Lakeland College

Mens Volleyball Coaches

Chad Schreiber
Head Coach

Chad is in his 13th year with Lakeland College serving as the head coach for both the men's and women's volleyball programs. He is also the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Chair, the NCAA Midwest Regional Chair, serves on the Wisconsin Volleyball Conference Advisory Board, is the Northeast Rep on the Badger Region Board, club director for Go Fish VBC, and advisor to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Schreiber established the men's club volleyball team at Lakeland and guided the team to prominence by winning the team's first Wisconsin Volleyball Conference Championship and finishing as the NIRSA Division I runner-up in 2007. The squad has also posted nine straight Top 25 national ranking seasons and has secured three consecutive Division I Top Ten National finishes.

The women's volleyball program has also experienced its share of success, winning its first Northern Athletics Conference title in 2007. In the former Lake Michigan Conference, Schreiber's squad won its first conference championship in 2001, the college's first since 1986, which kicked off a string of five consecutive LMC Championships. In addition to four NCAA tournament appearances and a Top 25 national ranking, the program has had eight consecutive 20-win seasons, and has won the National Team Award for Academic Excellence four times.

Prior to Lakeland, Schreiber coached collegiately as an assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan from 1990-1991. In 1991 the team won the state junior college championship. From 1993-1995 he served at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh as assistant coach for women's volleyball, and head coach for men's club volleyball from 1994-1995. The women's team placed second in the 1994 NCAA Championships, and the men finished 1994 ranked 9th nationally. Schreiber also was an All-Conference setter for the men's program.

A Sheboygan Falls native, Schreiber currently resides in Plymouth with wife Stephanie, daughter Logan (6) and twins Carter and Cameron (3). He graduated in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a Sports Management major and Business minor. In 1999 he received his Master's of Education degree from Lakeland College.

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Andy Kerwin
Assistant Coach

Andy is currently in his ninth year as assistant coach serving under Coach Schreiber after joining the Muskies program back in 1999.

Prior to coming to Lakeland College, Andy spent three years as the head coach for the men's club volleyball team at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Ill.

In college, Andy was the starting setter for LeTourneau University in Longview, TX and brings with him over 15 years of playing experience. Originally from Sheboygan, Andy currently resides there with his wife Stacy, daughter Jamie(5) and son, Andrew Jr.(2).

Mike Smolinski
Graduate Assistant Coach

Mike Smolinski, a 2005 Lakeland College graduate, is entering his second year as men's volleyball graduate assistant coach.

As a player and captain on the 2006 men's volleyball squad at Lakeland, he helped his team finish ninth in the nation at the NIRSA National Tournament. Smolinski also helped lead the men's program to third, ninth, fifth and second-place finishes nationally in prior years.

Although Mike did not begin playing volleyball until his freshman year in college, he learned about the sport very quickly and was able to elevate his game to a very high level within a short amount of time. His athleticism, hard work and personable attitude earned him the Lakeland "Big Fish" award three times. The award is given annually to the person who best exemplifies what a player should be in mind, body and spirit.

Mike has also served as an assistant coach for the women's volleyball program at Lakeland for the past two seasons, helping the squad reach the first round of the NCAA DIII playoffs and earn their fifth-straight LMC first place finish in 2005. Smolinski has also helped Lakeland head coach Chad Schreiber with a number of volleyball camps in recent years.

Mike graduated in May of 2005 with Bachelor's degrees in sports management and business administration. He is working toward his master's in counseling. Mike is originally from Menasha and currently resides in Howards Grove.