Springfield College Men's Volleyball

11 TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018) AT SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE 28th season as Head Coach of Springfield College Men’s Volleyball (1999-present) 543-206 (.725) overall record - 15 Seasons of 20 or more wins 330-32 (.912) Record vs. Division III Opponents (2012-Present) Won 47 straight matches vs. Division III Opponents from 2017-19 Five Time NCAA Division III National Champions (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018) Six Time Molten Division III National Champions (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010) Four Time NCAA Division III National Runner Up (2015, 2016, 2022, 2025) One Time Molten Division III National Runner Up (2011) Coached Seven AVCA Division III National Players of the Year 41 Student-Athletes Have Combined for Division III Leading 74 AVCA All-America Honors Professor in physical education department and teaches sports psychology at Springfield College Co-Authored the books “Winning the Game of Belief: Cultivating the Culture Grit that Defines America’s Greatest Coaches” in 2019 and “Coaching Youth Sports: Guidelines to Ensure Development of Young Athletes” in 2021. ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE Current Head Coach for United State Men’s National Under-19 Team (2021-Present) 2024 - Head Coach of USA U19 Team - Gold medal, undefeated in the tournament, NORCECA in Puerto Rico, Qualified for World Championship 2023 - 4th Place finish at World Championship in San Juan, Argentina. Highest finish ever for a U19 team from USA Volleyball. Defeated #1 seed Bulgaria in Quater Finals.  2022 - Norceca Regional Qualifier. Guatemala. Undefeated Gold medal finish to qualify for World Championship.  2021 – First Division III coach to be named head coach of United States Men’s National Under-19 Team. Coach Sullivan runs the National Team Development Program (NTDP) training camps in fall, winter & spring. 2016 – Sullivan and USA Men’s Volleyball defeated Russia to win Bronze at 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Sullivan served as a scout coach throughout the Olympics, World Championships and World Cup that year 2014 – Sullivan guided the U.S. Men's Pan American Team to the silver medal of the IX Men's Pan American Cup, the NORCECA region qualifier for the annual World League competition.  2013 – Led 12 Springfield College student-athletes at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia as they represented the United States of America. 2008 – Sullivan was also named the head coach for the 2008 USA Select A1 Camp and Competition, which consists of 40 of the top 15 and 16 year olds in the country. 2007 – Rejoined the U.S. National Team as an assistant coach as the squad traveled to Japan for the 2007 FIVB World Cup. 2005 – Sullivan coached with Feffe DeGiorgi and the Marcerata Volleyball Club, a top professional league in Italy. 2001 – Sullivan was selected by USA Athletes International to coach a United States team that traveled to Darwin, Australia, to compete in the Arafura Games. After falling in the Gold Medal round, the team won the Bronze Medal match against the South Australian Adelaide team. AWARDS & ACCOLADES 2015 USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award recipient Ranks 10th all-time across all NCAA Divisions for wins as head men’s volleyball coach Ranks 3rd all-time in NCAA Division III for wins as a head men’s volleyball coach Five Time AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year (2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022) Six Time EIVA Division III Coach of the Year Two Time ECAC Division III Coach of the Year Four Time AVCA Division III Regional Coach of the Year SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL RECORDS BROKEN Holds Division III record for most consecutive sets won – 43 – 1/29/18-3/8/18 Holds Division III record for most consecutive matches won – 28 – 1/13/18-4/7/18 Holds Division III record for most consecutive home matches won – 44 – 4/5/16-2/22/20 Holds the top five places for best hitting percentage in a season highlighted by a .414 performance (1,322 K – 319 E – 2,424 TA) during the 2017 season Only NCAA Division III program to reach 1,000 wins AVCA NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Jarrett Anderson – 2022 Brennen Brandow – 2020 Sergio Figueroa Velez – 2018 Luis Vega - 2017 Jimmy O’Leary – 2014 Cal Palumbo – 2011 AJ Nally – 2010 AVCA NATIONAL NEWCOMERS OF THE YEAR Sam Levinson - 2024 Dylan Mulvaney - 2023 Jarrett Anderson – 2020 Brennen Brandon – 2019 Ricardo Padilla Ayala – 2015 Angel Perez – 2012 Cal Palumbo – 2008 AJ Nally – 2007 Nick Beer - 2004 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE HALL OF FAMERS Brandon Mueller ’05 – 2018 AJ Nally ’10 – 2022 OFF THE COURT Sullivan was named to the Volleyball Hall of Fame Board of Directors in 1999 and has participated in the NCAA “Youth Education Through Sports” (YES) Clinics held in conjunction with NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championships. He is the founder and director of the Springfield Boys' Volleyball School as well the director of Systematic Training, a unique volleyball experience that combines a coaching and players clinic. BEFORE SPRINGFIELD In 1998, Sullivan became the head coach at Marycrest International University in Davenport, Iowa, and was instrumental in the development of the first National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men’s Volleyball Championship that was held at Marycrest. During that year, Sullivan headed the NAIA National Championship committee and chaired the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Conference. EDUCATION Sullivan earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Springfield College in 1991 and his master’s degree in physical education from Springfield in 1997.   Sullivan's Career Coaching Record YEAR WINS LOSSES TIES 1998-1999 10 9 0 1999-2000 17 10 0 2000-2001 8 15 0 2001-2002 20 9 0 2002-2003 22 8 0 2003-2004 7 16 0 2004-2005 6 15 0 2005-2006 10 15 0 2006-2007 19 10 0 2007-2008 20 7 0 2008-2009 14 10 0 2009-2010 20 11 0 2010-2011 18 15 0 2011-2012 33 5 0 2012-2013 32 3 0 2013-2014 27 8 0 2014-2015 25 7 0 2015-2016 28 4 0 2016-2017 29 2 0 2017-2018 31  2  0  2018-2019 27 3 0 2019-2020 19 2 0  2020-2021 5 1 0 2021-2022 29 2 0 2022-2023 23 5 0 2023-2024 19 7 0 2024-2025 25 5 0 Totals 543 206 0 .725 Winning %

Karipidis will enter his second season with the Springfield College men's volleyball program as a graduate assistant during the 2016-17 academic year. A native of Thessaloniki, Greece, Karipidis earned a degree in May of 2014 from The American College of Greece (Athens) where he studied Psychology. Karipidis has had a tremendous amount of volleyball experience, as he has taught volleyball in Summer Sports Camps and gave presentations on the subject of Sports Psychology for the Greek men's national volleyball team in the Hellenic Volleyball Federation. At Springfield, Karipidis will be pursuing a Master's degree in Athletic Counseling, while also assisting with practice sessions, analyzing statistics and recruiting.