Tyler Hagstrom was named the head volleyball coach at Penn on July 16, 2025.
Hagstrom took over the Quakers as the reigning Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading Bucknell to a 21-5 record in 2024 including a school-record 13 wins in the Patriot League.
Hagstrom arrived in Lewisburg, Pa. during the abbreviated 2020-21 season. By his second full season in 2022, Bucknell posted its first winning campaign (15-11) since 2006 and its first appearance in the Patriot League Tournament in more than a decade. In his third year in 2023, the Bison again went 15-11 but their 11-5 record in the Patriot League was the best since 2003 and tied the program mark for most PL wins in a season. Bucknell ranked third nationally in digs per set in 2023.
His final season was his most successful. Bucknell’s 21-5 record marked its best season since 1995, and the 13 Patriot League victories were the most conference wins in school history. The Bison finished second in the league for the second consecutive season, then fell to Army in a five-set match at the Patriot League Tournament. The 2024 team led the league in points, assists, kills, opponent hitting percentage and digs.
Hagstrom left Bucknell with the highest winning percentage in program history (.551, 59-48) and the only head coach to have a winning record. During his five seasons, he coached ten all-league players, two Patriot League Liberos of the Year, two Patriot League Rookies of the Year, one Patriot League Setter of the Year, and the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year.
Prior to his success at Bucknell, Hagstrom spent four seasons at Princeton as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, helping the Tigers to three Ivy League titles and three NCAA Championship appearances. He coached 21 All-Ivy student-athletes, including two Ivy Players of the Year, one Ivy Rookie of the Year and one Ivy Defensive Player of the Year.
Hagstrom began his collegiate coaching career at UC Irvine in 2013-15, before serving as an assistant coach at Grand Canyon from 2015-16 including a brief stint as GCU’s interim head coach.
The Fountain Valley, California native was a libero on three NAIA national championship teams at California Baptist. He led the national tournament in digs in helping the Lancers to the 2005 NAIA championship and broke the school record for digs in a season.
Hagstrom earned his bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Cal Baptist in 2007 and a master’s in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University in 2020. Hagstrom is joined in the Philadelphia area by his wife, Nina, and children Dylan, Camila and Lucas.
