Topics

More

Penn State Men’s Volleyball Hires Ryan Perrotte As Assistant Coach

Penn State men’s volleyball has hired Ryan “Rock” Perrotte as an assistant coach, the team announced Thursday. Perrotte previously coached at Purdue Fort Wayne for 22 seasons, including the last nine as the team’s head coach.

Perrotte spent most of his volleyball career with Purdue Fort Wayne. He played for the team from 1996-99, coached as an assistant from 2002-15, and was head coach from 2016-24. The Mastodons made two NCAA Tournament appearances during his tenure as an assistant coach, and Perrotte won 113 matches during his time as a head coach.

“I would like to thank Coach Pavlik, Coach (Colin) McMillan, and Coach (Pat) Shawaryn for this opportunity to join them and contribute to the amazing program and history of Penn State men’s volleyball. I immensely look forward to this new chapter in my coaching career,” Perrotte said in a release.

Internationally, Perrotte was the head coach of Team USA in the 2019 World University Games in Napoli, Italy. He has also been the coach of USA Volleyball High Performance A3, A2, and A1 summer camps since 2012.

Your ad blocker is on.

Please choose an option below.

Sign up for our e-mail newsletter:
OR
Support quality journalism:
Purchase a Subscription!

About the Author

Joe Lister

Joe, shockingly, was Onward State's managing editor from 2024-25. It was an honor. He's off employed doing journalism things, hopefully. If you want to complain about anything he's ever written, you can find him on Twitter (iamjoelister), email ([email protected]), or Signal (iamjoelister.93).

Power Ranking Penn State Athletics Programs’ 2026-27 Outlook

After major disappointments and deep tournament runs in 2025-26, which teams seem suited for improvement in 2026-27?

Penn State-Temple Scheduled For Noon Kickoff On ESPN2

Penn State has played Temple 45 times since the first meeting in 1931.

Penn State-Buffalo Set For Noon Kickoff On Big Ten Network

The Bulls will also play Wisconsin out of the Big Ten in 2026.

113kFollowers
69kFollowers
4,570Subscribers
Sign up for our Newsletter