Paul Dill
| Title: | Head Coach |
| Phone: | 617-258-0331 |
| Email: | pdill@mit.edu |
| Year: | 9th at MIT |
| College: | Bates Coll. '89 |
Overall Record: 207-82 (Men)/425-153
(Women)
Winning Percentage: .716 (Men)/.735 (Women)
Since his graduation from Bates College in 1989, Paul Dill's involvement in volleyball has spanned both sexes, nearly all age groups, and two continents. Following his eighth season with the men's team at MIT, he has built what has become one of the premier Division III volleyball programs in the country.
Dill began duplicating his success with the MIT women's team after being summoned to take over the reins of the program in 2004. In 2010, the Engineers registered their first 30-win season, and in 2011 made their seventh straight appearance at the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Championship Tournament. Dill has led the program to as high as a No. 6 national ranking. From the league, he was named the New England Division Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2011 and was the NECVA Co-Coach of the Year in 2010. Dill was also the inaugural recipient of NECVA's David Hildebrandt Rising Star Award in 2009.
Dill has worked with the MIT volleyball program since 1992. He served as an assistant coach for three years for both men's and women's varsity teams. Named the head coach of the women's squad in 1996, Dill has guided it to six NCAA Tournament appearances and two ECAC Championships. His efforts have been recognized on the MIT campus as he received the MIT Infinite Mile from the Division of Student Life. In addition, Dill was selected for the MIT Excellence Award, which is the highest honor awarded to staff by MIT.
Before coaching the MIT men's squad, Dill directed the Emmanuel College men's team to a 12-8 record in its first season of varsity competition. He also co-coached the England Women's Junior National Team for four years, and was an assistant coach for a Division I National League women's club team in the English Volleyball Association. Other experience includes coaching the University of Connecticut men's volleyball club team while earning his MBA, serving as the manager of the Bates College women's team as an undergraduate, and coaching the men's open division of the Bay State Games.
Robin Bliss
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Year: | 3rd at MIT |
| College: | Williams Coll. '05 |
Robin Bliss has been an
assistant coach for the MIT women's and men’s volleyball
programs since 2009.
A 2005 graduate from Williams College, Young received a Bachelor of
Arts in Mathematics and a concentration in Legal Studies. She was a
four-year starter for the Ephs, earning NESCAC All-Conference and
NERVA regional honors each season. At the conclusion of her senior
campaign, Young was named to the AVCA All-America Second Team. In
2010, Bliss completed her Ph.D. in Biostatistics from Boston
University.
Bliss hails from Andover, Mass. where she attended Andover
High School. She currently plays volleyball in USAV adult club
leagues in the New England area.
Samantha Lampert
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Year: | 8th at MIT |
| College: | Endicott Coll. '01 |
Samantha Lampert became an assistant coach for the MIT women's and men's volleyball programs in 2004. She serves as a defense coach and statistician. Lampert joined the coaching staff after being the assistant coach for both the men's and women's programs at Endicott College from 2001-04.
In 2009, Lampert was a recipient of the MIT Infinite Mile Award which is sponsored by the Division of Student Life. Later that year, she was a recipient of the Yankee Volleyball Association's Rick Pierce Award. Named in his memory, the award is given annually to one man and one woman who exemplify the characteristics that made Pierce so special: great sportsmanship, a respected player, and a person who volunteers their time to the sport without need for compensation or recognition.
Lampert graduated from Endicott College with a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Sport Management in 2001. While at Endicott, she enjoyed a very successful playing career. As a four-year starter, Lampert set several program records and earned Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) All-Conference honors each season. Since graduation she has worked at numerous summer volleyball camps including those held at the University of New Hampshire, Bentley College, Endicott College, the University of Connecticut, and Wheaton College.
Lampert is currently employed at BuyWithMe.com, where she helps people get deals and discounts on everything. A native of Brentwood, N.H., she attended Exeter High School and now spends her free time plotting the demise of head coach Paul Dill. Lampert plays both indoor and outdoor volleyball, coaches for the Fullspeed volleyball club, and is secretary of the Executive Board for Yankee Volleyball, which manages USAV adult volleyball for New England.
Charles Morton
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Year: | 12th at MIT |
| College: | MIT '97 |
Charles Morton is the longest tenured assistant coach for the MIT women's and men's volleyball programs as he came on board in 1999. His responsibilities include design and implementation of the strength, conditioning, and jump training programs, recruiting, practice planning, statistical analysis, and player development, and drawing on his familiarity with life as an MIT student to act as a second academic advisor for the team members. Morton joined the coaching staff after closing a four-year playing career with the Engineers that saw him rise from reserve middle blocker in 1995 to starter in 1996, and eventually captain and Most Valuable Player in 1998.
Morton graduated from MIT in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, and was one of the first students to earn the Biomedical Engineering minor. Following a two-year stint as an engineering analyst for the Arthur D. Little Corporation, Morton returned to MIT to pursue a Ph.D. program in the Department of Biological Engineering. His thesis work involved studies of the metabolic disposition and biophysical phenomena of developmental drug candidates against prostate cancer. After earning his doctorate in molecular pharmacology and toxicology in the spring of 2009, Morton began a postdoctoral fellowship researching carcinogenesis at the Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston.
In 2009, Morton received the MIT Infinite Mile Award which is sponsored by the Division of Student Life. The following year, he was named the inaugural Division III National Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
Morton is originally from Redondo Beach, Calif., where he went to Chadwick High School. When he is not performing in local rock bands or working in his yard, he finds time to play volleyball in USAV adult club leagues in the New England area.
Ramon Partida
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Year: | 5th at MIT |
| College: | MIT '03 |
Ramon Partida enters his fifth season as an assistant coach for the MIT men's volleyball team. He joined the program in this capacity following his four-year career as a player for the Engineers during which he was a four-time MVP and two-time captain.
Partida received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering with a minor in biomedical engineering from MIT in 2003. He then went to obtain a medical degree at Harvard Medical School in 2008, and recently finished his residency in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Partida is currently a research fellow at MIT focusing on cardiovascular devices research before starting his cardiology fellowship next year.
A native of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Partida attended high school at Colegio Marista and played club volleyball at Torrimar.




