Kirsten Bernthal Booth (born October 16, 1974) is an American former volleyball player who was the head coach of the Creighton Bluejays women's volleyball team from 2003 until 2024. She was previously the head volleyball coach at Kirkwood Community College.
Bernthal Booth currently serves as President of Business Operations for LOVB Nebraska, League One Volleyball's Nebraska-based franchise.[1]
Personal life
Kirsten Bernthal Booth was born on October 16, 1974. She is originally from Nebraska, graduating from Lincoln East High School in 1993. She was inducted into Lincoln East's Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Career
Playing career
Bernthal Booth was a setter for Truman State University from 1993 to 1996. She was named the 1993 MIAA National Freshman of the Year while breaking the school record for single-season assists. She graduated as the all-time assists leader. In 1996, she was the MIAA Most Valuable Player and earned AVCA All-region honors. She was the state of Missouri's nominee for the 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. In 2011, she was inducted into Truman State's Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
Coaching career
Other works
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood Community College (ICCAC) (2000–2003) | ||||||||
| 2000 | Kirkwood | 37–12 | NJCAA runner up | |||||
| 2001 | Kirkwood | 36–18 | NJCAA national semifinals | |||||
| 2002 | Kirkwood | 39–11 | ||||||
| Kirkwood: | 112–41 (.732) | – (–) | ||||||
| Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (2003–2013) | ||||||||
| 2003 | Creighton | 12–18 | 9–9 | T–5th | did not qualify | |||
| 2004 | Creighton | 18–11 | 10–8 | 5th | did not qualify | |||
| 2005 | Creighton | 16–14 | 10–8 | 5th | did not qualify | |||
| 2006 | Creighton | 21–10 | 12–6 | 4th | did not qualify | |||
| 2007 | Creighton | 21–10 | 14–4 | T–2nd | did not qualify | |||
| 2008 | Creighton | 18–9 | 15–3 | 2nd | did not qualify | |||
| 2009 | Creighton | 14–17 | 10–8 | T–4th | did not qualify | |||
| 2010 | Creighton | 21–12 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA second round | |||
| 2011 | Creighton | 17–14 | 12–6 | 4th | did not qualify | |||
| 2012 | Creighton | 29–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| Creighton Bluejays (Big East) (2013–2024) | ||||||||
| 2013 | Creighton | 23–9 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA second round | |||
| 2014 | Creighton | 25–9 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 2015 | Creighton | 27–9 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA regional semifinal | |||
| 2016 | Creighton | 29–7 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA regional final | |||
| 2017 | Creighton | 26–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA second round | |||
| 2018 | Creighton | 29–5 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA second round | |||
| 2019 | Creighton | 25–6 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | |||
| 2020 | Creighton | 12–4 | 7–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 2021 | Creighton | 31–4 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA second round | |||
| 2022 | Creighton | 27–5 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 2023 | Creighton | 29–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA regional semifinal | |||
| 2024 | Creighton | 32–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA regional final | |||
| Creighton: | 502–192 (.723) | 310–74 (.807) | ||||||
| Total: | 614–233 (.725) | |||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion | ||||||||
References
- 1.Hunter, Xavier (November 23, 2025). "LOVB Nebraska names president of business ops". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- 2."From Spartan to Jay: Kirsten Bernthal Booth".
- 3."Kristen Bernthal Booth Hall of Fame".