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Coach Gilchrist

Biography

Biography

Coaching Credentials/Experience:

  • 16 years experience as a girls' varsity head coach
  • 8 years experience as as a boys' varsity head coach
  • 6 years experience coaching boys' club volleyball, including coaching at 5 USA Volleyball National Championships

Head Girls Volleyball Coach, Magruder High School 1996-present:

  • Coaching record at Magruder: 215-60 (.812 winning %)
  • 12 straight winning seasons at Magruder
  • 2007 Mideast Coach of the Year (National Federation of High School Athletics)
  • 2007 Finalist for National Coach of the Year (NFHS)
  • 2004 State Coach of theYear (NFHS)
  • 2004 DC Coach of the Year (Montgomery Journal)
  • 2001, 2004 County Coach of the Year (Gazette Newspapers)
  • Coached Magruder to six division championships, one regional championship and a state final

Playing Experience:

  • Maryland Men's Volleyball team 1988-1992, team captain
  • player/coach of Maryland Alumni Volleyball/Mike, Men's AA USA Volleyball 1993-2005
  • five time Chesapeake Reginal Men's AA Champion
  • silver (2002) and bronze medal (1998), USA National Volleyball Championships
  • 1998 All-American selection at Men's National Volleyball Championships
  • won three regional championships and one modified state championship in high school
  • western NYS Most Valuable Player, 1987; All-Western NY, 1986
  • Pace Bootlegger JO Volleyball Club, 1986-88, team captain
  • silver medal in 1988 AAU 18 and under National Volleyball Championships

Coaching Credentials/Experience:

  • 12 years experience as coed varsity head coach
  • 5 years experience as girls' varsity head coach
  • 3 years experience as boys' varsity head coach

Head Coed Varsity Coach, Sherwood High Scool 1994 - 2005

  • 1998, 2001 & 2003 Coach of the year (Montgomery Journal)
  • Coached Sherwood to 3 division championships
  • Coached Sherwood to 5 County Championships (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, & 2003)
  • Nine winning seasons- six straight.

Head Girls Volleyball Coach, Sherwood High School 1992-1993, 2002 - 2004

  • Coached Sherwood to three winning seasons.
  • Assistant Coach to 1994 state finalist squad

Playing Experience:

  • Member of University of Maryland Women's Volleyball Team 1975-1979, team captain.
    • 3 time AIAW Conference Champions
    • M Club - Letter Winner
    • Scholarship player
  • Player of Maryland Alumni Volleyball/UM December 22, 2008 High School, California 1970-1974
  • 2 year team captain