Darin Weber joins the Jackrabbits volleyball program as a volunteer coach after previously coaching at South Dakota from 2000-02.
Weber led South Dakota to a 16-17 (6-10 in the North Central Conference) record in 2002, the school's best mark since the 1982 season (17-28-1). During his tenure, Weber resurrected a volleyball program that had won just four matches of its previous 62 matches.
In his first season, Weber guided the Coyotes to a 10-25 (2-16 in the NCC record). During that season, the Coyotes ended a 47-match losing streak in the NCC and won a home conference match for the first time in three years. A year later, the Coyotes were 7-19 (4-14 in the NCC). In 2002, the Coyotes won the most matches in conference play in school history, winning six of 16 league matches. Overall, Weber had a 33-51 mark at USD.
Weber’s squads broke five school records and three season records during his three years. He also had a honorable mention AVCA All-Region selection in Amber Abrams and all-NCC team members, Abrams and Becky Olson.
Prior to South Dakota, Weber was the head volleyball coach at Western State College for five years, registering an 82-73 record. He was named the 1999 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and the 1999 NCAA Division II Southwestern Region Coach of the Year.
Weber’s coaching experience dates to his undergraduate days. His first collegiate coaching position was as a student assistant for the women’s athletic program at Mid Plains Community College in North Platte, Nebraska, from 1989-91. He was an assistant coach for the volleyball and women's basketball teams at Dakota Wesleyan from 1991-93.
Weber graduated from Dakota Wesleyan in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He is currently an agency business consultant for American Family Insurance in Brookings. The 13-year Brookings resident is married to Anita Weber and they have two sons, Reece and Jake, and a daughter, Mackenzie.