Staff Directory
Donny Gleason
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- Phone:
- (260) 481-4192
Donny Gleason was hired as the Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball head coach on June 20, 2024.
Gleason is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology where he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial and systems engineering and later his master's degree in 2011. In addition, he holds certification as a strength and conditioning specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2): Kendall Polan% (2012), Zach Schneider* (2023)
• AVCA All-Northeast Region (2)%: Kendall Polan (2012, 2013)
• AVCA All-East Region (2)*: Ashley Drzymala (2016), Amber Drzymala (2016)
• AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention (1)*: Bailey Dolegowski (2016)
• AVCA East Region Rookie of the Year (1): Bailey Dolegowski (2016)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-America (1)*: Henry Moffitt (2023)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (10): Jake Couzens (2023)*, Henry Moffitt (2023)*, Ryan Parker (2023)*, Zach Schneider (2023, 2024)*, Cameron Milligan (2023, 2024)*, Billy Wieberg (2024)*, Logan Muir (2025), Andrew Mayer (2025)
• All-MIVA Second Team (1): Logan Muir (2025)
• MIVA Offensive Player of the Week (1): Axel Melenedez Watts (4/1/2025)
• MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (1): JP Candrian (1/28/2025)
• Academic All-MIVA (9): JP Candrian (2025), Nick Gutka (2025), Emmanuel Jurineack (2025), Casey Lyons (2025), Andrew Mayer (2025), Logan Muir (2025), Raul Papaleo Jr. (2025), Andrej Polomac (2025), Peter Soczewka (2025)
• Northeast Conference Player of the Year (1)*: Zach Schneider (2023)
• Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year (1)*: Ondrej Arabasz (2024)
• First Team All-Northeast Conference (4)*: Sean Califf (2023), Zach Schneider (2023, 2024), Cameron Milligan (2024),
• Second Team All-Northeast Conference (4)*: Cameron Milligan (2023), Henry Moffitt (2023), Ondrej Arabasz (2024), Sean Califf (2024)
• Northeast Conference Tournament MVP (1)*: Sean Califf (2024)
• Northeast Conference All-Tournament Team (3)*: Sean Califf (2024), Zach Schneider (2024), Maverick O'Neill (2024)
• Northeast Conference Player of the Week (10)*: Zach Schneider (1/17/2023, 2/21/2023, 2/28/2023, 3/14/2023, 3/20/2023, 2/20/2024, 3/5/2024), Cameron Milligan (2/7/2023, 3/11/2024, 2/6/2024),
• Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week (2)*: Ondrej Arabasz (2/6/2024, 4/15/2024)
• Independent Coach of the Year (1)*: 2021
• All-Independent Team (4)*: Jahari Winkfield (2019), Zach Yerington (2020), Zach Schneider (2020, 2021), Michael Krueger (2021)
• Independent Player of the Week (1)*: Zach Yerington (3/9/2020)
• Independent All-Tournament Team (2)*: Zach Schneider (2022), Cameron Milligan (2022)
• NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association All-East Region First Team (1)*: Ashley Drzymala (2016)
• East Coast Conference Player of the Year (1)*: Ashley Drzymala (2016)
• East Coast Conference Setter of the Year (1)*: Isa McCaffrey (2018)
• East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year (1)*: Bailey Dolegowski (2016)
• East Coast Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year (1)*: Amber Drzymala (2016)
• First Team All-East Coast Conference (5)*: Ashley Drzymala (2016), Amber Drzymala (2016), Isa McCaffrey (2018), Tirzah Peters (2018), Meghan Ballou (2019)
• Second Team All-East Coast Conference (5)*: Meghan Ballou (2017), Courtney Scanlan (2017), Meghan Ballou (2018), Courtney Bernard (2019), Jenn Heritz (2019)
• East Coast Conference Player of the Week (4)*: Amber Drzymala (9/19/2016, 11/14/2016), Tirzah Peters (9/10/2018), Meghan Ballou (9/17/2018)
• East Coast Conference Setter of the Week (6)*: Bailey Dolegowski (9/19/2016, 11/7/2016), Isa McCaffrey (9/10/2018, 9/17/2018, 9/24/2018, 10/1/2018)
• East Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week (6)*: Ali Greenwood (10/25/2018, 11/2/2018, 9/9/2019, 10/15/2019), Meghan Ballou (9/23/2019), Georgia Wicker (11/11/2019)
• East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week (12)*: Bailey Dolegowski (9/16/2016, 10/3/2016), Meghan Ballou (10/11/2016), Cristina Apostol (11/7/2016), Jenn Heritz (9/18/2017, 10/23/2017), Georgia Wicker (10/16/2017), Isa McCaffrey (9/4/2018, 10/9/2018, 11/2/2018), Loren Alberts (11/11/2019), Lexi Prokopius (11/18/2019)
• First Team All-America East (1)#: Kathy Fletcher (2015)
• Second Team All-America East (1)#: Nicole Vogel (2015)
• America East All-Academic Team (1)#: Nicole Vogel (2015)
• America East All-Rookie Team (1)#: McKyla Brooks (2015)
• America East Player of the Week (1)#: Kathy Fletcher (10/12/2015)
• America East Setter of the Week (4)#: Morgan Kath (9/28/2015, 8/31/2015), Nicole Vogel (10/5/2015, 10/26/2015)
• America East Rookie of the Week (4)#: Morgan Kath (9/21/2015), McKyla Brooks (9/6/2015, 9/28/2015), Taylor Wilson (11/2/2015)
• Mid American Conference Offensive Player of the Week (1)$: Tahleia Bishop (9/15/2014, 9/29/2014), Megan Lipski (10/13/2014)
• First Team All-Mid American Conference (1)$: Tahleia Bishop (2014)
• Mid American Conference All-Freshman Team (1)$: Cassie Shado (2014)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (1)%: McHaney Carter (2013)
• First Team All-Ivy League (6)%: Kelly Johnson (2012, 2013), Kendall Polan (2012, 2013), Mollie Rogers (2012, 2013)
• Second Team All-Ivy League (4)%: Maddie Rudnick (2012, 2013), Haley Wessels (2012), Brittani Steinberg (2013)
• Academic All-Ivy League (2)%: McHaney Carter (2012, 2013)
• Ivy League Rookie of the Year (1)%: Kendall Polan (2012)
• Ivy League Player of the Year (2)%: Kendall Polan (2012, 2013)
• Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Year (1)&: Meghan Fahy (2011)
* - at Daemen
# - at Stony Brook
$ - at Buffalo
% - at Yale
& - at Medaille
As Head Coach
• Named head coach on June 20, 2024
• Led Logan Muir to an All-MIVA Second Team nod
As Men's Head Coach (2019-2024)
• Named first head coach in program history
• Led the Wildcats to first Northeast Conference title in 2024
• Received the first AVCA Top 20 Coaches Poll ranking in program history in 2024 (No. 20)
• Career record of 81-43 (.653)
As Women's Assistant Coach (2016-19)
• Overall record of 73-47 (.608) and East Coast Conference record of 38-14 (.731) while on staff
• Led the Wildcats to three East Coast Conference tournament appearances and two NCAA Tournament berths
As Women's Assistant Coach (2015)
• Led the Seawolves to win over Buffalo, his previous coaching stop
• Had a 12-19 record in his one season with the Seawolves
As Women's Assistant Coach (2014)
• Led the Bulls to a 17-15 record in his one season in Buffalo
As Women's Assistant Coach (2012-13)
• Led the Bulldogs to two NCAA tournament appearances
• Had a 27-1 record in the Ivy League in two seasons, including a 14-0 mark in 2012
As Women's Volunteer Assistant Coach (2013)
• Spent the spring semester in 2013 as a volunteer assistant coach for the Trojans
As Women's Assistant Coach (2011)
• Led the Mavericks to a 7-2 mark in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
• Coached Meghan Fahy to conference Player of the Year status thanks to 503 kills, which still ranks in the top-10 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference single-season history
| Year | School | Position | Overall Record | Conference Record | Conference |
| 2011 | Medaille | Assistant Coach | 13-15 | 7-2 | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference |
| 2012 | Yale | Assistant Coach | 18-6* | 14-0 | Ivy League |
| 2013 | Southern California | Volunteer Assistant Coach | -- | -- | -- (only spring semester) |
| 2013 | Yale | Assistant Coach | 20-5* | 13-1 | Ivy League |
| 2014 | Buffalo | Assistant Coach | 17-15 | 6-10 | Mid-American Conference |
| 2015 | Stony Brook | Assistant Coach | 12-19 | 6-6 | America East Conference |
| 2016 | Daemen (W) | Assistant Coach | 25-8* | 13-1 | East Coast Conference |
| 2017 | Daemen (W) | Assistant Coach | 11-16 | 7-7 | East Coast Conference |
| 2018 | Daemen (W) | Assistant Coach | 21-11* | 13-1 | East Coast Conference |
| 2019 | Daemen (M) | Head Coach | 6-17 | 0-0 | Independent |
| 2019 | Daemen (W) | Assistant Coach | 16-12 | 5-5 | East Coast Conference |
| 2020 | Daemen (M) | Head Coach | 12-7 | 0-0 | Independent |
| 2021 | Daemen (M) | Head Coach | 10-0 | 0-0 | Independent |
| 2022 | Daemen (M) | Head Coach | 16-6 | 0-0 | Independent |
| 2023 | Daemen (M) | Head Coach | 17-7 | 11-3 | Northeast Conference |
| 2024 | Daemen (M) | Head Coach | 20-6 | 9-3 | Northeast Conference |
| 2025 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 11-15 | 4-12 | MIVA |
| Totals | 245-165 (.598) | 108-51 (.679) | *NCAA Tournament Berth | ||
| Totals as Head Coach | 92-58 (.613) | 24-18 (.571) | |||
MBB PFW vs Chicago State Postgame and highlights
Wednesday, November 26
WBB PFW vs Eastern Michigan Post game and highlights
Thursday, November 20
PFW WBB vs Southern Illinois post game and highlights
Sunday, November 16
PFW MBB vs Boyce post game and highlights
Sunday, November 16
