After being wrongfully let go from Rivier University as the most winningest coach in the NCAA, it is our goal to get 1,000 signatures to push Rivier to name the court after Coach Craig Kolek

Off the court Coach Kolek has mentored and helped hundreds of players and families to get where they are today. Coach never said no to a phone call or meeting when you needed advice or direction. It is our goal to finally give back to Coach this time and have him be remembered the right way by the university.

Below is a brief write up of all he has accomplished on court...

Coach Kolek receives the GNAC induction amidst his Rivier tenure as one of the most decorated Division III volleyball coaches of all-time. Kolek surpassed the 400/400 mark five years ago, which reached a milestone that no other collegiate head coach has accomplished – winning 400+ games each at the helm of both a women's and men's program. Having stepped aside as the Raiders women's head coach beginning in 2022, Kolek is a six-time GNAC Women's Volleyball champion and five-time GNAC Women's Coach of the Year. On the men's side, Kolek has led Riv to nine GNAC titles while receiving six GNAC Men's Coach of the Year accolades, and has also appeared in one D3 Final Four and three D3 Elite Eights. He has totaled more than 1,000 career wins across both Rivier volleyball programs.