Temple University Athletics
Women's Volleyball
Kait Kozak
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- kaitlin.kozak@temple.edu
Kait Kozak begins was hired as an assistant coach for the Owls for the 2020-21 season. A seasoned coach with years of experience, she has a history of leading successful teams on the court and in the classroom.
Most recently, she served as the head coach of the Goucher College team from 2016 to 2019. With Goucher, she took over the program as the first full time head coach in team history. At Goucher, she lead an impressive turnaround by the Gophers from a five-win team to a 14-win team in just one season. Her squads also produced academically, earning the program's second highest ever GPA.
Kozak came to Goucher after spending five years as an assistant coach with the U.S. Naval Academy alongside head coach Larry Bock - the winningest coach in NCAA volleyball history.Â
During her time at the Naval Academy, Kozak was the first assistant and had a hand in all aspects of day-to-day operations, including recruiting, player development, strength & conditioning, marketing, alumni relations and other administrative duties.
In five years at Navy, Kozak helped turn around the Midshipmen program from a six-win team in 2011 into a Patriot League Championship finalist in 2014. That year, Navy tallied an 11-5 record in conference play, posting their first winning season since 2008.
Kozak helped guide individuals to five All-Patriot league honors, including coaching a pair of All-Conference honorees in 2012, marking the first the school had seen since 2005.
Prior to her time with Navy, Kozak spent her first stint head coaching with Western New England University. In just her first season at the helm of the Golden Bears, Kozak improved the team’s record by nine games, tallying a program-best regular season mark of 26-9 in 2009. She led the Golden Bears to the CCC Tournament Championship final that season, before leading Western New England to the Eastern College Athletic Conference DIII New England Regional Championships. In turn, Kozak was named the Commonwealth Coast Conference Coach of the Year.
In two seasons with the Golden Bears, a total of nine athletes under Kozak’s direction were named All-Conference selections, including 2009 Libero of the Year Marci Egbert.
A four-year letter winner and team captain, Kozak earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Miami in sport administration in 2006, before going on to earn a masters of education in counseling psychology and student personnel administration from Springfield College in 2008. Following her time at Springfield, she worked at the University of Oregon where she served as the Student-Athlete Coordinator, specializing in career development, community service management, and leadership development. While at Oregon, the NCAA honored the program with the National NCAA SAAC Award.
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Most recently, she served as the head coach of the Goucher College team from 2016 to 2019. With Goucher, she took over the program as the first full time head coach in team history. At Goucher, she lead an impressive turnaround by the Gophers from a five-win team to a 14-win team in just one season. Her squads also produced academically, earning the program's second highest ever GPA.
Kozak came to Goucher after spending five years as an assistant coach with the U.S. Naval Academy alongside head coach Larry Bock - the winningest coach in NCAA volleyball history.Â
During her time at the Naval Academy, Kozak was the first assistant and had a hand in all aspects of day-to-day operations, including recruiting, player development, strength & conditioning, marketing, alumni relations and other administrative duties.
In five years at Navy, Kozak helped turn around the Midshipmen program from a six-win team in 2011 into a Patriot League Championship finalist in 2014. That year, Navy tallied an 11-5 record in conference play, posting their first winning season since 2008.
Kozak helped guide individuals to five All-Patriot league honors, including coaching a pair of All-Conference honorees in 2012, marking the first the school had seen since 2005.
Prior to her time with Navy, Kozak spent her first stint head coaching with Western New England University. In just her first season at the helm of the Golden Bears, Kozak improved the team’s record by nine games, tallying a program-best regular season mark of 26-9 in 2009. She led the Golden Bears to the CCC Tournament Championship final that season, before leading Western New England to the Eastern College Athletic Conference DIII New England Regional Championships. In turn, Kozak was named the Commonwealth Coast Conference Coach of the Year.
In two seasons with the Golden Bears, a total of nine athletes under Kozak’s direction were named All-Conference selections, including 2009 Libero of the Year Marci Egbert.
A four-year letter winner and team captain, Kozak earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Miami in sport administration in 2006, before going on to earn a masters of education in counseling psychology and student personnel administration from Springfield College in 2008. Following her time at Springfield, she worked at the University of Oregon where she served as the Student-Athlete Coordinator, specializing in career development, community service management, and leadership development. While at Oregon, the NCAA honored the program with the National NCAA SAAC Award.
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