Dan, YOUR THE MAN: Meske Era Begins at Louisville

Meske is the man!

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In a complementary move shortly after Dani Busboom-Kelly publicized her departure on Wednesday, Louisville Volleyball announced its promotion of Dan Meske to head coach. 

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After graduating from Ohio State in 2007, Meske spent eight seasons working with Nebraska as a graduate manager and volunteer coach before being promoted to a full-time assistant. Coach Meske worked primarily with the team’s middle blockers, also assisting with video scouting and camps which helped him land a head coaching job with Augustana University in South Dakota. 

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After two seasons with the Vikings, during which he garnered a 45-17 overall record, he returned to Division 1 volleyball and took the associate head coach position at Louisville under DBK. In his first season with the Cardinals, he helped lead the team to a 24-7 record and the ACC Championship. 

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Success became the new norm for Meske. In total, he won four ACC Championships, made two National Championship appearances—the first coming in the program-best 32-1 season in 2021—and became the first male to win AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2022.

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Compiling a record of 203-44, Meske now takes over the program and will lead Louisville in pursuit of its elusive first-ever NCAA D1 Women’s Volleyball Championship

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