NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University Director of Athletics Dr. Wood Selig has hired Fred Chao to be the first women’s volleyball head coach in ODU history, Selig announced on Tuesday.
ODU will begin recruiting and practice in 2019 and start play in 2020.
“We feel very fortunate to attract a coach with the charisma, integrity and knowledge that Fred Chao possesses. Coach Chao was the unanimous choice by everyone on our selection committee after he vividly articulated his vision and plans for a nationally prominent future for ODU women’s volleyball,” Selig said. “I am confident our University and local community will embrace Coach Chao and support his efforts to successfully launch our women’s volleyball program in the fall of 2020.