Josh Tompkins was named the 11th head coach in Houghton volleyball history in June 2019.
Tompkins came to Houghton after successful stints as the head coach of the boys and girls volleyball programs at Cuba-Rushford High School. He coached the boys teams from 2005-2011, producing a record of 54-20, including two undefeated regular seasons, and earning three county championships. He took over the girls program in 2014 and produced a record of 96-11 in five seasons, earning back to back Section V titles in 2017-2018 and advancing to the New York State Tournament quarterfinals this past season. He was named Section V Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2018.
Tompkins has additional experience as coach of Octane VBC U16 club team and has been a coach at Houghton College Volleyball Camps for eight summers.
A 2005 Houghton graduate, Tompkins was a two-year member of Houghton’s men’s club volleyball team and won a 2002 New York State College Club championship. His playing experience started in Fairport, N.Y., where he advanced to four Section V Championship matches and earned league all-star honors in 2000 at Fairport High School. He was a member of a Pace Bootlegger Club team that was East Coast Champion in 2000 and finished in the top-10 in the nation in the U16 division.
Tompkins has stayed in the area since graduation, working as a physical education teacher and athletic director at both Friendship Central School and Cuba-Rushford, and he continues to teach at Cuba-Rushford while leading the Houghton program.
Tompkins earned a master’s degree in physical education from Empire State University in 2008.
