball
coach. Currently, he is the head coach for the University of Washington
women's volleyball team. In 2005, he led the Washington to their first NCAA title in after defeating the Nebraska
in San Antonio, Texas
, and took the #1 ranking from them, which was previously held every week in that year. He also led the Huskies to the final four in 2004 and 2006.
McLaughlin is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara and was a setter on the volleyball team and earned honorable mention all-American honors in his senior year. He is married to the former Margaret Jarc, a four-year soccer monogram winner at the University of Notre Dame
. The couple has three daughters, Megan (9) and Molly (7), and Merit (born in October 2006).
men's volleyball team, where, in his first year, won the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship
by defeated Long Beach State. With the win, McLaughlin joined Pepperdine's Rod Wilde as the only first year coach to win an NCAA men's volleyball title.
In 1991, the Trojans won 34 of 36 matches and lost just 21 games. The team also rattled off a school-record 30-match win streak, which included a perfect 16-0 record in conference play, before Long Beach State avenged its 1990 NCAA loss, with by defeating USC in the championship match.
In 1999, McLaughlin's Kansas State squad proved posted their fifth consecutive season with 19 or more victories, including five wins over ranked opponents. Kansas State also tallied a school-record 14 conference victories, earning McLaughlin the 1999 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year award.
In 2000, the Wildcats made the first Sweet 16 NCAA appearance in school history, before losing to top seeded Wisconsin. That year, McLaughlin's team produced the longest home winning streak (15), the most kills in season (2,024), and the second-most wins in the modern era (22). Kansas State placed two players (Kelle Branting and Liz Wegner) on the All-Big 12 and Central Region teams, and Wegner also became the first K-State player named to the Mideast Regional All- Tournament team.
In 2004, he made history by coaching the team to their first Pac 10 title in school history. McLaughlin also earned his first AVCA National Coach of the Year. UW pulled nearly 42,000 fans through its doors in 13 home dates for the nation's fifth-highest attendance average and set a then-school record on Oct. 23, 2004 when 5,712 fans came out to see the Huskies defeat Stanford. It marked the fourth-highest attendance figure in Pac-10 history.
Then, in 2005, just his fourth year at UW, he led the team to the schools first ever NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
and a 32-1 record overall. He was also named Pac-10 coach of the year. He made history as being the first coach in NCAA history to win a national championship in both men and women's volleyball, as he led the 1990 USC
men's volleyball team to a national championship.
In 2006, he led the team to their third straight national semifinal, falling to eventual national runner up Stanford.
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coach. Currently, he is the head coach for the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
women's volleyball team. In 2005, he led the Washington to their first NCAA title in after defeating the Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball
Nebraska is home to one of the nation's most storied collegiate women's volleyball programs. The Nebraska women's volleyball team has won three NCAA Women's Volleyball National Championships, in 1995, 2000, and 2006 and has had three NCAA National Runner-Up finishes in 1986, 1989, and 2005 as well...
in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
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, and took the #1 ranking from them, which was previously held every week in that year. He also led the Huskies to the final four in 2004 and 2006.
McLaughlin is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara and was a setter on the volleyball team and earned honorable mention all-American honors in his senior year. He is married to the former Margaret Jarc, a four-year soccer monogram winner at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
. The couple has three daughters, Megan (9) and Molly (7), and Merit (born in October 2006).
1990-1996: Southern California
McLaughlin was the head coach for the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
men's volleyball team, where, in his first year, won the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship
NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship
The NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship is the tournament that determines the national championship of American college volleyball.The "Final Four" is a term used exclusively by NCAA Basketball but is commonly used to describe the Men's Volleyball Championship...
by defeated Long Beach State. With the win, McLaughlin joined Pepperdine's Rod Wilde as the only first year coach to win an NCAA men's volleyball title.
In 1991, the Trojans won 34 of 36 matches and lost just 21 games. The team also rattled off a school-record 30-match win streak, which included a perfect 16-0 record in conference play, before Long Beach State avenged its 1990 NCAA loss, with by defeating USC in the championship match.
1997-2000: Kansas State
McLaughlin served as the women's head coach at Kansas State, compiling an 82-43 record and advancing to the NCAA tournament four straight years.In 1999, McLaughlin's Kansas State squad proved posted their fifth consecutive season with 19 or more victories, including five wins over ranked opponents. Kansas State also tallied a school-record 14 conference victories, earning McLaughlin the 1999 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year award.
In 2000, the Wildcats made the first Sweet 16 NCAA appearance in school history, before losing to top seeded Wisconsin. That year, McLaughlin's team produced the longest home winning streak (15), the most kills in season (2,024), and the second-most wins in the modern era (22). Kansas State placed two players (Kelle Branting and Liz Wegner) on the All-Big 12 and Central Region teams, and Wegner also became the first K-State player named to the Mideast Regional All- Tournament team.
2001-present: Washington
When McLaughlin took over for the Washington program in 2001, the team was last in the Pac-10 conference. In his first year at UW, he led the Huskies to an 11-16 record and a 4-14 mark in the Pac-10. The team's 11 wins in 2001 were the most for the program since 1997, while six players received Pac-10 All-Academic honors. In 2003, he was named the Pac-10 coach of the year.In 2004, he made history by coaching the team to their first Pac 10 title in school history. McLaughlin also earned his first AVCA National Coach of the Year. UW pulled nearly 42,000 fans through its doors in 13 home dates for the nation's fifth-highest attendance average and set a then-school record on Oct. 23, 2004 when 5,712 fans came out to see the Huskies defeat Stanford. It marked the fourth-highest attendance figure in Pac-10 history.
Then, in 2005, just his fourth year at UW, he led the team to the schools first ever NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
The NCAA has contested team championships in women's volleyball since 1981. The following is a list of the champions of each division with their record for the year in which they won the championship, and the runner up, city, site and other final four participants for division I...
and a 32-1 record overall. He was also named Pac-10 coach of the year. He made history as being the first coach in NCAA history to win a national championship in both men and women's volleyball, as he led the 1990 USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
men's volleyball team to a national championship.
In 2006, he led the team to their third straight national semifinal, falling to eventual national runner up Stanford.
Awards and honors
- 2005 – Pac-10 Coach of the Year
- 2004 – AVCA National Coach of the Year, AVCA Pacific Region Coach of the Year, Pac-10 Coach of the Year
- 1999 – Big 12 Coach of the Year