Roger Peluso joins George Mason University following a 34-year coaching career that includes coaching at Webber International University, USA HP teams, Regional teams, Open Division club teams, high School teams and NCAA Champions.Â
Peluso made history in his first year as the head coach at Webber in the 2023 season. He led Webber to their first Championship Title. Webber won the AAC Conference Championship and qualified Webber for the 2023 NAIA National Championship. Under Peluso’s guidance, Webber volleyball players were honored and recognized for their athletic achievements that included six (6) AAC All-Conference selections, the AAC Freshman of the Year, the AAC Conference Championship MVP, two (2) AAC All-Tournament selections and five (5) NAIA Academic All-Americans. Last December, Peluso was recognized by the AVCA as the National Boy’s Club Coach of the Year for the 2022 - 2023 season. Peluso’s club career with 352 Elite & WPVC included four (4) AAU National Championships, two (2) USAV National Championships, 2021 National runner-up, and 3rd place in 2022. Peluso has guided his club teams to a National AES # 3 rank in the nation. Equally impressive are the achievements Peluso’s athletes have received. Peluso produced the 2022 USA Today National Player of the Year, the 2022 Florida Player of the Year and the 2X Orlando Sentinel Player of the Year. Additionally, his players received honors as AVCA & JVA 1st Team All-Americans, AAU MVP’s, AAU & USAV Nationals All-Tournament Team and Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selections. And, as a result of holding his student athletes to a higher standard, Peluso's athletes have earned recognition as AVCA Academic All-Americans, AAU Academic All-Americans and FHSAA highest team GPA.
At the high school level, Peluso is in an elite category of coaches who have won both boy's and girl's volleyball FHSAA State Championships: 2022 Winter Park High School Boys Volleyball State Champions & 2013 Ransom Everglades Girls Volleyball State Champions. Peluso has received Coach of the Year honors from the AVCA, Florida Dairy Farmers and Miami-Dade County in 2013, 2014 and 2017. Peluso earned his bachelor’s degree from Long Island University ‘91. As a four year member of the men’s volleyball program, Peluso served as the team’s captain in 1990 & 1991. In his tenure at LIU, Peluso earned MVP honors ‘91 and led his team to two (2) EIVA Championships. He later earned a master’s degree in physical education from Hofstra University. Peluso and his wife, Christine, have two children, Ryan and Tyler. Ryan is a sophomore setter for the men’s volleyball program at Long Beach and his daughter Tyler is a junior setter at Winter Park High School for the girl’s team.
