David Gonzalez was hired as Men's Volleyball assistant coach in August 2025.
Gonzalez was a four-year member of the Tomcats' men's volleyball team and served as a team captain during the 2025 season, when the Blue and Gold captured the first-ever Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championship and earned the program's first NCAA Tournament berth.
An All-PAC Honorable Mention selection in 2025, Gonzalez spent his first three seasons as an outside hitter before transitioning to libero for his senior year. He received 710 serves and was aced just 21 times. Defensively, he ranked third on the team with 171 digs.
Gonzalez concluded his playing career ranked eighth in program history in digs (477) and sets played (334), and seventh in matches played (106). He appeared in all 111 sets during the 2025 season, the third-most in a single season in program history.
In addition to his role as assistant coach at Thiel, Gonzalez was recently named the head girls volleyball coach at Warren JFK High School in Warren, Ohio.
He graduated from Thiel this past spring with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, along with minors in Coaching and Philosophy.
