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John Tuttle Named Volleyball Head Coach
John Tuttle has been named head coach of the St. John Fisher
College volleyball team. Tuttle steps in to take over a program
that has excelled both on and off the court, hitting the 20-win
plateau and advancing to the postseason each of the last two years,
while also earning four straight AVCA Team Academic Awards for
maintaining above a 3.50 GPA in the classroom.
A highly experienced coach, Tuttle spent 10 years at The College
at Brockport, where he collected a 218-147 overall mark. Under his
tutelage, 30 players from the Golden Eagles’ squad earned
All-SUNYAC honors, including two first-year Players of the Year,
and three SUNYAC West Players of the Year, along with
Brockport’s first All-American selection since 1994.
At the helm, Tuttle led the Golden Eagles to their first NCAA
appearance since 1994 with a trip to the national tournament as an
at-large bid in 2006. The squad finished with 27 wins - the most
since Tuttle’s first year when the team won 29 matches
– and advanced to the Great Lakes Regional of the NCAA
Division III Tournament in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Under Tuttle, the Golden Eagles won at least a share of the SUNYAC
Western Division in nine of the last 10 years and completed an
unblemished 8-0 conference record in 2006 for the second time in
Tuttle’s tenure.
Before starting at Brockport, Tuttle compiled an outstanding
133-43 record in nine years as the head volleyball coach at
Rush-Henrietta High School. He led his team to six Monroe County
League titles, five Monroe County Championships, and ended the
season at the top of the state rankings on four occasions. Prior to
making the move to the high school level, Tuttle served as an
assistant at RIT from 1988-90 and 1992-94. He helped the Tigers to
the NCAA final four and a number-three national ranking in 1993. He
also coached the 18-and-under elite team with the Primo Volleyball
Club in 1993-94.
A 2003 physical education graduate of The College at Brockport,
Tuttle currently teaches physical education at Crane Elementary
School in the Rush-Henrietta School District. He resides in
Rochester with his wife, Sandi.
