Chris Brandt enters his second season as head men's volleyball coach at Lakeland College.
Brandt will oversee the transition this year as the Muskies’ men’s volleyball program is elevated to the NCAA Division III varsity level after participating on the club level for 17 years. Last year in Brandt’s first year and the team’s final season as a club program, Lakeland finished with a 28-19 record, won the Wisconsin Volleyball Conference Tournament championship, and participated in the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation Championships.
A native of Darien, Ill., with Division III playing and NAIA coaching experience, Brandt came to Lakeland after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Robert Morris University (Ill.) for two seasons. In his two years he helped the Eagles to a 44-29 record, their first-ever conference championship, and an NAIA tournament bid.
As a player, Brandt was a four-year starting setter at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He helped the Raiders to the 2010 Midwest-III Conference Championship. Brandt also was a member of the MSOE squad that defeated its first top-10 team in 2009. In 2010, he also set the school record for assists in a match with 66. Brandt closed out his Raider career with 3,925 assists, which ranks first in MSOE history.
Brandt was a three-time Midwest-III Conference selection and a two-time academic all-conference award winner. He was also 2010 Midwest-III Most Valuable Player and in 2009 received AVCA Player of the Week honors. He was selected as MSOE Athlete of the Year in 2010 and was the team MVP three times.
Brandt graduated from MSOE in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in business marketing. He received a master's in business administration from Robert Morris University in 2012.
