Sarah Lawrence College Athletics

• 2024 Skyline Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year

John Carroll joins the Sarah Lawrence staff for the 2023-24 academic year as the head coach for both the men's and women's volleyball teams. He brings four years of experience to the Gryphons after stints at Regis College, Bethany College, the Highlands Sports Complex and the Ohio Valley Volleyball Academy.

Carroll most recently was the lead assistant coach for both the men's and women's volleyball teams at Regis College, leading the women's team to back-to-back 20+ win seasons and qualifying for the GNAC tournament in both seasons with the men's team. Carroll also held the position of head men's volleyball recruiter during his time at Regis. He secured 27 first-year recruits over his two years with the Pride, reaching student-athletes both across the United States and internationally.

Prior to his coaching career, Carroll played collegiate volleyball at Emmanuel College where he was awarded academic all-conference honors in 2019 and all-sportsmanship team recognition in three of his four years. He graduated from Emmanuel in 2020 with a bachelors of science in international relations and earned a master of education in student success while at Regis in 2023.

Women's Volleyball

Fall 2023
Carroll took over a previously successful women's volleyball program and wasted no time leading the team to the Skyline tournament. The first-year coach set program bests with 14 overall wins and seven victories in conference play, securing the fifth seed in the tournament. A heartbreaking five-set match with the Rams of Farmingdale State ended the season for the Gryphons in the conference quarterfinals, but it marked the end of a very successful season for both the team and the individual student-athletes. Carroll helped push sophomore Athena Kazos to earn second-team all-conference recognition while also guiding seniors Mia Rector and Kaille Ferguson to eclipse the 1,000 assist and 1,000 dig marks, both becoming the program leaders in each category.
 

Year	Overall	Conference	Postseason
2023	14-11	7-4	Skyline Quarterfinals
Career (Overall)	14-11 (.560)	7-4 (.636)

Men's Volleyball

Spring 2024
In Carroll's first season at the helm of the men's volleyball team, he brought the program their second-most overall and conference victories since becoming an NCAA program. Carroll increased the team's win total by six in his first season, bringing the team just one spot shy of making the Skyline tournament in his first year. He also helped standout outside hitter Nate Davis to take home all-conference first-team honors as well, with the junior ranking second in the nation in kills per set and points per set. He also helped Davis earn AVCA National Player of the Week, the program's first-ever recognition in the category. 
 

Year	Overall	Conference	Postseason
2024	6-20	5-13	Skyline Quarterfinals
Career (Overall)	6-20 (2.31)	5-13 (.278)