Emporia State University Volleyball

Ken Murczek, a coach with a record of turning programs around at all levels, is the eighth head volleyball coach in Emporia State history and completed his second

A coaching veteran with 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, 27 of them at the DI level, Jeff Grove has joined the Emporia State volleyball program as an Associate Head Coach. Grove was the Associate Head Coach at K-State from 2002-2022, helping orchestrate the rise of the program in the late '90s and maintaining its success with Head Coach Suzie Fritz for 20 years. In his 23 years as an assistant, Grove has helped lead K-State to 390 wins, 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, and a Big 12 Conference title in 2003. As defensive coordinator, he coached notable players including two-time Big 12 Liberos of the Year Laura Downey-Wallace and Angie Lastra, and AVCA All-American Lauren Goehring. Grove began his coaching career at his alma mater Azusa Pacific and has also coached at Weber State, Wyoming, and served as an assistant coach for the Junior National A2 Team and floor coach at U.S. Collegiate National Team tryouts. A native of Goleta, California, Grove earned his bachelor's degree in communication with a minor in business administration from Azusa Pacific in 1991.