Coach Nancy Wheeler is entering her seventh year as the West Virginia Wesleyan head volleyball coach andcurrently the Associate Athletic Director and Senior Women's Administrator.
In her six years at Wesleyan, Wheeler has coached two All-Mountain East Conference Honorable Mention Team member sand three MEC All-Freshman Team members.
Wheeler has coached several Bobcat volleyball players that have achieved Mountain East Conference academic accolades. The Wesleyan volleyball team has had 35 student-athletes receive All-MEC Academic Team honors during Wheeler's tenure. Additionally, Wheeler has coached 25 volleyball student-athletes that have been named to the MEC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
In the 2019 season, the Wesleyan volleyball team led the Mountain East Conference in players named to the All-MEC Academic Team. Under Wheeler's watch, 14 Bobcats received All-MEC Academic Team honors, the most of any institution in the Mountain East Conference.
Prior to West Virginia Wesleyan, Wheeler turned the Penn State Fayette volleyball team into a juggernaut during her nine year tenure as head coach. Coach Wheeler won eight PSUAC titles in nine seasons, including seven in a row. The eight-time PSUAC coach of the year also coached Penn State Fayette to over 300 conference wins. The Roaring Lions qualified for the USCAA National Championships eight times under Wheeler's tenure. Wheeler coached six USCAA All-Americans and six PSUAC Player of the Year recipients at Penn State Fayette.
West Virginia Wesleyan Athletic Director Randy Tenney remarked about Wheeler saying, "I think Nancy is a perfect choice to lead our volleyball team. She has had tremendous success at Penn State Fayette and I think she is the right person to lead our volleyball team to greatness. She brings great knowledge and leadership to the head coaching position here at Wesleyan."
Wheeler is a native of Uniontown, Pa. and is a graduate of California (Pa.) University where she earned a degree in Education. Wheeler brings over 20 years of coaching volleyball at the club, high school and collegiate level.