Harvard Volleyball Coaching Staff

Jennifer Weiss

Head Coach

WEISS AT HARVARD

Year Overall Ivy

1993 9-16 2-5

1994 12-17 3-4

1995 21-10 4-3

1996 17-17 4-3

1997 25-9 7-0

1998 11-21 4-3

1999 20-13 5-2

2000 14-13 2-5

Total 129-116 31-25

   Jennifer Weiss is in her ninth year as head coach of the Harvard women's volleyball team.
In 1999 Weiss led the Crimson to the finals of the Ivy League Tournament where Harvard fell in a close five set match. The team recorded a 20-13 mark, placed four players on the All-Ivy teams, and produced the Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Year in setter Mindy Jellin. The previous season, Weiss traveled with her team westward to St. Mary's College in Moraga, CA, in September for a four-match tournament. It was the first trip to the West Coast for the program.
   Throughout her seven-year tenure, Weiss has proven to be one of the most successful coaches in the Ivy League. In the past four years alone, she has coached eleven All-League players.
   Weiss posted her best season in 1997, when she led the Crimson to a perfect 7-0 record in regular season League play and an impressive 25-9 record overall. The team set a school record for victories - eclipsing the 21-win mark set by Weiss' 1995 squad.
   Weiss served as Harvard's assistant coach for one year prior to her appointment as head coach in 1993. In her rookie season at the helm, her squad tripled its win total from the previous year with a 9-16 mark. After improving to 12 wins in her second season, Weiss guided Harvard to a 21-10 mark in 1995 - the program's first winning campaign since 1989.
   A 1988 graduate of Bentley College with a bachelor's degree in finance, Weiss had a successful volleyball career as a four-year starter for the Lady Falcons. As a freshman, she was named Rookie of the Year in the Northeast-10 Conference and was an All-Conference player.
   In two of her four seasons, she helped lead the Falcons to the Northeast-10 title. In recognition of her achievements on the court, Weiss was inducted into the Bentley College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998 in Waltham, MA.
   Weiss earned her Master's of Education from Springfield College in 1992. While at Springfield, she served as a graduate assistant with the women's volleyball program. In addition to coaching at Harvard, Weiss has also coached the Mass. Patriots club team for five years.
   Weiss resides in Ashland with her husband, Jay, who is the head coach of the Crimson's wrestling team.

Chris Ridolfi Assistant Coach	Chris Ridolfi is in his fourth season as Harvard's assistant coach. Previously, Ridolfi enjoyed a two-year stint as an assistant at Boston College. In addition to his duties with the Crimson, Ridolfi is an accomplished boys' high school volleyball coach. In 1999, Ridolfi was named Coach of the Year by the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and The Middlesex News, for leading the Milford High boys' team to the Division I state volleyball championship game with an undefeated record of 25-0. Ridolfi also brings an impressive resume of club coaching to the Crimson. He has served as Head Coach for the past 11 years in the Metrowest Juniors program. Ridolfi is also heavily involved in coaching youth summer camps and clinics in the off season.

Lisa Milani Athletic Trainer	Lisa Milani joined the Harvard Athletic Training staff in the fall of 1999, and works with the women's basketball program in addition to women's volleyball. A 1993 graduate of Castleton State College in Vermont, Milani earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education while working with the women's basketball team as well as both the men's and women's soccer teams as a student athletic trainer. Upon the completion of her degree, she moved on to an internship at St. Michael's College, then accepted an assistant trainer position at Curry College for the 1994-95 school year. From 1995 until signing on with Harvard, Milani was an assistant athletic trainer at Boston College, working with a wide range of sports. She earned her Master's of Science degree in administrative studies from BC in 1998.