Women's Volleyball

  Denitra Seals

Denitra Seals

Player Profile

Position:
Head Coach
Experience:
5th Year
Alma Mater:
Fairleigh Dickinson (1997)

Coach Seals became Emmanuel's Head Women's Volleyball Coach in 2007 after serving as the Saints' Assistant Coach for five seasons. She is a former Division I player from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she received a B.S. in Biology Sealsin 1997. In 2007, Seals was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Emmanuel volleyball program. Coach Seals began her coaching career at the Junior Olympic level for a local volleyball club, Smash Juniors. She later accepted a position as Head Varsity Volleyball Coach at Somerville High School. In four years at Somerville, she led her volleyball program to two consecutive state tournament appearances, for the first time in the school's history.

As a player, Seals was a four-year 1st Team All-Conference selection for the North East Conference. In her freshman season, she was the North East Conference Newcomer of the Year. By her junior and senior seasons, Seals was named team captain and selected the Most Valuable Player. She was also named Female Athlete of the Year and Woman of the Year for the New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women in 1997.

Coach Seals currently works full-time as a senior grants administrator at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. In the fall of 2010, Coach Seals earned a Graduate Certificate in Research Administration at Emmanuel College and completed her Masters in Management in 2011.

Contact - seals@emmanuel.edu