Welsh Appointed Head Coach of Volleyball Programs at Trinity Christian College

Trinity Christian College is pleased to announce that Tom Welsh will lead the Trolls‘ men’s and women’s volleyball programs as head coach beginning this fall.

Welsh brings 20 years of coaching experience to Palos Heights, most recently as the head women’s volleyball coach at Joliet Junior College (JJC) for the past two seasons. In his first season at JJC, the Wolves finished with an 18-15 overall record, which included a win over the defending NJCAA national champions.

Prior to his time in Joliet, Welsh served as head women’s volleyball coach at Morton College for two seasons, where he guided the Panthers to 13 victories in his first season, most by any first-year head coach in the program’s history, and a three-game improvement in conference play from the previous season.

Welsh also brings experience from the club level, having served as the Girls Club Director at 630 Volleyball in Lisle for two years. During his tenure, he developed the program and helped place numerous athletes on collegiate rosters. Welsh also served at various clubs previously, including Breaker Volleyball Club in Naperville and Prime Time Volleyball Club in Champaign.

Beyond his team’s successes on the court, Welsh has coached three valedictorians, and in his first year at Morton, he was the only program in the school and one of only three in the region to be named an Academic All-American team.

The Trolls’ women’s volleyball team kicks off the 2025 season next month, when they face Grand View (Iowa) and Avila (Mo.) on Saturday, Aug. 23.