Terry Liskevych

Who is Terry Liskevych?

Taras “Terry” Liskevych served as the United States women's national volleyball team head coach from 1985 to 1996. During his tenure Liskevych posted over 300 international victories.

The highlights of these victories were:

Bronze medal – World Championship – 1990

Bronze medal – Olympic Games Barcelona – 1992

Gold medal – FIVB World Grand Prix – 1995

Leading up to his National Team career, Liskevych coached men's volleyball at The Ohio State University, where he twice took the team to the NCAA tournament Final Four in 1975 and 1976 and posted a two-year record of 45–7. In the fall of 1976 he switched to the women's collegiate game and began his coaching career at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He was there for nine seasons and accumulated a record of 267–85 as University of the Pacific finished top five in the nation six of his nine years. While at Pacific, Liskevych was a tenured professor in the Physical Education and Recreation Department, was an assistant athletic director, supervising the women's programs and overseeing athletic marketing – 1982–1984.