Toby Parker

Toby Parker

Hired in the spring of 2005, in only five seasons at the helm, Toby Parker has amassed an impressive 139-39-1 (.776) overall record. In his fifth season as head women’s volleyball coach in 2009, his team finished with an overall record of 29-7, placed second in the N4C conference, won the NJCAA Region IV title match, and advanced to the progam's first ever NJCAA DIII National Tournament. The team finished in second place at the National Tournament and Melissa Ernst was named an All-American (First Team). All six of Madison College women’s volleyball All-Americans have achieved the honor during Parker’s tenure.

Parker came to Madison College with a wealth of coaching experience at both the high school and USA Volleyball Junior Olympic level. In the sixteen years prior to Madison College, he compiled a 187-120 (.609) record as a high school coach, as well as a 240-89 (.729) record at the Junior Olympic level. His athletes and teams achieved success at conference, state and national levels.

During his high school coaching career, Parker produced thirty-four high school all-conference players, six conference Players-of-the-Year award winners and sent over thirty of his former players on to compete at the collegiate level. Parker has also seen three of his former players become NCAA All-Americans. Parker founded the Wisconsin Performance Volleyball Club in 1998, currently one of the largest Junior Olympic volleyball programs in the state of Wisconsin.

Coach Parker is a former indoor AA club player and a professional outdoor player, competing on both the Eastern Volleyball Association tour as well as the Midwest Volleyball Professionals tour. Parker was born and raised in Madison, WI. He currently lives in Verona, WI with his wife, Holly, their daughter, Grace and triplets, Emma, Chloe and Cody. In addition to coaching at Madison College, Parker owns his own business, The Sports Management Group.