Rosie Wegrich Head Women's Volleyball Coach - 13th year UCLA '75

Email: rwegrich@csupomona.edu
Phone: (909) 869-2822

Already the most successful volleyball coach in Cal Poly Pomona history, Rosie Wegrich enters her 13th season with the Broncos hoping to lead the program back into the postseason.

Wegrich came to Cal Poly Pomona after a successful and lengthy career in NCAA Division I and she has continued that success with the Broncos. After a rare down year in 2001, Wegrich has orchestrated a dramatic turnaround that has seen the Broncos win 39 matches in the past two seasons. The 39 wins – the Broncos were 20-11 in 2002 and 19-11 in 2003 – are the most over a two-year stretch since 1993-94.

The Broncos finished 2003 on an upswing, winning their final four matches for a second straight year, and narrowly missed reaching the NCAA Division II playoffs. Six teams from the Pacific Region advanced and the Broncos were rated seventh in the final poll. Cal Poly Pomona swept Cal State L.A. for the first time since 1996 and knocked off Cal State San Bernardino in a thrilling five-game match in Darlene May Gym while the Coyotes were ranked No. 1 in the nation.

The all-time winningest coach in Bronco volleyball history recorded a milestone victory when the Broncos defeated Cal State L.A. in an exciting five-game match on Nov. 15, 2002 in Kellogg Gym for Wegrich’s 200th win as Cal Poly Pomona’s head coach. The Broncos’ 20 wins in 2002 were the most for the program since 1997 and represented a huge turnaround from an injury-plagued 10-20 campaign in 2001.

Wegrich added a big milestone to her coaching legacy at the end of the 2000 season with her 500th career victory. The Broncos provided Wegrich with that memorable win by beating Grand Canyon University in four games on Nov. 11, 2000. In 29 years as a college head coach, Wegrich is 549-407-10 and eighth all-time in wins among Division II coaches.

Tradition, success and pride are evident when it comes to Wegrich and Cal Poly Pomona volleyball. In her first 12 years as the Bronco Head Coach, Wegrich has compiled a 220-148 record and averaged 18 wins per season. She has guided five teams to the NCAA tournament (1992-94, 1996-97) and has enabled Cal Poly Pomona to be considered one of the top programs in the nation. During her reign, the Broncos have been honored with five All-America awards, 10 all-region awards and 31 all-conference awards.

Wegrich came to Pomona after a 17-year tenure at the NCAA Division I ranks. A winner from the beginning, Wegrich led the University of Minnesota to a 71-30-1 record in two years (1975-76) before heading to the University of Arizona for the next 15 years (1977-91). Under Wegrich's tutelage, the Arizona volleyball team made 12 trips to post-season play, including a string of nine consecutive berths to the NCAA Tournament. After taking nationally-ranked (16th) Arizona to the post-season tournament for the 11th time in 1989, she was named the Northwest Region Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. While at Arizona, she amassed a record of 258-229-9.

Wegrich has coached two former United States National and Olympic team members, Melissa McLinden and Caren Kemner, two Canadian National team members as well as seven All-Americans.

As a player, Wegrich competed collegiately for San Diego State where she captained the Aztecs. She also represented the USA in competition against Mexico and Canada and then embarked on a distinguished six-year career in the International Volleyball Association. A three-time recipient of the IVA's Most Valuable Female Player Award (1977, 1978, 1979), Wegrich was also a member of the league's All-Pro team for four years (1976-79).

She earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1975 and completed her master's degree at the University of Arizona in 1992.

One of the nation's most respected coaches, Wegrich is very active on the camp and clinic circuit. Over the past several years, she has made presentations at the National Coaches’ Clinic and the Colorado Springs Volleyball Camp. She also coached the South Team in the 1983 Volleyball Festival to a silver medal. Most recently, Wegrich was a featured coach in the Sports Imports publication. Wegrich has also attended the Daiei Japanese Club team practices and utilizes this style in her coaching technique.

Rosie Wegrich - Year by Year Record
Year Overall Record CCAA Record
2003 19-11 14-8
2002 20-11 14-8
2001 10-20 8-14
2000 18-10 13-9
1999 18-11 13-9
1998 13-17 9-13
1997 24-8 9-3
1996 14-12 6-5
1995 16-14 5-7
1994 19-11 8-4
1993 20-15 5-5
1992 29-8 8-4
12-year total 220-148 112-89

The Wegrich File
Years School Record
1975-76 Minnesota 71-30-1
1977-91 Arizona 258-229-9
1992-03 Cal Poly Pomona 220-148
Totals - 29 years 549-407-10

For more information on Cal Poly Pomona women's volleyball, please direct e-mail to rwegrich@csupomona.edu