Hardy Wooldridge - Women's Volleyball Coach

Hardy Wooldridge

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
hwooldridge@mail.fresnostate.edu
Phone:
559-278-3239

Hardy Wooldridge joined the Fresno State Volleyball program as an assistant coach in 2018 and enters his fifth season on the sidelines for the Bulldogs this fall.

With the 'Dogs tallying 12 wins in the fall of 2021, Fresno State was able to defeat both regular season champion Colorado State and tournament champion Boise State in the regular season.

The Bulldogs went 8-4 at home, tied for seventh in the MW and finished 16th in the country in aces per set (1.85). Desiree Sukhov was tabbed All-MW honorable mention while freshman Ella Rud finished fourth among Bulldog freshman in program history with 30 service aces.

Fresno State tied for fourth in the MW in 2020-21 with Wyoming going 8-6 for its second top-four finish in the league over the last three seasons.

Three Bulldogs were named All-Mountain West selections with Sukhov, Jocelyn Rodriguez being named to the All-MW Team and Amaria Kelley was tabbed All-MW Honorable Mention.

Coming off 14 wins and tying for sixth-place in the Mountain West in 2019, three Bulldogs earned All-Mountain West honors as junior libero Reagan Libero was named All-MW while junior outside hitter Desiree Sukhov also earned All-MW and was named the MW Newcomer of the Year. In addition, senior setter Madelyn Halteman earned All-MW Honorable Mention honors.

Wooldridge helped lead the 'Dogs to a 22-11 overall record and 13-5 mark in the MW as the team broke the program record for conference wins in a season and finished in 2nd place in the MW for the first time after being picked seventh in the preseason MW Coaches' Poll.

Fresno State's 22 wins in 2018 were its most in 16 years, since the 2002 team finished the year 23-7. The 'Dogs earned an automatic bid to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC), the team's first postseason selection since 2002, and a first round NIVC win over UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 29 was the 'Dogs first postseason victory since 1995. A program-record four Bulldogs earned All-MW honors.

Wooldridge previously worked alongside head coach Jonathan Winder for two seasons at the University of Washington, helping lead the Huskies to a Pac-12 championship and an Elite Eight appearance.

“Hardy is an extremely talented and skilled teacher of the game,” Winder said. “He did a ton of the scouting and teaching and match preparation at Washington, and we were immensely successful in large part because of his diligence and hard work. His ability to teach the game at a really high level is going to be a great thing for our program and the players.”

Wooldridge served as a volunteer assistant coach for two seasons at Washington, helping coach the serving, passing, and defensive aspects of the team. He also coordinated video and scouting resources, including Data Project and Volleymetrics, to help create match tactics.

While in Washington Wooldridge also served as a lead coach for Sudden Impact Volleyball Club and as a court lead coach at University of Washington volleyball camps. He also has coaching experience in California, having served as the freshman volleyball head coach at Tesoro High School in San Juan Capistrano and as the head coach of the U15 boys team for Balboa Bay Volleyball Club in Newport Beach for 2008 to 2011.

A native of Mission Viejo, Wooldridge began his collegiate career at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia, Canada before playing oversees for Colombier Volley LNB in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Wooldridge completed his undergraduate work at the University of Washington, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography in 2016.