Jen Flynn Oldenburg

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Jen Flynn Oldenburg

| image =

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| current_title = Head Coach

| current_team = Ohio State

| current_conference = Big Ten

| current_record = {{Winning percentage|89|54|record=y}}

| contract = $275,000{{Cite web|url=https://apps.hr.osu.edu/Salaries/Home/Salaries?JobTitle=head%20coach&Funding=0&Year=0&IsValid=True|title=Ohio State Salaries|website=|access-date=2021-11-04}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|07|26}}

| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Ohio State University

| player_years1 = 1996–1999

| player_team1 = Ohio State

| player_years2 = 2001–2002

| player_team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} U.S. National Team

| player_positions = Setter, Outside Hitter

| coach_years1 = 2003–2012

| coach_team1 = Illinois (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 2020–

| coach_team2 = Ohio State

| overall_record =

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record = {{Winning percentage|7|3|record=y}} (NCAA Division I)

| championships =

| awards = Big Ten Coach of the Year (2020)

| coaching_records =

|nationalyears= 2001-2002

|nationalteam={{flagicon|USA}} United States

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{{MedalCountry |the {{USA}} }}

}}

Jen Flynn Oldenburg (born July 26, 1978) is an American former volleyball player and current head coach of the Ohio State women's volleyball team. She also serves as the President of the American Volleyball Coaches Association since May 20, 2025, a position she will hold through December 31, 2026.

Career

Before getting into coaching, Flynn Oldenburg was a four-year starter on the Ohio State University women's volleyball team. Additionally, she was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team. She played at the 2002 FIVB World championship,{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.ch/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2002/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?Code=USA|title=Team Rosters - USA|date=2010-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118082507/http://www.fivb.ch/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Women/2002/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?Code=USA|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2010-11-18}} where team USA won a silver medal.

=Coaching=

=University of Illinois: 2003-2012=

She coached as an assistant for the University of Illinois from 2003 to 2012{{Cite web|url=https://fightingillini.com/news/2012/12/21/Assistant_Volleyball_Coach_Jen_Oldenburg_Resigns_after_Nine_Seasons.aspx|title=Assistant Volleyball Coach Jen Oldenburg Resigns after Nine Seasons|website=University of Illinois Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}

=Club=

After Illinois, she spent six years as the club/associate director of the Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association. She was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the club, handled recruitment for potential collegiate athletes and worked as a private lessons instructor.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/coach/jen-flynn-oldenburg/|title=Oldenburg Ohio State Biography |website=|date=21 January 2020 |access-date=2021-11-04}}

=Ohio State University=

In January 2020, Flynn Oldenburg was named the head coach of the Ohio State women's volleyball team.{{Cite web|url=https://triblive.com/sports/new-ohio-state-volleyball-coach-jennifer-flynn-oldenburg-broadens-baldwinconnection/|title=New Ohio State volleyball coach Jennifer Flynn Oldenburg broadens Baldwin connection {{!}} TribLIVE.com|website=triblive.com|access-date=2020-05-30}}

In her first season as head coach, she was named Big Ten Coach of the Year after Ohio State finished 15–3 in league play and made the NCAA tournament's round of sixteen. In the same year, she coached Emily Londot, who was named the league's Freshman of the Year as well. She is the only head coach in Ohio State history to earn an appearance in the national tournament during their first year.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/londot-named-big-ten-freshman-of-the-year-oldenburg-recognized-as-coach-of-the-year/|title=LONDOT NAMED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR; OLDENBURG RECOGNIZED AS COACH OF THE YEAR|website=|date=8 April 2021|access-date=2021-11-04}}

Head coaching record

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Ohio State Buckeyes

| conference = Big Ten

| startyear = 2020

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2020

| name = Ohio State

| overall = 16–4

| conference = 15–3

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = NCAA regional semifinal

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2021

| name = Ohio State

| overall = 27–6

| conference = 15–5

| confstanding = T–3rd

| postseason = NCAA regional semifinal

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022

| name = Ohio State

| overall = 22–10

| conference = 15–5

| confstanding = T–3rd

| postseason = NCAA regional final

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023

| name = Ohio State

| overall = 10–18

| conference = 7–13

| confstanding = T–9th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2024

| name = Ohio State

| overall = 14–16

| conference = 7–13

| confstanding = 14th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Ohio State

| overall = 89–54 ({{Winning percentage|89|54}})

| confrecord = 59–39 ({{Winning percentage|59|39}})

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall =

89–54 ({{Winning percentage|89|54}})

| legend = yes

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References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20030729090838/http://www.fivb.ch/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/women/2002/Teams/VB_Player.asp?No=13613 USA - Player's biography]

Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:American women's volleyball players

Category:American volleyball coaches

Category:Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball coaches

Category:Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball players

Category:Illinois Fighting Illini women's volleyball coaches

Category:Volleyball players from Pennsylvania

Category:Sportspeople from Pittsburgh