Jolene Nagel - Head Coach - Volleyball Coaches

Jolene Nagel

Career Record:
717-452
Career Record at Duke:
514-312

Jolene Nagel served as Duke’s head volleyball coach from 1999 through the 2025 season, guiding the program for 27 years and establishing herself as the winningest coach in Duke volleyball history.

During her tenure, Nagel led the Blue Devils to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and 20 or more wins in 14 seasons. Under her leadership, Duke recorded an ACC-record seven consecutive NCAA postseason appearances from 2005–11, and captured ACC regular-season titles in 2001, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2013. In 2010, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Regional Final for the first time in program history.

Nagel was a four-time ACC Coach of the Year and reached her 600th career win in 2017, becoming just the 22nd active NCAA Division I head coach at the time to do so. Her Duke teams consistently ranked among the ACC leaders in overall and conference wins, while producing All-America selections, ACC Players of the Year, and multiple ACC All-Academic honorees. Duke earned the AVCA Team Academic Award numerous times under her direction, reflecting a longstanding emphasis on both athletic and academic excellence.

Before arriving at Duke, Nagel spent seven seasons at Georgetown (1992–98), where she led the Hoyas to their first NCAA Tournament appearance and Big East title. She began her head coaching career at Cornell (1988–91), guiding the Big Red to their first Ivy League championship in 1991 and three consecutive league titles.

A 1997 inductee into the Edinboro Hall of Fame, Nagel was a three-time All-PSAC selection as a student-athlete and later earned a master’s degree in sport administration from Kent State. She has also been active with the AVCA throughout her career and contributed to multiple USA Volleyball development initiatives.

Year	School	Overall Record	Pct.	Conference	Conf. Record	Conf. Pct.	Finish
1988	Cornell	25-9	.735	Ivy	4-3	.571	4th
1989	Cornell	25-8	.758	Ivy	7-0	1.000	1st
1990	Cornell	17-11	.607	Ivy	5-2	.714	T-1st
1991	Cornell	18-12	.600	Ivy	7-0	1.000	1st
1992	Georgetown	15-15	.500	Big East	4-3	.571	4th
1993	Georgetown	12-19	.387	Big East	3-4	.429	5th
1994	Georgetown	15-17	.469	Big East	4-4	.500	5th
1995	Georgetown	19-14	.576	Big East	6-5	.545	6th
1996	Georgetown	19-14	.576	Big East	6-5	.545	T-5th
1997	Georgetown	14-15	.483	Big East	5-6	.455	T-6th
1998	Georgetown	24-6	.800	Big East	10-1	.909	T-1st
1999	Duke	13-14	.481	ACC	7-9	.438	5th
2000	Duke	21-13	.618	ACC	8-8	.500	T-5th
2001	Duke	23-5	.821	ACC	13-3	.813	1st
2002	Duke	24-10	.706	ACC	11-5	.688	3rd
2003	Duke	10-19	.345	ACC	6-10	.375	T-6th
2004	Duke	20-10	.667	ACC	10-6	.625	3rd
2005	Duke	24-8	.750	ACC	17-5	.773	3rd
2006	Duke	29-4	.879	ACC	21-1	.955	1st
2007	Duke	25-7	.781	ACC	19-3	.864	2nd
2008	Duke	25-9	.735	ACC	15-5	.750	T-1st
2009	Duke	27-6	.818	ACC	17-3	.850	2nd
2010	Duke	27-7	.795	ACC	16-4	.800	1st
2011	Duke	21-9	.700	ACC	15-5	.750	3rd
2012	Duke	15-17	.469	ACC	6-14	.300	9th
2013	Duke	28-5	.848	ACC	18-2	.900	1st
2014	Duke	22-8	.733	ACC	14-4	.778	3rd
2015	Duke	17-13	.567	ACC	12-8	.600	7th
2016	Duke	21-9	.700	ACC	15-5	.750	—
2017	Duke	19-12	.613	ACC	11-9	.550	—
2018	Duke	16-12	.571	ACC	10-8	.556	—
2019	Duke	12-19	.387	ACC	5-13	.278	—
2020-21	Duke	9-13	.409	ACC	7-10	.412	—
2021	Duke	16-13	.552	ACC	7-11	.389	—
2022	Duke	16-13	.552	ACC	7-11	.389	—
2023	Duke	19-10	.655	ACC	10-8	.556	—
2024	Duke	10-21	.323	ACC	6-14	.300	—
2025	Duke	5-26	.161	ACC	2-18	.100	—