Heidelberg University Athletics

Career Synopsis

• The 2025 season is Miller's 26th season as head volleyball coach at Heidelberg
• Entering the season, his career record stands at 495-312, 137-118 OAC
• Named OAC Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015
• Led 'Berg volleyball to eight NCAA tournaments, six OAC regular season titles and two tournament crowns
• Coached 14 All-Americans, seven OAC Players of the Year and 65 All-OAC performers

• Guided Heidelberg to a 14-15 record, 3-6 in the OAC
• Mentored Maddie Reed to 1,000 assists and Grace Dohanyos to 1,000 digs
• Helped Riley Tople and Grace Dohanyos secure All-OAC honors

• Led the Berg to an 18-15 record, 4-5 in the OAC
• Helped Anamya Truex and Riley Tople secure All-OAC honors

2022

• Guided HU to an 8-18 record, 3-6 in the OAC
• Helped Anamya Truex earn all-conference honors

2021

• Led Heidelberg to a 17-10 (5-4 OAC) record, finishing 5th in the conference
• Mentored Sarah Oney to Libero of the Year honors, as well as Maddie Szawranskyj and Anamya Truex to All-OAC accolades
• Guided 12 student-athletes to Academic All-OAC honors
• Helped the team earn the AVCA Team Academic Award for the fifth year in a row

2020

• Led HU to an 8-11 (8-10 OAC) record in the shortened season
• Guided Sarah Oney and Maddie Szawranskyj to second team All-OAC honors
• Mentored six academic All-OAC student-athletes

2019

• Led the Student Princes to a 21-8 (5-4 OAC) record
• Mentored Taylor Valentine, Sarah Oney, Anna McNabb and Olivia Cristian to All-OAC accolades
• Guided Valentine to AVCA All-Region honors
• Helped lead seven student-athletes to Academic All-OAC recognition

2018

• Coached the Student Princes to a 20-10 (5-4 OAC) record
• Guided Taylor Arbogast to AVCA All-Region, CoSIDA Academic All-District, and OAC Libero of the Year accolades
• Mentored five to All-OAC selection and seven others to Academic All-OAC honors
• Eclipsed the 400-win mark in his career as volleyball coach at Heidelberg

2017

• Coached HU to a 17-12 record, with a 6-3 record in the OAC
• Led Student Princes to semi-finals of the OAC Tournament
• Mentored AVCA All-American Rachel Raimondo
• Helped 4 players receive All-OAC accolades

2016

• Coached HU to a 23-10 record, including an 8-1 record in the OAC
• Led the Student Princes to the OAC Tournament championship game and an NCAA Tournament bid
• Mentored AVCA All-Americans and OAC Players of the Year Sarah Parker and Rachel Raimondo
• Helped Karlie DiRuzza earn Academic All-American honors for the second straight season
• Guided five players to All-OAC accolades

2015

• Led Heidelberg to a 27-6 record, a 9-0 OAC mark, and the OAC regular-season and tournament championships as well as a bid to the NCAA Tournament
• Mentored Sarah Parker, who earned AVCA honorable mention All-American honors as well as OAC Player of the Year
• Named OAC Coach of the Year
• Led HU to the second round of the NCAA Tourney

2014

• Team went 19-12, 7-2 in the OAC
• Season highlighted by sweep of No. 6 Mount Union and first-ever win at Ohio Northern
• Coached Sarah Parker, who earned AVCA All-American Honorable Mention accolades as a sophomore
• Two Student Princes (Parker and Stephanie Romie) earned All-OAC honors

2013

• Led HU to a share of the OAC regular season title and finished 18-15, 8-1
• Coached senior Amber Welfle, who earned AVCA All-American Honorable Mention accolades and OAC Player of the Year honors
• Mentored three All-OAC players (Welfle, Sarah Parker and Alexa Frank)
• Named OAC Coach of the Year

2012

• Guided Student Princes to sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, going 19-15, 5-4 OAC
• Coached Marian Bevington, who earned AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors in her senior season
• Helped three Student Princes earn All-OAC honors (Bevington, Amber Welfle, Jacki Street)

2011

• Mentored the Tricolor to an OAC regular season title with a 32-7, 9-0 record
• Advanced to NCAA Tournament for fifth straight season
• Named OAC Coach of the Year
• Coached Marian Bevington and Jackie Reinhart, both of whom earned AVCA All-American Honorable Mention recognition
• Had five student-athletes (Bevington, Reinhart, Venessa Haase, Amber Welfle and Jacki Street) earn All-OAC status
• Jackie Reinhart named OAC Player of the Year for second straight season

2010

• Led the Berg to OAC regular season and tournament titles, going 33-6, 9-0 record
• Advanced to NCAA Tournament for fourth straight season
• Named AVCA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year
• Mentored Brittany Donelan, who was named CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
• Helped Donelan achieve her third-straight OAC Libero of the Year honor
• Donelan and Jackie Reinhart each named AVCA All-American Honorable Mentions
• Had five student-athletes (Donelan, Reinhart, Venessa Haase, Marian Bevington and Jacki Street) earn All-OAC status
• Reinhart named OAC Player of the Year, first player in program history to earn the honor

2009

• Helped Heidelberg to their first OAC regular season title since 1986 with a 27-8, 8-1 record
• Advanced to NCAA Tournament for third straight season
• Picked up his second OAC Volleyball Coach of the Year award
• Brittany Donelan won her second straight OAC Libero of the Year award
• Morgan Magers (Second Team) and Donelan (Third Team) named AVCA All-Americans
• Four student-athletes (Donelan, Magers, Amanda Atchison and Jackie Reinhart) garner All-OAC honors

2008

• Coached the Student Princes to their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance, going 31-8, 8-1
• Emily Hurlburt and Morgan Magers captured AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors
• Brittany Donelan named first OAC Libero of the Year in program history
• Jackie Reinhart won first OAC Freshman of the Year award in school history
• A program-best six athletes (Hurlburt, Magers, Donelan, Reinhart, Venessa Haase and Audra Vucic) earned All-OAC recognition

2007

• Collected a record of 27-11, 7-2, in what seemed to be a turning point for the program
• Propelled Heidelberg into the NCAA tournament for the first time
• Won his first OAC Coach of the Year award for volleyball
• Three athletes won All-OAC honors -- Emily Hurlburt, Laurie Patrick and Morgan Magers

2000-2006

• Began the Heidelberg volleyball renaissance by amassing a 116-114 record through his first seven seasons
  • 2000: 8-21 (2-7)
  • 2001: 15-17 (1-8)  |  One All-OAC selection (Erin Hiser)
  • 2002: 15-16 (2-7)
  • 2003: 18-16 (3-6)  |  Two All-OAC selections (Tannah Haidet, Christina Siegel)
  • 2004: 21-13 (5-4)  |  Two All-OAC selections (Tannah Haidet, Christina Siegel) 
  • 2005: 17-16 (3-6)  |  One All-OAC selection (Christina Siegel)
  • 2006: 22-15 (4-5)  |  Two All-OAC selections (Megan Kempf, Laurie Patrick)

Additional Coaching Experience

• Served as Heidelberg's head wrestling coach for eight years from 2002 to 2010
• Coached six All-Americans, including one national champion on the mats
• Produced 26 individual OAC champions, three regular season team titles and five tournament crowns
• Won five consecutive OAC Coach of the Year awards from 2006-2010
• Assistant wrestling coach at Ohio Northern from 1998-2001

Collegiate Experience

• 1998 graduate of Heidelberg University
• Four-year letterwinner for Heidelberg wrestling
• Two-time All-American on the mats
• Named an NWCA Scholar All-American in 1996
• His 136 victories are tops on the college's all-time win list
• Compiled a 41-2 record in 1997, best in school history

Personal

• Graduate of Hopewell-Loudon High School
• Jason and his wife Jennifer have four daughters -- Hannah, Olivia, Emily and Gracie
• Earned a master's degree from the University of Findlay
• Coach Miller on Twitter:  @BergVolleyball