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Alexa Keckler enters her fifth season as head volleyball coach at Gettysburg. She is also the College’s Wellness Coordinator and served as the Director of Campus Recreation prior to assuming volleyball coaching duties in 2005.
A native of Smithsburg, Md., Keckler has compiled a record of 77-46 (.626) in her first four seasons (2005-09) as leader of the Bullets volleyball program. She opened her collegiate coaching career on a high note in 2005 as Gettysburg captured its conference-best 11th Centennial Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament. The Bullets won 21 matches that fall and have posted at least 18 victories in each of Keckler’s four seasons. Gettysburg is 33-7 (.825) in the conference with 15 Bullets landing spots on the all-conference team, including five on the first team. In 2008, the Bullets finished 18-11 and 9-1 in the CC, earning the right to host the postseason tournament where they finished runner-up.
Before taking over at Gettysburg, Keckler piloted her alma mater of Smithsburg (Md.) High School to an 18-2 record in 2002 and guided Littlestown (Pa.) High School to an 18-5 mark and a district playoff appearance in 2004. In between those assignments, she served as head coach of the Tri-State FCA Volleyball Club's 15-and-under girl's team, leading that squad to a 49-25 record in 2003-04.
An all-region most valuable player and junior college All-American at Hagerstown Community College, Keckler earned her associate's degree in 1998 before graduating from Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University with a bachelor's degree in sports and exercise science in 2000. She was a two-year letterwinner with the TNU volleyball program, earning TranSouth Athletic Conference academic honors both seasons.
She acquired a master's degree in human performance from Frostburg State University in 2002 and also has CAP I coaching certification from USA Volleyball. In addition to her coaching duties, she has served as the director of the Mid-Maryland Volleyball Camp since 1996.
Keckler and her husband, Drew University men’s basketball head coach Darryl Keckler, have one daughter, Olivia, and reside in Arendtsville, Pa.
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Career Coaching Record
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Overall
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Conference
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School
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Year
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Wins
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Losses
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Pct.
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Wins
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Losses
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Pct.
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Finish
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Gettysburg
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2005
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21
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13
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.618
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8
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2
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.800
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1st
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Gettysburg
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2006
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20
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9
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.690
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9
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1
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.900
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3rd
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Gettysburg
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2007
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18
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13
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.580
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7
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3
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.700
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4th
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Gettysburg
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2008
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18
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11
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.621
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9
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1
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.900
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2nd
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Totals
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4
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77
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46
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.626
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33
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7
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.825
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