Over the past nine seasons as head women's volleyball coach at Elizabethtown College,
Randall Kreider has built the program into a perennial contender at the conference and regional levels.
Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year three times in his career, Kreider led the 2007 Blue Jays to a Commonwealth Conference Championship and the program's second ever NCAA Division III Tournament. E-town finished with 32 wins (32-7) for its most triumphs in a season since 1998.
Kreider’s 2010 squad won 23 matches and claimed the No. 1 seed in the Commonwealth Conference Championships. The Blue Jays advanced to the conference championship match for the fifth straight season and were regionally-ranked once again. E-town eclipsed the 20-win plateau for the fifth time in Kreider’s career.
Following the 2010 season, Kreider was once again recognized as Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year. He previously earned similar recognition in 2006 and 2007. Under Kreider, then-sophomore
Holly Bubb was named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year. Bubb also attained spots on the AVCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region and All-America Honorable Mention teams.
Both Bubb and Kelly Downs, the 2007 Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year, were coached and developed by Kreider. Bubb and Downs currently stand as the only conference Players of the Year in program history.
Twice during the 2009 season, Kreider led Elizabethtown to five-match winning streaks. His team also capitalized on the chance to play at home, compiling a stellar 11-1 mark at Thompson Gymnasium.
During his nine-year run as head coach, Kreider has coached 22 all-conference players, two conference Players of the Year, a conference Rookie of the Year, four all-region players and four All-Americans.
In addition to leading the volleyball program, Kreider works full-time for Elizabethtown College in the Information and Technology Services department as its System and Network Administrator.
Kreider alternately served as the head coach of the Ephrata Rec. Volleyball Club's 15's and 16's teams before taking the head coaching job at E-town. His 15's team won the KRVA Regional Tournament and earned a bid to the USA Volleyball Nationals in 2001.
A 1994 graduate of Gettysburg College with a major in computer science, Kreider served as the co-captain, president and vice president of the Gettysburg College Intercollegiate Men's Club Team. He played at the "A" level in the USA Volleyball Association and the KRVA.
At Cocalico High School in Denver, Pa., he was a member of the state final four, District III runner-up, and Lancaster-Lebanon League Champion 1990 boys' volleyball team.
Within the sport, Kreider received his USA Volleyball IMPACT Coaching Certification in 2000, and has been the Commonwealth Conference representative to the AVCA Division III Head Coaches Committee since 2005. He is a member of the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional advisory committee (since 2007) and is chair of the MASCAC volleyball coaches committee.
He is a lifetime member of the PVCA and has membership in the KRVA and AVCA. He is also a certified lifeguard by the American Red Cross and is certified in CPR for adults, children and infants as well in first aid and AED.
| Randall Kreider Year-by-Year |
| Overall | Conference | |
| Year | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Postseason |
| 2002 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 1 | 6 | .143 | |
| 2003 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2 | 5 | .286 | |
| 2004 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 5 | 2 | .714 | Commonwealth Conference Semifinals |
| 2005 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 4 | 3 | .571 | Commonwealth Conference Semifinals |
| 2006 | 26 | 7 | .788 | 6 | 1 | .857 | Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up |
| 2007 | 32 | 7 | .821 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | Commonwealth Conference Champions
NCAA Division III Tournament Qualifier |
| 2008 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 5 | 1 | .833 | Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up |
| 2009 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | 1 | .857 | Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up |
| 2010 | 23 | 10 | .697 | 6 | 1 | .857 | Commonwealth Conference Runner-Up |
| 9 seasons | 191 | 103 | .650 | 40 | 20 | .667 | |
