Varsity Blues alumna and Toronto native, Kristine Drakich has been the head coach of the women's volleyball program since 1989-90. Under her direction, the Blues have qualified for 31 OUA Final Four appearances, including 22 consecutive appearances from 1990-2010, winning the OUA championship 11 times. She led the Blues to a 25-0 perfect season in 2015-16, claiming their second straight OUA banner, and first-ever national championship in program history. Drakich earned U SPORTS national coach of the year honours in 2014-15.
Kristine has coached internationally in both volleyball and beach volleyball, having coached Team Canada at 19U & 21U world beach volleyball championships and the Canadian junior national indoor team at the NORCECA championship. Kristine has also coached Team Ontario’s provincial volleyball and beach volleyball teams at the Canada Games.
She has been named Ontario Volleyball and 3M National High Performance coach of the year as well as OUA East coach of the year 11 times. Kristine has received the Canadian Women and Sport (formerly CAAWS) "Breakthrough Award - Individual Category" and the Marion Lay ”Herstorical” Breakthrough Award for her leadership and positive contributions to women’s sport at the local, national and international level for over 10 years.
A former captain and all-Canadian with the Varsity Blues, Kristine was a member of Canada's national volleyball and beach volleyball teams and was a 2001 inductee into the University of Toronto's Sports Hall of Fame and in the Ontario Volleyball Association Hall of Fame in 2018. She has volunteered at almost every level of the sport, internationally and nationally with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), International University Sports Federation (FISU), Canadian University Sport (USports), Volleyball Canada, Ontario Volleyball Association and she was the Sport Organizing Chair for volleyball at the TO2015 Pan American Games.
OUA East Coach of the Year (11): 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2007-08, 2003-04, 2000-01, 1996-97, 1993-94, 1991-92, 1989-90
U SPORTS Coach of the Year (1): 2014-15.
Kristine Drakich Coaching Record at U of T
*as of April, 2025 - updated following each season.
| Season |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Overall |
|
W |
L |
W |
L |
W |
L |
| 2024-25 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
9 |
| 2023-24 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
| 2022-23 |
9 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
| 2021-22 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
| 2020-21 |
No Season - COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2019-20 |
17 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
| 2018-19 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
7 |
| 2017-18 |
15 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
6 |
| 2016-17 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
1 |
| 2015-16 |
19 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
| 2014-15 |
18 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
22 |
3 |
| 2013-14 |
15 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
| 2012-13 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
| 2011-12 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
| 2010-11 |
5 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
| 2009-10 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
7 |
| 2008-09 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
9 |
| 2007-08 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
| 2006-07 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
4 |
| 2005-06 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
| 2004-05 |
15 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
| 2003-04 |
16 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
21 |
2 |
| 2002-03 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
6 |
| 2001-02 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
8 |
| 2000-01 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
5 |
| 1999-00 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
| 1998-99 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
4 |
| 1997-98 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
| 1996-97 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
| 1995-96 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
2 |
| 1994-95 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
| 1993-94 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
| 1992-93 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
| 1991-92 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
| 1990-91 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
| 1989-90 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
| TOTAL |
435 |
116 |
84 |
46 |
519 |
171 |
