Mark Herrin

Mark is a co-founder and original board member for Peak and has been involved with Oklahoma volleyball for over 30 years.  As a high school coach at Collinsville, Mark won 5 regional championships and back to back State Championships while earning state coach of the year twice.  He was the co-founder of the Oklahoma Volleyball Coaches Association and served as the first All-State Coach.  From there, Mark moved on to the University of Central Oklahoma, becoming the first full-time coach for the new program.  From 1990-2002, Mark won 3 conference championships and participated in the NCAA tournament twice, making it to the Sweet Sixteen in 1994.  His overall record was 304-155 and he earned Coach of the Year honors in 1994 and 2002.

Mark was instrumental in moving the USA Sitting Volleyball training site from Colorado Springs to UCO and helped secure an Olympic/Paralympic Training Site designation for UCO.  He was the site director for the 2010 World Championships and was the Team Leader for the USA Women’s team that won the Gold Medal in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

As a club coach for Peak, Mark has coached 11’s, 14’s, and 18’s with his top finish being 5th at the 2011 National Championships for 14’s.  He currently serves as the Director of Recruiting for Peak and is married to Deanna (33 years) and has 3 children, Emily, Brett, and Carly (who currently coaches both 13’s and 10’s for Peak).

Mark has been inducted into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame, The Collinsville High School Athletic Hall of Fame, the Endeavor Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities Hall of Fame, and was named the Outstanding Alumni for Northeastern State University.