Caitlin Schweihofer

Caitlin Schweihofer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRutgers
ConferenceBig Ten
Record50–124 (.287)
Biographical details
Born (1986-07-05) July 5, 1986
Trooper, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materSt. John's (NY) (B.A.)
Lehigh (M.Ed)
Playing career
2004–2006St. John's (NY)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012Bucknell (assistant)
2013Lehigh (assistant)
2014–2018La Salle
2019Northeastern
2020–presentRutgers
Head coaching record
Overall123–232 (.346)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2019)

Caitlin M. Schweihofer (née Rimgaila; born July 5, 1986) is an American former volleyball player who is the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's volleyball team. She previously served as head coach at La Salle and Northeastern.

Personal life

In 2025, she revealed that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2022.

Career

Playing career

Schweihofer played as a middle blocker for St. John's (NY) from 2004 to 2006. She captained the Red Storm to an undefeated conference run in 2006. The same year, the team achieved a top 25 national ranking for the first time in program history. She was named Big East Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2006.[1]

After graduating from St. John's in spring 2007, she transferred to Dayton with one year of eligibility remaining; however, she opted to leave the team to focus on academics before the season began.[2]

Coaching career

Schweihofer was named head coach of the La Salle Explorers volleyball team in 2014 and coached there for five seasons. She was named the 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year.[3]

She coached for one season for the Northeastern Huskies team, before being named the head coach of Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's volleyball team in 2020.[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
La Salle (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2014–2018)
2014 La Salle 10–21 3–11 T–7th
2015 La Salle 6–25 0–14 10th
2016 La Salle 10–20 1–13 10th
2017 La Salle 14–16 4–10 T–7th
2018 La Salle 18–12 9–5 3rd
La Salle: 58–94 (.382) 17–53 (.243)
Northeastern Huskies (Colonial Athletic Association) (2019)
2019 Northeastern 15–14 9–7 4th
Northeastern: 15–14 (.517) 9–7 (.563)
Rutgers (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Rutgers 6–14 6–14 10th
2021 Rutgers 8–21 0–18 14th
2022 Rutgers 8–24 2–18 14th
2023 Rutgers 10–20 2–18 13th
2024 Rutgers 6–25 1–19 18th
2025 Rutgers 12–20 3–17 17th
Rutgers: 50–124 (.287) 14–104 (.119)
Total: 123–232 (.346)

References

  1. ^ a b "Caitlin Schweihofer- Bio".
  2. ^ "RIMGAILA TO FOCUS ON ACADEMIC PURSUITS".
  3. ^ "La Salle Names Former St. John's Standout Caitlin Rimgaila Head Women's Volleyball Coach".