Kelly Wengerter Bio: 

Emerson High School head volleyball coach. She has gained a lot of experience, both as a college coach and a former standout player at Division II Lock Haven University.

Wengerter arrives at EHS after spending eight-plus years coaching at the college level. First at Division II at American International College in Springfield, MA, then DII Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY. She served as an assistant coach for New Jersey City University for two seasons and was named the Gothic Knights’ head coach in April 2008.

A 2005 graduate of Lock Haven, Wengerter majored in sport administration with a minor in coaching. The libero/defensive specialist was a four-year member of the Eagles nationally-ranked volleyball team and served as team captain her junior and senior seasons. She led the team to Atlantic Regional championships, the Elite Eight, in 2001, 2003 and 2004 and a berth in the national semifinals in 2003. Lock Haven also captured the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title in 2003 and 2004 and owned a 103-44 record during Wengerter’s playing career. She is currently a fourth grade teacher in the West New York School district with a Master of Arts in teaching with a concentration in elementary education.

Since 2005, Wengerter was a coach in the Cutshot Junior Olympic Volleyball Team in Fairlawn, N.J., serving as head coach since 2007. With the Cutshot program, she played an active role in club tryouts, evaluating over 150 athletes. In addition to working on skills and techniques with the players, she collaborated with other coaches on practices, clinics and scrimmages.

Her father, John Wengerter, will be a volunteer coach for EHS. He was the head coach of the highly successful Memorial High School boys and girls teams in West New York, N.J. since 1983-2015. One of the winningest coaches in state history, he was elected to the inaugural New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Coaches Hall of Fame in 1999. Wengerter works with her father and younger sister, Jamie, as club coaches at Cutshot.