Dec. 5, 2007

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Dayton volleyball head coach Tim Horsmon was named the 2007 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Northeast Region Coach of the Year. The eight Regional honorees will represent their region on the 2007 AVCA National Coach of the Year ballot.

Horsmon led the University of Dayton to its best season in the history of the program in 2007. In just his fifth year at the helm of the Flyers, he guided Dayton to a 33-2 overall record and its fourth Atlantic 10 Conference title in five years with a 12-1 leage record. Dayton, which was nationally ranked for the first time in school history and reached a high of No. 12 on the CSTV/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll on October 8, went on to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the fourth time under his tenure the team reached the national tournament. Sporting a 128-43 record since arriving at Dayton, Horsmon has earned his first AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year award.

The awards will be officially presented at the 2007 Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 13, at the 2007 AVCA Annual Convention.