(CLEVELAND) – Truett McConnell University Athletics is adding men’s volleyball to its sports roster. Beginning in the fall of 2020, it will become the college’s 17th athletic program.
Current TMU women’s volleyball head coach Mark Corbin will lead the Bears and all men’s volleyball events will take place inside the Bear Cave Gymnasium during their spring seasons.
“When looking for what direction we needed to grow our athletic program we determined that men’s volleyball was the perfect next step for us,” Athletic Director Jenni Shepard says. Shepard says Corbin’s hiring and new facilities at the college made the move possible.
“With the addition of the Benjamin F. Brady Arena inside the George Blaurock Student Wellness Center, both of our basketball teams made the transition last season to playing in a new venue and we were also able to bring our men’s wrestling program on campus and join women’s volleyball in calling the TMU Bear Cave home.”
TMU is a member of the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Currently, the conference doesn’t sponsor men’s volleyball but Shepard says the college has a workaround. “Our plan is to apply as an affiliate member of another conference so we can immediately compete for conference championships.”
Interested student-athletes should contact Coach Rosser Roberts, the men’s volleyball recruiting coordinator, at [email protected] or 770-714-3913.
