Chris Wright
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- Position:
- Head Coach (SUNY-New Paltz '01) - 5th season
Bio
Christopher Wright enters his fifth season as the Head Men's Volleyball Coach at Emmanuel. Last year, he coached the Saints to a 19-13 overall record and 9-3 in North East Collegiate Volleyball Association's GNAC Division competition. His overall coaching record for three seasons is 59-51. After spending four years in the United States Navy, Wright became a Division III volleyball player at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Nationally ranked in kills, hitting percentage, blocks and aces throughout his career, Wright was named American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Player of the Week in March 2000 and was selected to the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Division III All-Star Team for three years. In 2004, Wright participated at the USA Volleyball Open Tournament with Bameso I-Dig, and contributed to a gold medal performance in the Open competition. Collectively, Wright has over 19 years of playing experience at the high school, military, college, and adult club levels. As a student-athlete at SUNY New Paltz, Wright served as Vice-President and President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). During his senior year, he was appointed to the NCAA Division III SAAC, as well as to the prestigious NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee. A 2001 graduate of State University of New York at New Paltz, Wright works full-time as a higher education administrator at a local Boston college and resides in Brookline with his wife, Jennifer. wrightch1@emmanuel.edu617-975-9320