Blair Brown Lipsitz
Brown spiking in a match against Northwestern on 14 November 2009.
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1988-04-05) April 5, 1988 (age 35)
Height6–5
College / UniversityPenn State (2007–11)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite

Jennifer "Blair" Brown Lipsitz (born March 5, 1988) is a writer and mental performance consultant, and was formerly a volleyball player and coach.[1][2][3]

Early life

Brown Lipsitz grew up in Purcellville, Virginia and attended Loudoun Valley High School, where she helped lead her team to an undefeated season and state championship. She was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2017.[4]

College

Brown Lipsitz attended Penn State where she was a member of the teams that won four consecutive national championships, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.[4] She won the Honda Sports Award as the best female collegiate volleyball player in 2010–11.[5] In 2011, she was nominated for the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award.[6]

Coaching

Brown Lipsitz started as a volunteer assistant on the volleyball coaching staff at Buffalo in 2014, then in 2015, was named the head volleyball coach, where she remained until 2019.[3][7]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Services – Blair Brown Lipsitz". Retrieved 2020-04-02.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Blair Brown - Women's Volleyball". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ^ a b "She's a Winner". engineering.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. ^ a b Lukat, Carl (24 January 2018). "Loudoun Valley to honor volleyball standout". LoudounTimes.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. ^ "Penn State's Brown earns top volleyball honor". ESPN.com. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  6. ^ "Eagles, Halladay, Penn State among ESPY nominees". The Morning Call. June 29, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "UB Promotes Smith to Head Volleyball Coach". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  8. ^ "Volleyball". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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