Coaching Staff
Radu Petrus
Head Coach
Radu Petrus begins his fourth season as the head coach of the men’s volleyball program at SUNY New Paltz. Under his direction, New Paltz has made two appearances in the NECVA Tournament (2007 and 2009) and compiled a record of 55-45 in three years. Petrus has placed five players on all-conference teams and he has coached the NECVA and Metro-Rookie of the year in Chris Holden (2007) and Kevin Stross (2009). In 2008, he mentored Pedro Medina (2008) who finished the season ranked #1 in digs at the Division III level.
Prior to his arrival at New Paltz, Petrus spent four years as the first assistant volleyball coach at Long Island University (LIU). In 2006, LIU finished with a 26-14 record and became the first volleyball team in Northeast Conference history to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2004-05, LIU recorded the first conference title in the program’s 12 year history, with an overall record of 32-7.
Petrus spent four years as the head men’s volleyball coach of the Romanian Professional Second League. During this time, the team placed third and fourth in the league and promoted three players onto the Romanian Professional First League.
Petrus has coached at the High School level for 18 years in Oradea, Romania. He also organized and developed the Romanian Beach Volleyball Tournament at the Sports Club Nando.
For ten years, Petrus was a player for the Romanian Professional First League, where he helped lead his team to win and place among the first six of the League.
Petrus earned his bachelor degree in Physical Education and Sport from the University of Bucharest and is pursuing his masters in Health Sciences at LIU.
Contact Radu Petrus at ext. 3916 or petrusr@newpaltz.edu.