California Collegiate Athletics Association

Sue Gozansky truly lived for sports and poured her heart into being a student-athlete, coach, and administrator during her 40-plus years in athletics.
 
Gozansky began her collegiate career at Cal Poly Pomona, where she participated in volleyball, basketball, softball, and track & field. Her outstanding efforts on the field and courts garnered Gozansky CPP's Athlete of the Year award in her junior and senior seasons. Then, in 1981, she was bestowed the Broncos' Outstanding Alumnus Award, and she was a member of Cal Poly Pomona's inaugural Hall of Fame class.
 
In 1970, Gozansky would move on to become the head volleyball coach at UC Riverside and put together one of the greatest coaching careers in the history of NCAA volleyball. Gozansky led the Highlanders to three national championships - 1977, 1982, and 1986 - and 20 straight postseason appearances. The 1982 title was the CCAA's first NCAA Volleyball Championship, and the second-ever NCAA women's championship in conference history. The five-time CCAA Coach of the Year coached UCR for 39 seasons, compiling a 680-518-16 record.
 
Gozansky's coaching skills caught the attention of some of the biggest names in volleyball, and she was asked to lead the USA women’s “B” volleyball team, which consisted of players being considered for roster spots on the national team, at the Olympic Sports Festival. She was also the coach for the men’s and women’s teams at the quadrennial Maccabiah Games (Jewish Olympics) in Israel in 1981, 1985, 1989, and 1993. She has given clinics in more than 35 countries, including Germany, Malaga, Spain, the Dominican Republic, China, and Belize.
 
In Spring 2000, Gozansky concluded work on her second book, the "Volleyball Coach’s Survival Guide" which is used as the textbook for the USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program Level II Course. Her first work, “Championship Volleyball Complete Book of Techniques and Drills” is a top seller.
 
She was named to the NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball 25th Anniversary Team in 2005 by the NCAA. In 2006, Gozansky was inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame.
 
Gozansky received her degree in physical education and social sciences from Cal Poly Pomona in 1968. She earned her master's degree in Kinesiology from UCLA in 1975.