Women's Volleyball
Ron Zwerver
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- Assistant Coach
Two-time Olympic medalist and International Volleyball Hall of Famer Ron Zwerver completed his fourth season at Oregon State and his second as the associate head coach in 2019.
In 2017, Zwerver helped direct the Beavers to one of the best seasons in the program’s history. OSU one 21 matches, an improvement of nine wins, and an NCAA Tournament berth for the fourth time in history. Among the season’s highlights were the first five-match conference win streak since 1990 (a feat accomplished twice in 2017) and the first season sweeps of the Washington and Arizona schools since 1984 and 1990 respectively. Mary-Kate Marshall was named an All-American for the second straight year, and third time in her career, becoming just the sixth player in OSU history with 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. In addition, setter Kylee McLaughlin was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and the AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year.
Zwerver helped Oregon State to a 12-win season in 2016, doubling the team's win total from 2015.
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The 2018 season was one marred by injuries. The Beavers’ returning starter at middle blocker Kory Cheshire missed the entire season due to injury, outside hitter Shekinah Clarke missing all but four matches, and starting opposite Haylie Bennett missing time due to three separate injuries. Despite the injuries, the Beavers finished the preseason with a 10-2 record and road wins over a pair of top 25 teams in Iowa State and San Diego. Grace Massey was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team and five of her teammates were also honored for academics.
For the second straight year, the 2019 season was disrupted by a slew of injuries and illness with starting setter Maddie Sheehan going down at midseason and hitters Chloe Brown, Maddie Goings, Cecilee Max-Brown and Amy Underdown missing time including one stretch with all four sidelines. In addition, opposite hitter Nya Buckner missed the full season for the second year in a row. Despite the difficulties, the Beavers won six preseason matches and swept the opening weekend of Pac-12 play for the first time since 2004, beating No. 24 Oregon in five as well as Colorado. Massey earned the second Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week award of her career following the opening week of conference play. Eight OSU players earned Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
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Zwerver, who is considered one of the best volleyball players in Dutch history, was a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. He had previously won a silver medal with The Netherlands at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
He’s a three-time Olympian as The Netherlands finished in fifth at the 1998 Olympics in Seoul.
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In 2017, Zwerver was inducted to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Mass.
Zwerver spent the last 10 years as an assistant coach and head coach Internationally. In 2015, he was an assistant coach with the Dutch Men’s National Team for the European Championships in Bulgaria. It was his second stint with the club as he served as an assistant coach for the team from 2006-07.
In 2014, he was an assistant coach for the Women’s National Team and its trip to the World Championships in Italy. In 2012, he served as an assistant for the same club at the Olympic Qualification Tournament.
From 2009-14, he was the head coach of The Netherlands Boys Team (ages 15-20), which was preceded from 2009-10 as his role of head coach HVA.Â
Zwever served as head coach of Ortec Nesselande, a Dutch club that was national champions, in 2007.
After playing in 463 matches for the Dutch National Team, as well as six seasons in Italy and one in Belgium, he retired in 1999. He was named the Best Attacker in two World Championships – 1990 and 1994 – as well as the World League in 1990 and 1991. Zwerver was also named the Best Server at the Olympics in 1992, the World League in 1991, the European Championships in 1993.
To cap off his career highlights, he was named the MVP of the 1992 Olympic Games.
In 2017, Zwerver helped direct the Beavers to one of the best seasons in the program’s history. OSU one 21 matches, an improvement of nine wins, and an NCAA Tournament berth for the fourth time in history. Among the season’s highlights were the first five-match conference win streak since 1990 (a feat accomplished twice in 2017) and the first season sweeps of the Washington and Arizona schools since 1984 and 1990 respectively. Mary-Kate Marshall was named an All-American for the second straight year, and third time in her career, becoming just the sixth player in OSU history with 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. In addition, setter Kylee McLaughlin was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and the AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year.
Zwerver helped Oregon State to a 12-win season in 2016, doubling the team's win total from 2015.
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The 2018 season was one marred by injuries. The Beavers’ returning starter at middle blocker Kory Cheshire missed the entire season due to injury, outside hitter Shekinah Clarke missing all but four matches, and starting opposite Haylie Bennett missing time due to three separate injuries. Despite the injuries, the Beavers finished the preseason with a 10-2 record and road wins over a pair of top 25 teams in Iowa State and San Diego. Grace Massey was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team and five of her teammates were also honored for academics.
For the second straight year, the 2019 season was disrupted by a slew of injuries and illness with starting setter Maddie Sheehan going down at midseason and hitters Chloe Brown, Maddie Goings, Cecilee Max-Brown and Amy Underdown missing time including one stretch with all four sidelines. In addition, opposite hitter Nya Buckner missed the full season for the second year in a row. Despite the difficulties, the Beavers won six preseason matches and swept the opening weekend of Pac-12 play for the first time since 2004, beating No. 24 Oregon in five as well as Colorado. Massey earned the second Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week award of her career following the opening week of conference play. Eight OSU players earned Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
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Zwerver, who is considered one of the best volleyball players in Dutch history, was a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. He had previously won a silver medal with The Netherlands at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
He’s a three-time Olympian as The Netherlands finished in fifth at the 1998 Olympics in Seoul.
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In 2017, Zwerver was inducted to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Mass.
Zwerver spent the last 10 years as an assistant coach and head coach Internationally. In 2015, he was an assistant coach with the Dutch Men’s National Team for the European Championships in Bulgaria. It was his second stint with the club as he served as an assistant coach for the team from 2006-07.
In 2014, he was an assistant coach for the Women’s National Team and its trip to the World Championships in Italy. In 2012, he served as an assistant for the same club at the Olympic Qualification Tournament.
From 2009-14, he was the head coach of The Netherlands Boys Team (ages 15-20), which was preceded from 2009-10 as his role of head coach HVA.Â
Zwever served as head coach of Ortec Nesselande, a Dutch club that was national champions, in 2007.
After playing in 463 matches for the Dutch National Team, as well as six seasons in Italy and one in Belgium, he retired in 1999. He was named the Best Attacker in two World Championships – 1990 and 1994 – as well as the World League in 1990 and 1991. Zwerver was also named the Best Server at the Olympics in 1992, the World League in 1991, the European Championships in 1993.
To cap off his career highlights, he was named the MVP of the 1992 Olympic Games.
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