Kim Kelly

Head Volleyball Coach

Kim Kelly begins her 16th year of coaching in 2011 and enters her seventh year at Carnegie Mellon. In 2007, Kelly earned her 300th career victory while the 2008 squad appeared in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship, defeating Lebanon Valley in the first round.

In six years, she has led the Tartans to two ECAC South Volleyball Championships and two third-place finishes in the highly touted University Athletic Association. Overall, the Tartans are 117-101 under Kelly and continue to play some of the toughest competition in Division III as the UAA has claimed the last three national championships.

Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Kelly was the head women’s volleyball coach at Gettysburg College from 1996 through 2004. During her tenure, the Bullets posted a 250-82 record, captured eight Centennial Conference titles and appeared in eight NCAA Division III Championship Tournaments. She was an assistant coach at Gettysburg for four seasons before becoming head coach.

A member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and chairman of the Mid-Atlantic All-Regional team selection committee for two years, Kelly also served as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Region Selection Committee for the NCAA Division III Tournament.

A 1992 graduate of Gettysburg, Kelly was regarded as one of the top setters ever to play for the Bullets. During her four seasons (1988-91), she was credited with 2,079 assists, the third-highest total in school history. Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Gettysburg and a master’s of business administration from Mount St. Mary’s in 2003.

Kelly and her husband Doug reside in Irwin, Pa., with their two children Samantha (11) and Zachary (nine).

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