John Gump finished his 13th year as head women’s volleyball coach at Kutztown University in fall 2009.

Gump is the winningest coach in Kutztown University volleyball history, amassing an overall record of 261-149 in his 13 seasons. His Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division record stands at 90-51. He now has a 472-262 record in 22 seasons as a head coach, ranking 13th amongst active Division II coaches in career victories.

Over the past eight years, the program has won four PSAC East titles, while compiling records of 28-10 in 2007, 24-8 in 2006, 21-12 in 2005, 19-12 in 2004, 21-9 in 2003 and 21-13 in 2002. KU won 47 of 62 PSAC East matches from 2002 to 2007, including a perfect 10-0 in 2003. Kutztown hosted the PSAC Final Four in 2003 and 2005 and had the PSAC East’s Player of the Year from 2003-06. In 2007, Kutztown made its second straight appearance in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional. The Golden Bears made a trip back to the PSAC playoffs in 2009 after missing out in 2008.

Gump was named the PSAC East Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006, and was the 2002-03 KU Women’s Athletics Coach of the Year.

In 2001, the Golden Bears were 18-12 overall and 7-3 in the PSAC East. The year before, the team was 15-16 overall, but 6-4 in the PSAC East.

From 1997-99, the team had three-straight 20-win seasons. The team was 20-10 in 1997, with a 5-5 division mark. In 1998, the team won 23 matches (23-8), the most wins in a season since 1984. KU was 7-3 in the PSAC East, making its first trip to the PSAC semifinals since the early 1980s that season. Gump was named the 1998-99 KU Women’s Athletics Coach of the Year. In 1999, the team was 20-10 with a 6-4 conference mark.

During his tenure at Kutztown, Gump has coached 35 All-PSAC East selections, including 12 who were named to the first team. His players have been named the PSAC East Player of the Year four times and the Rookie of the Year twice. Additionally, his players have been named to all-region honors six times, including five first-team selections. He has also had three players named to Academic All-District honors. He has one player, Sarah Brandon, named All-America in 2006.

Gump has coached on the collegiate level for the past 19 years. He had an outstanding tenure at Division III Allentown College (now DeSales University) from 1988-96. He was named conference coach of the year four times. He led the Centaurs to three conference titles and one appearance in the NCAA Championship Tournament. He also has been head volleyball coach at Division I Lehigh University.

Gump served as Allentown’s sports information director from 1990-96. He developed and supervised the publicity and promotions effort for Allentown’s 13-sport program.

Gump graduated from Syracuse University in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.