The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
UT Board of Regents approve contract extension for Volleyball coach Jerritt Elliott
09.23.2016 | Volleyball
Elliott’s contract increases base salary by $67,500 and adds one year to run through the 2018 season.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Board of Regents agreed Friday to extend Volleyball coach Jerritt Elliott's contract by one year to a three-year agreement that runs through the 2018 season. The contract includes language for further extension at the discretion of the Women's Athletics Director.
Elliott also will receive a $67,500 pay increase to his base salary under the terms of the new agreement, adjusting his total compensation to $367,500 for the 2016-17 fiscal year. Additionally, increases were made in several of Elliott's performance-based incentives.
"Texas is where I want to be and it is my home," Elliott said. "I am thankful and grateful for my administration here at UT for trusting and supporting me to continue to build on the Texas Volleyball program's success and tradition."
Currently in his 16th season at Texas, Elliott has posted a 388-90 (.812) record while guiding the Longhorns to the top of the collegiate volleyball world. UT has won one NCAA Championship (2012) and made three NCAA Championship game appearances (2009, 2012 and 2015) in the last seven years.
In addition, Texas has advanced to the NCAA Semifinals in seven of the last eight years and is the only program nationally to advance to each of the last 10 NCAA Regional finals (Round of 8). The Longhorns also have won five consecutive Big 12 Conference championships entering the 2016 season.
"Jerritt Elliott has had an amazing run," said Women's Athletics Director Chris Plonsky. "Typically in collegiate volleyball, advancing to the National Semifinals is a target. Under Jerritt's leadership, we've been to Volleyball's final four in seven of the last eight years and it's become a realistic goal every season. In addition, his recruiting has been exceptional – not only in the caliber of athlete we attract to Texas, but also in the caliber of student."
"The cycle has changed to where we are looking at graduating many of our Volleyball student-athletes in three-and-a-half years," Plonsky continued. "We are seeing a trend here at Texas where our players are earning their degree after the fall semester of their senior year, and they are able to begin their professional careers that spring. Jerritt and his staff have done a tremendous job of identifying young people in the recruiting process who can excel on the court, in the classroom and in the community and set themselves up for success in life."