Former All-Region setter Mary Kate Boland '01 returned to Franklin & Marshall College in the fall of 2003 as the 10th head coach in Diplomats' volleyball history and has had a dramatic impact on the program leading the team to the 2005 Centennial Conference title match.

A 1998-2000 American Volleyball Coaches Association All Mid-Atlantic Region player, she averaged 10.19 assists per game to lead the Diplomats to a school record 34-6 mark, a perfect 10-0 conference record, the Centennial Conference Tournament title and a "Sweet 16" finish in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament as a senior.

Overall, she led F&M to the 1999 and 2000 Centennial Conference Championships and four consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament appearances while recording a 120-32 record from 1997-2000, the best four-year mark in program history.

A 2000 and 1999 first and 1998 second team All-Centennial Conference setter, Boland is ranked among the top ten in program history in digs (fourth, 1433), service aces (third, 241), blocks (seventh, 159) and assists (first, 4062). In addition, she is ranked 11th in career kills with 703, one of just two players in program history to rank in the Top 10 in five statistical categories at graduation.

Co-captain of the Diplomats in 2000, Boland holds school assists records for a game (23, vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 10/27/00), a season (1356 in 1998), a career (4062) a four game match (63, vs. Pomona Pitzer, 9/15/00) and a five game match (75, vs. Grove City, 10/3/98). Further, she holds the Centennial Conference record for career assists.

The daughter of Villa Maria Academy head volleyball coach Joe Boland, she led Villa Maria to the 1996 PIAA District I and State Championships at setter to earn Daily Local News Player of the Year honors.

In addition, Villa Maria earned three consecutive District I championships (1994-1996) as Boland was named to the PIAA All-State Volleyball Team in 1995 and 1996.

From 2001 until her appointment at the College, she served as an assistant coach at Villa Maria working with the setters and drafting scouting reports on opponents. In 2002, Villa Maria won the PIAA District I and State Championships.

A native of Wayne, Pennsylvania, Boland graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in the spring of 2001 with a degree in Business Administration.

The winningest coach in Franklin & Marshall College volleyball history, Coulson returned in the fall of 2003 to serve as an assistant coach.

He served for 12 years as head coach of the Diplomats (1986-89; 1993-2000) guiding F&M to a 251-152 (.623 winning percentage) record and six trips to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. In addition, he coached Franklin & Marshall to the 1993, 1994, 1999 and 2000 Centennial Conference Championships.

Coulson graduated from Hempfield High School in 1966 and Lehigh University in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in psychology (engineering minor).

Prior to his Franklin & Marshall coaching career, he was an active player and coach for ten years on United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) teams in the Washington, D.C. and Lancaster areas.

A 1997 graduate of Penn State University, Salko earned All-District second team honors at Lake Lehman High School while leading the team to a pair of appearances in the PIAA State Championships.

He began his coaching career in 1998 as Salko served as the head JV and freshmen men's volleyball coach at Lake Lehman leading the squads to perfect records and spots in the State Championship Tournament.

Prior to his appointment at Franklin & Marshall, he served as an assistant coach under Joe Boland at Villa Maria Academy during the 2002 season.