Kelly Sheffield


Kelly Patrick Sheffield is an American college volleyball coach and the current head coach for the women's volleyball team at the University of Wisconsin. He is also a former head coach of Dayton and Albany. In his rookie season coaching the Badgers' Sheffield took his team to the NCAA championship match, he is one of only three head coaches to lead their teams to the final match in their first seasons. The 12th-seeded Badgers upset the No. 1 seeded and defending national champion Texas Longhorns only to fall in the championship match to No. 2 Penn State in the 2013 NCAA championships. In 2021, Sheffield coached the Badgers to the program's first ever National Championship, defeating No. 10 Nebraska in 5 sets.

Head coaching record

On January 20, 2017, the University of Wisconsin announced that Sheffield had signed a contract extension through January 31, 2022.

AVCA All-Americans coached

*Denotes AVCA National Player of the Year

First Team

  • Lauren Carlini – 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Dana Rettke – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021*
  • Sydney Hilley – 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Sarah Franklin – 2023*, 2024
  • Mimi Colyer - 2025

Second Team

  • Lindsay Fletemier – 2010
  • Samantha Selsky – 2012
  • Lauren Carlini – 2013
  • Taylor Morey – 2014
  • Courtney Thomas – 2014
  • Haleigh Nelson – 2015, 2016
  • Sydney Hilley – 2018
  • Molly Haggerty – 2019
  • Lauren Barnes – 2020, 2021
  • Anna Smrek – 2023

Third Team

  • Lyndsay Fletemier – 2009
  • Megan Campbell – 2011
  • Tionna Williams – 2016
  • Molly Haggerty – 2016
  • Madison Duello – 2018
  • Devyn Robinson – 2020, 2022
  • Danielle Hart – 2022
  • Sarah Franklin – 2022
  • Carter Booth – 2023, 2025
  • Charlie Fuerbringer – 2024

Honorable Mention

  • Blair Buchanan – 2004, 2005
  • Lindsay Fletemier – 2008
  • Jessica Yanz – 2010
  • Samantha Selksy – 2011
  • Rachel Krabacher – 2011, 2012
  • Megan Campbell – 2012
  • Ellen Chapman – 2013
  • Dominique Thompson – 2014
  • Haleigh Nelson – 2014
  • Taylor Morey – 2015
  • Tionna Williams – 2015, 2017
  • Tiffany Clark – 2018
  • Grace Loberg – 2019, 2020
  • Molly Haggerty – 2020
  • Devyn Robinson – 2023

Coaching awards