Middlebury College Women's Volleyball

Sarah Raunecker joined the volleyball staff in 1994 as an assistant coach before taking over as the head coach a year later in 1995. She is also the Director of Physical Education.    AT MIDDLEBURY Coaching Record Winningest coach in program history (518) 6x NESCAC Championships (1997, 1998, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2024) 7x NCAA Tournament appearances  3x All-American (2021, 2 in 2024) 3x NESCAC Player of the Year (2000, 2010, 2024)   5x NESCAC Rookie of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2021) 3x NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year (2002, 2012, 2024) 2024 CSC Academic All-America (first in program history) AWARDS & HONORS 3x NESCAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2010) AVCA Regional Coach of the Year (2021) COACHING RESUME Head volleyball coach - Middlebury College (1995-present) Assistant volleyball coach - Middlebury College (1994-1995) Assistant women’s basketball coach - Middlebury College (1993-2003) EDUCATION Bachelor’s Degree - Environmental Biology - Middlebury College (1992) ATHLETIC CAREER Played on the women's varsity basketball team at Middlebury Served as the team's captain in the 1991-92 season  Led the program to the 1992 ECAC Championship and was named the tournament's most valuable player  Ranks third (.870) and fifth (.849) in the women’s basketball records for free-throw percentage in a season Sits sixth in the career ranks for free-throw percentage (.783) The full history of the Middlebury volleyball program can be found here. 

Dunlop helped guide the team to seven-consecutive winning seasons, including two NESCAC Championships (2010 and 2012) and three NCAA Tournament appearances. A former tennis player, Dunlop won the Vermont State Championship with the South Burlington High School Tennis Team before switching to volleyball at SUNY-Purchase. After graduation, he played indoor sixes and outdoor doubles in club volleyball competitions around the Northeast. He began his coaching career as the assistant volleyball coach at Saint Michael's College in 1996.