St. John's University
Volleyball Camps
Joanne Persico-Smith File
Coaching Experience
1994-present
St. John’s University
Head Coach
Year-by-Year Coaching Record:
Year Record Pct. BIG EAST Pct.
1994 10-25 .286 0-8 .000
1995^ 24-10 .706 7-4 .636
1996*^ 24-7 .774 6-5 .545
1997 11-15 .423 3-8 .273
1998 19-15 .559 5-6 .455
1999 16-16 .500 4-7 .364
2000* 25-8 .758 7-4 .636
2001 18-9 .667 6-6 .500
2002 17-16 .515 6-7 .462
2003* 26-9 .742 7-5 .583
2004* 15-16 .484 1-9 .100
2005*^ 23-9 .718 9-5 .643
2006*^!# 31-5 .861 14-0 1.000
2007*%!^$# 33-4 .892 13-1 .929
2008*%!^ 22-9 .710 12-2 .857
Totals 314-173 .645 100-77 .565
* Regionally Ranked
% Nationally Ranked
! BIG EAST Regular Season Champions
^ BIG EAST Tournament appearance
$ BIG EAST Tournament champions
# NCAA Tournament appearance
Playing Experience
• Syracuse University (1984-86)
• BIG EAST Player of the Year in 1986
• Inducted into Orange Plus Hall of Fame in 1988
• 26-time Empire State Game competitor with six gold medals
Personal
• Education: Syracuse University (1987), dual-B.S. in business marketing and telecommunications; St. Francis Prep High School
Persico-Smith’s Honors
• 2006 & 2007 Collegiate Volleyball Update National Coach of the Year Honorable Mention
• 2006 AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year
• 2006 BIG EAST Coach of the Year
• Three Nationally Ranked Teams (2006, 2007, 2008)
• One BIG EAST Tournament Championship (2007)
• Three BIG EAST Regular Season Championships (2006, 2007, 2008)
• Six BIG EAST Tournament appearances (‘95, ’96, ’05, ’06, ’07, ‘08)
• One AVCA Third-Team All-American
• Nine AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans
• 12 All-BIG EAST First Team selections
• Eight All-BIG EAST Second Team selections
• Two BIG EAST Players of the Year
• One BIG EAST Rookie of the Year
• Three BIG EAST Libero of the Year selections
• One All-BIG EAST honorable mention
• 10 AVCA All-Northeast Region Team selections
• Two AVCA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year
• Two National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans
• One CoSIDA Academic All-District first team selection
• Seven AVCA Team Academic Awards
• 66 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars
