Mary DeJute

Mary DeJute, a veteran coach with 12 years of head coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and III levels and more than 20 years of experience as a player, camp director and coach, begins her second season as the head coach at Belmont Abbey College.

Prior to joining the Abbey DeJute spent the last nine years as the founder/director of the Columbus (Ohio) Volleyball Experience club team where she instructed local youth in the game of volleyball through camps, clinics and Junior Olympic Competition.

DeJute began her head coaching career at Mercer University from 1992-96, where she posted back-to-back winning seasons, including the first 20-win season in school history. Her teams maintained the top GPA of all varsity sports and had 24 players earn academic all-conference.

After directing Mercer’s efforts, DeJute moved to Northwestern State University, where she was the head coach from 1996-1999. While there, her teams were in the top two academically, while producing 15 academic all-conference performers. On the court the squad set 11 new school records and had five all-conference players.

In the summer of 1999, DeJute returned to her native Ohio where she led Heidelberg College for two seasons while teaching in the department of Health and Physical Education.

A native of Swanton, Ohio, DeJute is a 1986 graduate of Bluffton College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and art. On the court, she is among the school’s all-time leaders in blocks per game. She obtained her masters degree in education from Northwestern State.