Janice Harrer

Biography

Saint Mary’s College Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Matoso announced on Feb. 14, 2023 the hire of Janice Harrer as the head beach volleyball coach of the Gaels. Harrer has now led the Gaels for two seasons, helping the team to a third place finish at the WCC Tournament in 2024. She has led her program to 34 wins over the past two seasons, making her the third winningest coach in program history. She is on pace to break the program win record in the 2025 season. The 2024 campaign saw the Gaels win five more contests than in Harrer's first season at the controls. The 19 wins were the most for the Gaels since 2019, while the third place finish at the WCC Tournament was SMC's best finish since 2021. Her 34 wins in two seasons, tied Rob Browning for the most wins by a Saint Mary's Beach Volleyball Head Coach in their first two seasons. Over the past two years, Harrer has coached two first team All-WCC selections, four second team All-WCC selections, three WCC freshman team selections, and two WCC All-Academic honorees. Harrer has spent the last five seasons helping build the Oregon beach volleyball program from the ground up. She joined the staff before the 2018 season as an assistant when the program was beginning its fifth year. Prior to her arrival, they had never won more than three matches in a season. In five years, their winning percentage nearly tripled, while Harrer went from an assistant to associate head coach. The Ducks found their way into the Pac-1