Tracy Rietzke began his long-time tenure at Rockhurst in the 1988 season, while the Hawks joined the GLVC in 2005. He accumulated 1,277 wins during his 38-year career, which currently ranks second in NCAA Division II history and fourth among women’s volleyball coaches at all levels. While at Rockhurst, Rietzke’s teams advanced to the D-II Tournament 13 times with eight appearances under the GLVC umbrella, playing in the Midwest Region final 10 times and earning three Regional titles (2015, 2017, 2019). The Hawks also appeared in the D-II National Semifinals in the 2017 and 2019 seasons and had a D-II National Quarterfinals appearance in 2015. A three-time GLVC Coach of the Year, Rietzke’s last eight teams combined for 240 wins and won five GLVC Regular Season titles and three Tournament Championships (2012, 2018, 2019), finishing runner-up one time. On top of all his success leading the Hawks’ program and being a consistent power in not only the Conference, but the Midwest, he coached 54 All-GLVC selections and a combined 27 NAIA and NCAA All-Americans with 15 AVCA All-Americans named while in the GLVC, along with seven CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Moreover, Rietzke won USMC/AVCA D-II National Coach of the Year honors in 2019 and the AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year award in 2014. He had 12 teams ranked in the final AVCA polls, highlighted by a No. 5 ranking in 2015 and No. 7 in 2019. Additionally, prior to his time in the GLVC, Rietzke’s 1993 squad set the program record with 57 wins that year.