Goshen College Women's Volleyball

Wyatt Bollinger became head coach of the men's volleyball program at Goshen College in April 2025. "I'm thrilled to announce Wyatt Bollinger as our new head coach for the men's volleyball program," said interim athletic director Chad Coleman. "As a former player and assistant coach at Goshen College, Wyatt brings a deep understanding of what it means to be a Maple Leaf. Over the past two years, he's grown tremendously under the mentorship of coach Jeff Phillips. I'm grateful to Jeff for his continued leadership with our women's program and am excited to see Wyatt step into this opportunity." "The chance to continue growing alongside this program is a dream come true," Bollinger shared. "I learn just as much as our student-athletes in this role, and I'm thrilled to continue helping men's volleyball, athletics, and the Goshen College community grow and thrive." Bollinger hails from Harrisonburg, Virginia, and played at Eastern Mennonite University from 2018-2022 before transferring to Goshen as a setter. While with the Maple Leafs, Bollinger surpassed 1,000 career collegiate assists and finished with 733 assists in his one season at Goshen. He holds the program record for assists per set at 9.28 and is in the top ten in the record book for assists, serve efficiency and aces per set. "I feel very confident that this decision sets up both programs for long-term success," said former head coach Jeff Phillips. "Goshen volleyball is in a good place moving forward." "I hope to bring consistency in a somewhat chaotic process," said Bollinger. "Getting the chance to grow as a player, as an assistant coach, and now as a head coach feels like a natural progression that I hope will give this team some steadiness and calm in knowing what to expect. Apart from the plethora of talent on this current squad, growth mentality and the openness to build bridges in the program will be our biggest ally."

Jeff Phillips was announced as the women's volleyball head coach at Goshen College in February 2023. He also was the head coach of the men's volleyball program in 2024 and 2025. In his tenure at Wawasee High School from 2011 to 2015 and then from 2019 to 2022, Phillips led the women's team to a 146-119 record and was responsible for implementing expectations and goals from the middle school level through the varsity level. He was an assistant coach at Warsaw High School from 2008 to 2010 and Tippecanoe Valley High School from 2007 to 2008. Additionally, Phillips was a head coach in the Empowered Volleyball Academy, a program coach for the Outland Volleyball Club, and a summer camp coach for three years for Notre Dame volleyball. Phillips graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in 2003 and completed his master's of education at Indiana Wesleyan University in 2008. He was a social studies teacher at Wawasee and served other roles, including department chair, adjunct professor for Purdue University Fort Wayne, graduation assurance team member and crisis intervention team member. Phillips and his spouse Jennifer have three children, Wyatt, Lincoln and Radley.