Morrison, who is in his third season with the program, led the Aggies to a 27-4 regular-season record and a second-place finish in the SEC with a 14-1 conference record. Under his leadership, four Texas A&M players (Ifenna Cos-Okpalla, Logan Lednicky, Maddie Waak, Kyndal Stowers) earned AVCA All-American honors this season.
On Thursday, Dec. 18, Texas A&M makes its first appearance in the NCAA volleyball Final Four in the Morrison era and in program history. Morrison and the Aggies defeated No. 6 TCU in the second round, No. 2 Louisville with a reverse sweep in the Sweet 16 and No. 1 Nebraska in an Elite Eight five-set thriller to reach the Final Four stage in Kansas City.Before joining the Aggies in 2022, Morrison was the head coach of the Team USA Volleyball U19 team and the director of sports performance for League One Volleyball.
AVCA NCAA Division I Coaches of the Year
1982: Dave Shoji, University of Hawai’i
1983: Taras Liskevych, University of the Pacific
1984: Leilani Overstreet, Fresno State University
1985: Mike Hebert, University of Illinois
1986: Terry Pettit, University of Nebraska
1987: Kathy DeBoer, University of Kentucky
1988: Lisa Love, University of Texas-Arlington
1989: Andy Banachowski, UCLA
1990: Russ Rose, Penn State University
1991: Don Shaw, Stanford University
1992: Mary Wise, University of Florida
1993: Kathy Gregory, University of California Santa Barbara
1994: Terry Pettit, University of Nebraska
1995: Chuck Erbe, Michigan State University
1996: Mary Wise, University of Florida
1997: Russ Rose, Penn State University
1998: Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University
1999: Iradge-Ahrabi Fard, University of Northern Iowa
2000: John Cook, University of Nebraska
2001: John Dunning, Stanford University
2002: Bobbi Peterson, University of Northern Iowa
2003: Mick Haley, University of Southern California
2004: Jim McLaughlin, University of Washington
2005: John Cook, University of Nebraska
2006: Andy Banachowski, UCLA
2007: Russ Rose, Penn State University
2008: Russ Rose, Penn State University
2009: Dave Shoji, University of Hawai’i
2010: Rich Feller, University of California Berkley
2011: Michael Sealy, UCLA
2012: Jerritt Elliott, University of Texas
2013: Russ Rose, Penn State University
2014: Shawn Olmstead, BYU
2015: Hugh McCutcheon, University of Minnesota
2016: John Dunning, Stanford University
2017: Mary Wise, University of Florida
2018: Heather Olmstead, Brigham Young University
2019: Ryan McGuyre, Baylor University
2021 (spring): Craig Skinner, University of Kentucky
2021 (fall): Dani Busboom Kelly, University of Louisville
2022: Jennifer Petrie, University of San Diego
2023: John Cook, University of Nebraska
2024: Dan Fisher, University of Pittsburgh