Jen Flynn Oldenburg

Last updated
Jen Flynn Oldenburg
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Ohio State
Conference Big Ten
Record75–38 (.664)
Annual salary$275,000 [1]
Biographical details
Born (1978-07-26) July 26, 1978 (age 45)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Ohio State University
Playing career
1996–1999 Ohio State
2001–2002 Flag of the United States.svg U.S. National Team
Position(s)Setter, Outside Hitter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2012 Illinois (assistant)
2020– Ohio State
Head coaching record
Tournaments7–3 (.700) (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Big Ten Coach of the Year (2020)
Medal record
Women’s Volleyball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIVB World championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Germany Team

Jen Flynn Oldenburg (born July 26, 1978) is an American former volleyball player and current head coach of the Ohio State women's volleyball team.

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Career

Before getting into coaching, Flynn Oldenburg was a four-year starter on the Ohio State University women's volleyball team. Additionally, she was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2002 FIVB World championship, [2] where team USA won a silver medal.

Coaching

University of Illinois: 2003-2012

She coached as an assistant for the University of Illinois from 2003 to 2012 [3]

Club

After Illinois, she spent six years as the club/associate director of the Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association. She was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the club, handled recruitment for potential collegiate athletes and worked as a private lessons instructor. [4]

Ohio State University

In January 2020, Flynn Oldenburg was named the head coach of the Ohio State women's volleyball team. [5]

In her first season as head coach, she was named Big Ten Coach of the Year after Ohio State finished 15–3 in league play and made the NCAA tournament's round of sixteen. In the same year, she coached Emily Londot, who was named the league's Freshman of the Year as well. She is the only head coach in Ohio State history to earn an appearance in the national tournament during their first year. [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten)(2020–present)
2020Ohio State 16–415–34th NCAA regional semifinal
2021Ohio State 27–615–5T–3rd NCAA regional semifinal
2022Ohio State 22–1015–5T–3rd NCAA regional final
2023Ohio State 10–187–13T–9th
Ohio State:75–38 (.664)52–26 (.667)
Total:75–38 (.664)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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  2. "Team Rosters - USA". 2010-11-18. Archived from the original on 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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