CWRU Athletics

Nelson Wittenmyer will begin his 33rd season with Case Western Reserve volleyball in 2025 and 20th as associate head coach.

Wittenmyer served as assistant coach from 1993-98 before taking over as head coach from 1999-2005 following current Head Coach Karen Farrell’s departure. Since Farrell’s return in 2006, Wittenmyer has served as associate head coach and has been a member of a staff that has taken the Spartan volleyball program to new heights, including the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win during the 2015 campaign.

Wittenmyer, also the head coach of the CWRU Men’s Club Team, was a member of the University Athletic Association Coaching Staff of the Year in both 1997 and 2010 as well as the North Coast Athletic Conference Staff of the Year in 1997 and 1998.