Virginia State University has hired Kaitlyn Scroggins as the eighth head coach of its volleyball program, Associate Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tiffani-Dawn B. Sykes announced July 25.

“I am excited to welcome Kaitlyn to Virginia State University as the new head coach of our volleyball program,” Sykes said.

“I believe she is the right person to lead this program in pursuit of its first-ever CIAA championship.” Scroggins most recently served as an assistant coach at Florida A&M University during the 2024 season. Florida A&M won the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament, where they faced No. 1 seed Nebraska.

“It’s an incredible honor to be named the next head volleyball coach at Virginia State University,” Scroggins said. “As someone deeply passionate about HBCU culture and committed to the growth of HBCU volleyball, I’m excited to lead this program forward. VSU had an impressive season last year, and I’m eager to build on that momentum with energy, discipline and a standard of excellence.”

In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Scroggins coaches club volleyball with Prostyle Volleyball Academy, leading the 12U and 17U teams and assisting with the 13U and 14U squads. She helped improve the teams’ tournament winning percentage by 50% in one season.

Scroggins was a four-year player at Texas Southern University as a defensive specialist, recording 615 career digs and 104 assists. She spent her graduate year at Florida A&M, finishing fifth on the team with 127 digs. She qualified for the SWAC Tournament all five years of her collegiate career.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Texas Southern and a master’s degree in sport management from Florida A&M.

Last season, the Trojans finished 16-8 overall with a 13-3 record in conference play. They won the CIAA Northern Division title and reached the CIAA Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2019. VSU also handed Shaw University its first conference loss since 2022. The team returns 13 players, including all three All-Conference performers: Amaya Cooper, Anya McKinley and Gracie Darville.