The Saint Leo University athletics department has named Jason Skoch as head coach of the women’s indoor volleyball program.
Skoch comes to Saint Leo via Division II West Texas A&M, where he guided that program to a 276-88 mark in 10 seasons as head coach. Before that, Skoch was head coach of Division II Truman State (Missouri) University, where he posted a 137-22 mark.
Altogether, Skoch is a five-time conference coach of the year, has nine 30-plus win seasons, 13 conference titles, and 11 NCAA postseason appearances with five NCAA Elite Eight appearances. He also has guided 68 all-conference players and 34 All-Americans at Truman State and West Texas A&M.
Skoch takes over the Lions indoor program from coach Erik Peterson — who, in an interim role in 2018, steered the team to a 17-15 mark and a seventh-straight NCAA appearance, following the late offseason departure of longtime coach Sam Cibrone. Peterson will remain on staff as assistant coach for the Saint Leo beach volleyball program, according to a Saint Leo athletics news release.
Skoch is a former club volleyball player at Penn State, Memphis and Oklahoma State universities. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in statistics.
