Kourtney Wilson is entering her 10th year as the head women's volleyball coach at Indiana Tech heading into the 2021-22 year. She is the third coach in the program's history since the team was restarted in 2005.
During her tenure at Indiana Tech, she is 202-143 and 102-71 in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) play. She currently ranks as the winningest coach in program history. She was named WHAC Coach of the Year for the 2021 season. She has coached 61 WHAC All-Academic Team members, 41 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, 33 All-WHAC selections, five WHAC All-Freshman Team honorees, eight AVCA All-Mideast selections, five NAIA All-Americans, and three WHAC Libero of the Year winners.
The Warriors went 24-13 overall and 15-5 in conference play to finish third in the WHAC standings. The Orange and Black advanced to the WHAC Tournament Semifinals for the third straight season, but would fall to second seed Cornerstone. Tech saw a few weekly honors with Senior Madelyn Omo receiving Attacker of the Week while junior Jacey Blust and earned defender of the Week and sohpomore Andrea Schriver earned Setter of the Week.
The Warriors navigated through a split-semester schedule during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and went 16-8 and finished fourth in the WHAC standings wtih an 11-5 mark. Tech advanced to the WHAC Tournament Semifinals for the second straight season, falling to regular season champion, top-seed and eventual tournament Cornerstone. Sophomore defensive specalist Jacey Blust was named the WHAC Libero of the Year and earned NAIA All-America Team honors in addition to becoming the first player in program history to be named to the Academic All-America Team as selected by CoSIDA.
The Warriors had one of their most successful season in 2019 as they team went 26-10 and 13-7 in conference play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The 26 wins was the most by any Tech team since 2011 and the Orange and Black advance to the WHAC Tournament Semifinals for the first time since 2012, where they fell to regular season and eventual conference tournament champion Lawrence Tech. Wilson became the all-time winningest coach in program history on November 2 with her 161st victory, passing Kirsta Solberg for the top spot. Madeline MacDonald was named the WHAC Libero of the Year while garnering NAIA All-America accolades and being tabbed as the AVCA Mideast Region Libero of the Year. Jordan Alyward, Havilyn Cumming and Olivia Niekamp also earned spots on the All-Conference Team.
In 2018 Tech went 20-15 and finished seventh in the WHAC standings with a mark of 10-10. The Warriors fell to second-seeded Cornerstone, 3-1, in the quarterfinals of the WHAC Tournament. Wilson had three student-athletes named to the All-Conference Teams, with libero Madeline MacDonald being tabbed to the First-Team while Jordan Aylward and Aubree Eggers nabbing spots on the Second-Team. Freshman Erika Foy would be named to the All-Freshman Team. Aylward, Eggers and MacDonald were also named to the All-Academic Team along with
Courtney Mack and
Autumn Stokes.
During the 2017 campaign, Wilson would lead the Warriors to a 14-21 overall record and a 5-9 WHAC record to finish fourth in the East Division. Indiana Tech would qualify for an eighth-seeded berth into the WHAC Tournament where they would fall, 3-1, in the first round to Aquinas College. Aubree Eggers and Olivia Niekamp would be named to the All-Conference Second-Team while four Warriors were named to the All-Academic Team. Three players would also be mentioned in the NAIA Scholar-Athlete honoree listing. Prior to the season, Wilson was tabbed as the WHAC's nomination for the NAIA Coach of Character Award, only the second Indiana Tech coach to receive such recognition.
Her 2016 squad would finish the year 25-10 and 11-5 in WHAC play to finish second in the East Division, the first year of divisional structure in the conference, and fourth in the overall standings. Tech would fall to fifth-seeded Davenport, 3-1, in the quarterfinals of the WHAC Tournament. Taylor Kelso became the program's all-time record-holder for digs in a season at 2,678. Wilson would win her 100th career game on Oct. 22 against Concordia.
In 2015, the Warriors would finish 22-16 overall and finish fourth in the WHAC with a 13-9 record, earning the fifth seed in the conference tournament, where they would defeat Siena Heights in the first round before falling to regular season and eventual tournament champion Lourdes. Junior libero Taylor Kelso would set the single-season digs record with 780 and had a career-high 37 on October 17 against Aquinas, matching the single-game record held by former standout Kayla Hartman. Kelso would earn Honorable Mention All-Mideast Region Honors from the AVCA.
In 2014, she led the Orange and Black to an 18-17 mark overall and eighth-place finish in the WHAC with a 9-13 record, falling to regular season and eventual tournament champion Davenport. She would coach three WHAC Honorable Mention All-Conference selections.
In 2013, Wilson led the Warriors to a 12-23 record, including a 6-6 mark in conference play. The Warriors finished eighth in the WHAC standings and were defeated by top-seeded Madonna in the quarterfinals. She coached six WHAC All-Academic team members, five NAIA Scholar-Athletes, three All-Conference selections, and Taylor Kelso was named to the All-Freshman team.
In her first season at the helm (2012), Wilson led her squad to a 25-12 record with a 9-2 mark in conference play. The Warriors finished the year third in the WHAC standings and advanced to the conference tournament semifinals. She coached two AVCA NAIA All-Region selections and one NAIA All-American, as well as eight NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
Prior to her post at Indiana Tech, Wilson played for the Cleveland State University Vikings for four years. While in college, she served as the assistant coach with the U18 National Maverick Volleyball Club where she helped guide the team to a spot at the USA Junior Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia in 2011. In addition to her time as an assistant, she also served as the head coach of the U16 National Maverick Volleyball Club team in 2012.
In May 2012, Wilson graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cleveland State University, earning a degree in Early Childhood Education. She received her Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Tech in 2014.
At Colonel Crawford High School, Wilson was a standout student-athlete earning 16 letters, four in volleyball, four in basketball, four in softball, and four academic letters. She was also the ninth girl in the state of Ohio to record 1,000 kills in volleyball and 1,000 points in basketball.
Wilson, originally from Galion, Ohio, resides in Grabill, Indiana with her husband, Darrin, daughter Parker, son Ryan, and dogs Ellie and Bruce.
