Tim Horsmon was named the sixth head coach in Dayton volleyball history on January 22, 2003. Since then the 2005 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year has led the program through its most successful period in school history.

The Flyers have made four straight appearances in the Atlantic 10 Championship Match. Horsmon led UD to the Atlantic 10 Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament berths in 2003, 2004 and 2005. The 2003 season also marked the first A-10 Championship and NCAA berth in Dayton history.

During his tenure at Dayton, Horsmon has coached four consecutive A-10 Players of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), two straight Atlantic 10 Setters of the Year (2005, 2006) and his players have won seven All-Region Selections and five Honorable Mention All-America honors.

With Horsmon at the helm in 2003, UD compiled a 26-10 overall record, including a 12-2 Atlantic 10 mark to earn the second seed in the conference tournament. Entering the season, Dayton had made the Atlantic 10 Tournament field in six of the previous eight years but never won the big prize. This time, the Flyers wouldn't be denied as they didn't lose a single game in sweeping George Washington and Temple, 3-0 and 3-0, for the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Once in the NCAA Tournament, Horsmon picked up his first-ever NCAA tourney win as UD bested a favored Michigan State team on their home floor in front of 4,000 stunned Spartan fans. The Flyers jumped out to an early 2-0 game lead in the match, and after the Spartans clawed back into it, the Flyers dominated the fifth set to knock off the Spartans and advance to the round of 32. Despite the Second Round loss to No. 9 Nebraska, the Flyers' 2003 season goes down as the best in their history.

The Flyers did not suffer a letdown in Horsmon's sophomore season at Dayton. In fact, UD won its third-ever Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship after finishing 2004 with a 23-9 overall record and a 12-2 mark in A-10 play. Dayton entered the A-10 Tournament as the top seed and swept host Duquesne and beat arch rival Xavier, 3-1 en route to its second automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Although the Flyers would lose in the first round to NCAA Regional Finalist Ohio State, UD became the first team in five years to repeat as Atlantic 10 Champion.

Dayton furthered its claim as a premier volleyball program in 2005 as Horsmon led the Flyers to a 24-11 record that included a 19-match winning streak that was the ninth-longest in the nation. Dayton won the A-10 West Division Regular Season Championship and took the top seed into the Atlantic 10 Tournament where it disposed of Charlotte and Temple to earn its third straight crown. The team then went on to South Bend, IN for the NCAA First Round and gave #11 Notre Dame all it could handle before falling in five games to the Irish.

UD began the 2006 season by receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll for first time ever in the Preseason Poll. Dayton followed with a defeat of #18 Arizona on the second weekend of the regular season to mark the highest ranked team ever defeated by the Flyers. Horsmon guided Dayton through its toughest schedule ever with matches against five ranked opponents in 2006 as well as three others that were receiving votes. The Flyers finished with another A-10 West Division Championship and the top overall seed in the Conference Tournament before falling in the Title Match to Saint Louis.

Horsmon has also reached out to the fans while at UD and the Flyer Faithful have responded. Dayton has played in front of crowds of over 1,000 fans three times combined during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The largest home crowd in UD volleyball history watched Horsmon guide the Flyers to a 3-0 win over rival Xavier on September 29, 2006 when 1,341 fans filled the Frericks Center. Dayton also played in front of 1,111 fans against Purdue on September 6, 2006 and 1,063 fans while playing host to Duquesne on October 14, 2005.

Horsmon began his collegiate career with one of the best starts ever in NCAA history with seven consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, having led Robert Morris University for four years before coming to UD. He has a 15-1 record in conference tournaments, seven conference championships and seven NCAA Tournament berths. In his first eight seasons, Horsmon has posted a 192-91 record. His .678 win percentage ranks in the Top 35 among all active Division I coaches.

Horsmon came to UD after four seasons as head women's volleyball coach at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. In his four seasons there, the Colonials' successes were unprecedented, including three Northeast Conference regular season championships (1999, 2001, 2002) and four Northeast Conference Tournament championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002). Horsmon guided Robert Morris to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances during his tenure, and a 97-50 overall record. He was named Northeast Conference Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2002. Horsmon's four-year Northeast Conference record at Robert Morris stands at an impressive 42-2. In 2001, Robert Morris had the most regular season wins of any Division I program.

The year prior to Horsmon's arrival, Robert Morris had a dismal 6-23 season and the Colonials were coming off their fifth consecutive losing campaign. Horsmon turned the program around almost immediately.

In addition to his collegiate experience, Horsmon served as head coach of the adidas Penn Juniors 18-year-old Elite team and the Southern Maryland Juniors - both club Junior Olympic teams. The adidas Penn Juniors were regionally ranked on the east coast. The Southern Maryland Juniors were ranked No. 1 in the Chesapeake Region in 1999.

Horsmon began his career in 1996 as head coach at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick, Maryland. There he amassed a 60-5 record in three seasons. The team won the Maryland Regional Championship and Class 3A Maryland State Championship in 1998. That year, Horsmon was named Washington Post Coach of the Year.

Horsmon holds a bachelor of science from Frostburg State University (1991) and a teaching certificate from Salisbury State University (1993). He is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and serves as a poll voter for the USA Today/AVCA Top 25.

Career Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Pct.	Conf. Record	Pct.	Conference	Postseason
1999	Robert Morris	19-5	.559	9-0	1.000	NEC Champions	NCAA
2000	Robert Morris	21-16	.568	8-1	.889	NEC Champions	NCAA
2001	Robert Morris	30-7	.811	8-1	.889	NEC Champions	NCAA
2002	Robert Morris	27-12	.692	9-0	1.000	NEC Champions	NCAA
2003	Dayton	26-10	.722	12-2	.857	A-10 Champions	NCAA
2004	Dayton	23-9	.719	12-2	.857	A-10 Champions	NCAA
2005	Dayton	24-11	.686	12-1	.923	A-10 Champions	NCAA
2006	Dayton	22-11	.667	11-2	.846	A-10 Finalist
TOTAL		192-91	.678	81-9	.900	4 NEC, 3 A-10	7 Appearances