Tech to hold reception Monday for retiring volleyball coach John Blair
The public is invited to attend a reception Monday afternoon in recognition of Golden Eagle volleyball coach John Blair, who is retiring from his position after nine seasons. The event begins at 3 p.m. in the Eagles Nest in Eblen Center.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The public is invited to attend a reception
Monday afternoon (Dec. 10) in recognition of Tennessee Tech
volleyball coach John Blair, who is retiring from his position
after 10 seasons at the Golden Eagle helm.
The free event begins at 3 p.m. in the Eagles Nest in Eblen
Center.
Blair’s retirement comes following his 10th season at the
school and 29th year overall as a collegiate head coach,
and wraps up a career that included Ohio Valley Conference regular
season and conference championships, numerous accolades and awards
for his players both on the court and in the classroom, and 381
career victories.
Blair has constantly worked to develop his student-athletes, both
as players and in their personal lives.
“The beauty of the job is to see them come in as freshmen
and leave as young adults,” Blair said. “I thank all
the players through the years for their hard work and dedication to
make the program what it is. It’s an honor to have coached
them, and it’s now an even greater honor to consider them my
friends."
The third-winningest coach in program history, Blair’s players have amassed numerous awards including 12 all-OVC awards, five OVC all-tournament awards, seven all-OVC Newcomer awards, as well as an OVC Player of the Year, two Defensive Players of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards.
Blair’s players have also excelled in the classroom as
they have earned one Academic All-American and four Academic
All-District awards as well as 71 OVC Commissioner’s Honor
Roll awards during his time at TTU.
Call (931) 372-3940 for additional information.
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