Margot Frederick was an assistant coach at UTPA during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In addition to her responsibilities as an on the court coach, Frederick is also the Broncs' recruiting coordinator.
Frederick joined the Broncs after one season at Division III Muskingum University, where her duties included recruiting, training defensive systems, coordinating team travel, and scouting opponents. She helped the Muskies earn their 25th berth in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament.
Frederick began her collegiate coaching career at Illinois State University. She served as the Director of Volleyball Operations on the Redbirds’ staff for two seasons where she coordinated team travel details, summer camps, campus visits, and other administrative tasks. Frederick founded Vermilion Co. Volleyball Club (Hoopeston, Illinois) in 2009, coaching both the 17’s and 18’s teams.
Prior to Illinois State, she spent one season as head coach of the top 16’s team at the Performance Point Volleyball Club in Lafayette, Indiana.
During the fall of 2007, she served as the varsity assistant coach, and junior varsity head coach, at West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School, where she helped mentor four All-Hoosier Conference selections, and both the varsity and JV teams captured conference championships. Frederick's JV squad finished the season with a 17-6 record.
Frederick's collegiate playing days included three years at Cleveland State (2004-06) and one season at Owens Community College in Ohio (2003). The defensive specialist was a key contributor for the Vikings in both her junior and senior campaigns, when CSU compiled overall records of 19-10 and 19-9, respectively, and earned American Volleyball Coaches Association regional rankings.
At Owens CC, Frederick led the Express to a 40-9 record, the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference and regional titles and a fifth-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championships. Frederick compiled 297 assists and 128 digs and was named to the all-conference all-academic team.
As a prep athlete, Frederick competed for Broncs head coach Brian Yale at Genoa High School, earning the program’s first ever All-Ohio nod in volleyball. Together they reached several milestones as Comets, including the program’s first District title and first conference championship in nearly twenty years.
