Kristi Griffin

Biography

Griffin returned for her 15th season on the WKU volleyball staff during the 2023-24 school year and third as the program’s Director of Operations. Griffin has also coached at Jacksonville State and the University of Southern Indiana prior to her 11 seasons as an assistant at WKU. Since her arrival in 2009, the Hilltoppers own 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and seven regular season Conference USA championships, seven C-USA Tournament Championships, three Sun Belt Conference Regular-Season Championships and two SBC Tournament titles. With Griffin on staff, WKU has a record of 398-68 overall and 198-15 against conference opponents. Griffin has helped guide 36 All-Conference USA honorees and 21 All-Sun Belt Conference selections, including four-time All-Americans Alyssa Cavanaugh, Jessica Lucas, and Lauren Matthews, three-time All-Americans Melanie Stutsman, Rachel Anderson, Paige Briggs, two-time All-American Jordyn Skinner, as well as Nadia Dieudonne who earned her first honor following stellar 2020-21 campaign. During the 2023 campaign, Griffin helped guide the Hilltopppers to a 30-5 overall record and a perfect 16-0 CUSA record. The Tops also earned the longest 20-win season win streak in all of Division 1 with 24 seasons. In addition to the NCAA record, the Hilltoppers earned their ninth regular season championship following a perfect three-set sweep of FIU in front of the home crowd at E. A. Diddle Arena. Their eighth CUSA tournament championship came in another three-set s