Bio

Keith Hartman enters his fourth year, third season with the program during the 2022 season. Hartman was named the PSUAC Coach of the Year in 2021. During the 2021 season, Hartman led the Nittany Lions to a 16-8 overall record, 11-1 in conference play, and the program earned the PSUAC East Division Champions.

In a short period of time, Hartman has turned the program around to bring historic firsts for the Penn State York women's volleyball program which included; having a player that was awarded  East Player of the Year, having a player that was awarded East Specialist of the Year, having three players out of the six positions be awarded East 1st Team, having a women’s volleyball coach be awarded the PSUAC Coach of the Year, and the program being awarded PSUAC East Division Champions.

Hartman has compiled an overall record of 22-21 and 15-9 in conference contests dating back to the 2019 season. Prior to Hartman coming in, the program averaged four wins per season over the previous eight seasons.

2021
Overall: 16-8
Conference: 11-1

2020
No Season due to COVID-19

2019
Overall: 6-13
Conference: 4-8

Hartman is a passionate skills-development coach who provides his athletes with the fundamentals needed to reach their full potential. He enables his athletes to be a team of mentors, encouragers, and positive motivators on and off the court. His goal is to build a positive program where athletes want to improve and are willing to work hard toward becoming successful. His focus for the players on the team is to become a positive ripple effect for future generations of student-athletes for Penn State York. He is a big believer in staying humble in victory and that starting at zero is necessary for continued development and improvement.

A true Penn Stater, Hartman earned a bachelor of science degree in Marketing from Penn State Harrisburg and an associate degree in Business Administration from Penn State Mont Alto. He was a student-athlete at Penn State Mont Alto, where he played soccer from 1992 to 1994, and at Penn State Harrisburg, where he played club volleyball from 1995 to 1997, and he also served as captain of the team.

Hartman resides in Dover, Pennsylvania, with his wife Valeri, who serves as the assistant women’s volleyball coach at Penn State York. Together they have one daughter.

Prior to Penn State York, Hartman served as the head boys volleyball coach at Dover High School for four seasons.