Saint Francis University Men's Volleyball

Rumbaugh is the second coach in the history of the Red Flash mens volleyball program and enters his 18th season as head coach in 2016.   A mainstay at Saint Francis, he is the longest-tenured active coach in the Saint Francis athletics department. Rumbaugh is also among its most accomplished; on Feb. 6, 2016, the Red Flashs 3-2 victory over Pheiffer gave Rumbaugh his 200th victory at Saint Francis, making him the most successful coach in program history.   Rumbaugh also holds the second most wins in Saint Francis University athletics history (214), trailing only Dr. William "Skip" Hughes of the men's basketball program who coached from 1945-1966 and compiled 293 total wins.   In 2016, Rumbaugh and his Red Flash knocked off five nationally-ranked opponents, including two matches against Penn State. Entering the 2016 season, the Flash were 0-37 all-time against Penn State. The Red Flash upended the No. 1 overall seed Nittany Lions in the EIVA Semifinals to advance to the championship match against George Mason.   Rumbaugh coached Stephen Braswell to Sports Import/National Player of the Week recognition after defeating then-No. 6 Penn State for the program's first-ever win against the Nittany Lions. Against PSU, Braswell nailed 20 kills on a .300 hitting percentage with 10 digs and one block. Senior Mike Marshman and Braswell were named to the All-EIVA First Team, while Jeff Hogan and Daniel Ford were named to the All-EIVA Second Team. Marshman was also named AVAC All-American Honorable Mention.   Hogan, Braswell, Xavier Krause and Shaughn McDonald each were named to the EIVA All-Academic Team after participating in at least 60% of their team's sets and maintaining a minimum 3.50 GPA. Rumbaugh's squad notched 11 wins during the 2014 season, which included five matches against ranked opponents, and the nations No. 1 team, Loyola-Chicago. The Red Flash also posted six wins in conference play. Under Rumbaugh's direction, SFU saw senior Mark Kochan earn All-EIVA First Team honors, while sophomore Mike Marshman received All-EIVA Second Team laurels. Adam Barba was all recognized by the EIVA by being named an All-Academic selection. In 2011, Rumbaugh took his team to the EIVA tournament for the ninth time in his career. The Red Flash fought hard and kept the sets close, but lost to Rutgers-Newark in the quarterfinals of the EIVA tournament. Under Rumbaughs guidance, then junior John Wappler earned All-EIVA second team honors for the second time in his playing career, as well as EIVA All-Academic team honors. Rumbaugh has had the distinction of coaching some of the most decorated athletes in the history of Saint Francis athletics. Only six athletes in school history have ever earned the honor of being named an All-American; Rumbaugh has coached two of those athletes, Marc Honore 07 and Jordan Varee 10. Under Rumbaugh, Honore also earned Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Year in 2007. On the conference level, Rumbaugh has coached a grand total of 21 first and second team All-EIVA players in his career, including the schools only four-time honoree in Varee and three-time honorees Honore, Shane Conley 09, and Nick Rivett 10. In addition, Rumbaugh has coached eight Academic All-EIVA players, including two-time honorees Alex Fortney 10, Patrick McManamon 10 and Travis Fox 07. In 2006 and 2007, Fox was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District squads. Rumbaugh has been the only coach the Red Flash have ever known in the rally-scoring era, but some of the milestones posted under his watch put even the records of the serve-and-volley era to shame. On April 7, 2010, Varee recorded his 1,802nd career kill, passing Jack Zebo for most kills in the history of the mens volleyball program despite the fact Zebo played his entire career in the serve-and-volley era. Record-keeping around the EIVA is inconsistent, but it is believed that Varee is the career kills leader for the EIVA. Under Rumbaugh, Shane Conley became the programs all-time leader in assists with 4,477, more than anyone in either the rally scoring or the serve-and-volley eras. Rumbaugh was named the 2006 EIVA Coach of the Year when the Red Flash finished with a 17-10 mark. That year, the Red Flash hosted their first-ever EIVA Tournament match, a straight-sets sweep of perennial power Juniata for the first Red Flash playoff victory in 13 years. The momentum carried over to their next match when the Flash stunned #12 George Mason in the semifinals. Rumbaugh arrived in Loretto in 1998 after serving a six-year term as an assistant coach with the men and womens volleyball teams at Mercyhurst College. Over the past six years, Rumbaugh has worked as a certified official by the United States of America Volleyball Association. He has served as an instructor at USA High Performance and Regional High Performance Camps, and coached the USA Continental Youth Team against domestic and international opponents at the USA Select Competition. A native of Cabot, Pa., and a 1985 graduate of Knoch High School, Rumbaugh holds an associate degree in humanities from Butler County Community College. Rumbaugh and his wife Cindy have two children, a son Tyler and a daughter Ashlee. They reside in nearby Cresson. Mike Rumbaugh File   Mike Rumbaugh is the second coach in the history of the Red Flash mens volleyball program and enters his 18th season as head coach in 2016.   A mainstay at Saint Francis, he is the longest-tenured active coach in the Saint Francis athletics department. Rumbaugh is also among its most accomplished; on Feb. 6, 2016, the Red Flashs 3-2 victory over Pheiffer gave Rumbaugh his 200th victory at Saint Francis, making him the most successful coach in program history.   Rumbaugh also holds the second most wins in Saint Francis University athletics history (214), trailing only Dr. William "Skip" Hughes of the men's basketball program who coached from 1945-1966 and compiled 293 total wins.   In 2016, Rumbaugh and his Red Flash knocked off five nationally-ranked opponents, including two matches against Penn State. Entering the 2016 season, the Flash were 0-37 all-time against Penn State. The Red Flash upended the No. 1 overall seed Nittany Lions in the EIVA Semifinals to advance to the championship match against George Mason.   Rumbaugh coached Stephen Braswell to Sports Import/National Player of the Week recognition after defeating then-No. 6 Penn State for the program's first-ever win against the Nittany Lions. Against PSU, Braswell nailed 20 kills on a .300 hitting percentage with 10 digs and one block. Senior Mike Marshman and Braswell were named to the All-EIVA First Team, while Jeff Hogan and Daniel Ford were named to the All-EIVA Second Team. Marshman was also named AVAC All-American Honorable Mention.   Hogan, Braswell, Xavier Krause and Shaughn McDonald each were named to the EIVA All-Academic Team after participating in at least 60% of their team's sets and maintaining a minimum 3.50 GPA. Rumbaugh's squad notched 11 wins during the 2014 season, which included five matches against ranked opponents, and the nations No. 1 team, Loyola-Chicago. The Red Flash also posted six wins in conference play. Under Rumbaugh's direction, SFU saw senior Mark Kochan earn All-EIVA First Team honors, while sophomore Mike Marshman received All-EIVA Second Team laurels. Adam Barba was all recognized by the EIVA by being named an All-Academic selection. In 2011, Rumbaugh took his team to the EIVA tournament for the ninth time in his career. The Red Flash fought hard and kept the sets close, but lost to Rutgers-Newark in the quarterfinals of the EIVA tournament. Under Rumbaughs guidance, then junior John Wappler earned All-EIVA second team honors for the second time in his playing career, as well as EIVA All-Academic team honors. Rumbaugh has had the distinction of coaching some of the most decorated athletes in the history of Saint Francis athletics. Only six athletes in school history have ever earned the honor of being named an All-American; Rumbaugh has coached two of those athletes, Marc Honore 07 and Jordan Varee 10. Under Rumbaugh, Honore also earned Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Year in 2007. On the conference level, Rumbaugh has coached a grand total of 21 first and second team All-EIVA players in his career, including the schools only four-time honoree in Varee and three-time honorees Honore, Shane Conley 09, and Nick Rivett 10. In addition, Rumbaugh has coached eight Academic All-EIVA players, including two-time honorees Alex Fortney 10, Patrick McManamon 10 and Travis Fox 07. In 2006 and 2007, Fox was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District squads. Rumbaugh has been the only coach the Red Flash have ever known in the rally-scoring era, but some of the milestones posted under his watch put even the records of the serve-and-volley era to shame. On April 7, 2010, Varee recorded his 1,802nd career kill, passing Jack Zebo for most kills in the history of the mens volleyball program despite the fact Zebo played his entire career in the serve-and-volley era. Record-keeping around the EIVA is inconsistent, but it is believed that Varee is the career kills leader for the EIVA. Under Rumbaugh, Shane Conley became the programs all-time leader in assists with 4,477, more than anyone in either the rally scoring or the serve-and-volley eras. Rumbaugh was named the 2006 EIVA Coach of the Year when the Red Flash finished with a 17-10 mark. That year, the Red Flash hosted their first-ever EIVA Tournament match, a straight-sets sweep of perennial power Juniata for the first Red Flash playoff victory in 13 years. The momentum carried over to their next match when the Flash stunned #12 George Mason in the semifinals. Rumbaugh arrived in Loretto in 1998 after serving a six-year term as an assistant coach with the men and womens volleyball teams at Mercyhurst College. Over the past six years, Rumbaugh has worked as a certified official by the United States of America Volleyball Association. He has served as an instructor at USA High Performance and Regional High Performance Camps, and coached the USA Continental Youth Team against domestic and international opponents at the USA Select Competition. A native of Cabot, Pa., and a 1985 graduate of Knoch High School, Rumbaugh holds an associate degree in humanities from Butler County Community College. Rumbaugh and his wife Cindy have two children, a son Tyler and a daughter Ashlee. They reside in nearby Cresson. Mike Rumbaugh File  

Gleason helped lead the Flash to a 19-10 overall record and a 9-5 record in the EIVA. Over the course of the season, the Flash defeated five ranked opponents, including two victories against Penn State. SFU made an appearance in the EIVA Championship match for the first time since 2007. Most recently, Gleason served as a graduate assistant coach with the men's program from 2013-2014, where he assisted the program's day-to-day operations. Gleason's first coaching position with the Red Flash began in 2001, when he was in charge of the women's volleyball program. He served as the head coach for seven seasons, where he led the team to 80 wins, including a .569 win percentage in conference play. 2006 marked Saint Francis' best conference finish under Gleason, in which the team finished second overall after a 7-1 conference record. Prior to Saint Francis, Gleason served in multiple capacities at his alma mater, Southampton College, now LIU-Southampton. After graduating with his Bachelor of Science in chemistry, he served as the head men's volleyball coach from 1989 through 2000. In his role he was responsible for all facets of managing the team. Gleason resides in Duncansville, Pennsylvania.Scott Gleason