Mary Ann Sprague

Mary Ann Sprague is the Head Coach for both the Women's Indoor Volleyball and Beach Volleyball team at Principia College.

The 2019 season marked Coach Sprague's 22nd season at the helm of Principia's volleyball program, and she moved to over 300 career wins in October 2017. Her wealth of coaching experience and her knowledgeable staff creates the perfect learning environment for young players to take their game to a new level.

As a student at Principia College she was a strong competitor in volleyball, swimming, and track and field and was the recipient of the Howard L. Mitchell Athletic Award her senior year.

Sprague started her coaching career at the high school level, and then served as the assistant coach at University of Missouri (D1) as a setter coach before moving to Florida. In Florida, Sprague was co-director of Jacksonville Juniors and coached the Elite 18s, as well as training setters for a community college. Upon her return to the midwest, Sprague has coached for Southern Heat Volleyball Club, and founded her own Club that works to develop young athletes in a rural area that has no consistency in their ability to offer coaches to middle school and high school programs.

Sprague has been a coach and personal trainer for volleyball players for 28 years and currently holds the highest certification granted by the volleyball coaches' accrediting program. Sprague has received four SLIAC Coach of the Year awards.

Mary Ann has put Principia College on the map with a variety of high quality youth volleyball training programs. She and her college players and alumni have coached over 650 local youth since 2008, including programs for kids as young as 2nd grade all the way to her (HIT) High Intensity Training Nike Volleyball camp and regional team camps she runs. Sprague will be offering Nike Volleyball camps again this year - at Principia College.

Sprague is also Principia's associate athletic director, directing the Sports Information department and the Graduate Assistant program.