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Betsy Hayden was named Millersville women’s volleyball coach July 29, 2008. She brings to Millersville a knack for success, having built winning programs at the high school, community college and Division III levels.

Prior to her appointment at Millersville, she served as the head coach at Wesley College during the 2007 season. The program—in just its third year—experienced a quick turnaround under Hayden, posting a school record 11 victories and finishing with an 11-12 overall record.

Hayden established herself as one of the top volleyball coaches in the small college ranks at Onondaga Community College where she amassed over 100 victories in just five years. In each of her seasons at the helm, Onondaga won or shared the regular season Mid-State Athletic Conference title and also won the conference tournament three times.

In all five seasons, Hayden’s Onondaga program qualified for the NJCAA Region 3 Tournament, reaching regional finals three times and winning the region once. The region championship team finished the season fifth in the nation. During her stay at Onondaga, Hayden was the recipient of the NJCAA Region 3 Coach of the Year award and was named Mid-State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

Hayden also coached winning volleyball, field hockey and softball programs at several high schools in New York.

As a college athlete, Hayden was a key member of an Onondaga volleyball team that reached the NJCAA Women’s National Volleyball Championship and played on back-to-back National Softball Championship teams.

Along with coaching, Hayden has worked as an official in volleyball, field hockey and softball. She holds an associate’s degree and an associate’s of applied science in recreation leadership from Onondaga Community College and a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Syracuse. She also earned a master’s degree in health education from SUNY Cortland.

Hayden and her husband Tom have a son, T.K., and two daughters named Skylar and Savannah.