Madison Schweitzer began her Owls tenure in January 2024 after being selected as the 18th head coach of Kenyon's volleyball program. Before coming to Gambier, Schweitzer served as an assistant coach for the men's and women's volleyball teams at Trine University, an NCAA Division III institution in Angola, Indiana.
Last season, her first in Gambier, Schweitzer put a competitive team on the court, one that produced seven wins. While that win total itself does not open eyes, it was the best single-season output for the Owls since the 2019 season.
In her 2023 season at Trine, the women's team posted an 11-15 record and earned a spot in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament, while the men's squad went 14-13 overall and also secured a postseason appearance.
In addition to Kenyon and Trine, Schweitzer's familiarity with Division III athletics extends through her other coaching stops and into her playing days. Before Trine, Schweitzer was a graduate assistant coach for North Central College's women's volleyball team for the 2022 campaign. While in Naperville, Illinois, she helped the Cardinals to a record of 14-11, fourth-best in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), and the team made its first appearance in the CCIW Tournament since 2012.
Schweitzer got her start in coaching at her alma mater, Lakeland University, where she served as an assistant and junior varsity coach from 2018-2021. In 2019, the Muskies posted a 10-2 record in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) and claimed a share of the regular-season championship.
On the court as a student-athlete at Lakeland, Schweitzer's play earned her a spot on the 2016 NACC All-Freshman Team. That season, she ranked second in the conference in total assists and assists per set and was seventh in service aces.
