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Letourneau Resigns as Frostburg State Head Volleyball Coach
FROSTBURG, Md. - Peter Letourneau, the
winningest coach in the history of the Frostburg State volleyball
program, has announced that he will be leaving FSU to become the
new women's volleyball head coach at California University of
Pennsylvania. Letourneau will start at Cal (Pa.) in the coming
weeks while his wife and assistant coach Barbara Letourneau will
remain at FSU to coach the team during spring practice.
Letourneau transformed FSU into a regional power and guided the
program to new heights during his six years at the helm. He led the
Bobcats to four-straight conference tournament titles as a member
of the both the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and
Capital Athletic Conference. FSU appeared in four-consecutive NCAA
Tournaments from 2007-10. This past fall, the Bobcats hosted an
NCAA Regional and advanced to the regional championship for the
first time in school history.
Letourneau won 144 matches during his tenure with a impressive 93
victories over the past three seasons. The Bobcats won 30 or more
games in each of the last two years and were a perfect 18-0 in
conference action during that time.
"I'm very excited for the opportunity to be the head coach at
California University of Pennsylvania," stated Letourneau. "I'm
very optimistic that I can continue the success at California that
I have had at FSU."
Letourneau, the 2009 AVCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year,
has helped his student-athletes to numerous individual awards over
the last six years. Bobcat players have earned 15 all-conference
awards between the AMCC and CAC. Former FSU standouts Brooke
Winterling and Sarah Stephens and current junior Kylie Carrington
were named AVCA All-Americans, the only three in school history.
Letourneau's focus was also on academics as both Winterling and
Stephens earned Academic All-American honors during their FSU
careers.
"I'm very grateful for the opportunity that Frostburg State
University gave to me as its volleyball coach for the last six
years. This is a bittersweet time as I will miss the outstanding
student-athletes that I had the opportunity to coach during my time
at Frostburg. I will definately keep an eye on the Bobcats and
follow the team in the future."
California (Pa.) is an NCAA Division II institution and a member
of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The Vulcans,
like the Bobcats, have seen recent success in volleyball at the
national level. Cal has won 30 or more games and advanced to the
NCAA Tournament in five of the past six seasons. California won the
NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals
from 2007-09 and won a school record 40 matches in 2008.
Letourneau, a 2003 graduate of Towson, and his wife Barbara have a
four year old son Nathaniel.
