Jeff Stork
Head Coach

Jeff Stork brings an 86-81 career record and a 64-75 school record into his sixth season at Cal State Northridge. Last season, the Matadors completed a remarkable 12-win turnaround from 2005 as Northridge finished with a 16-12 overall record and the Matadors were
7-7 in the Big West. Northridge, which finished 4-23 in 2005, wound up tied for fourth in the always-tough Big West Conference last season and had four players honored on the postseason all-conference teams. In addition, the Matadors had a conference-best seven student- athletes named to the 2006 Big West All-Academic team.

In 2004, Stork guided the Matadors to a 17-11 overall record (11-7 Big West) and Northridge earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. The Matadors also posted their highest win total since 1996 and their highest conference win total since that same 1996 season.

In 2003, Stork led the Matadors to a 16-13 overall record and a second place finish in the Big West at 12-6. The 2003 season proved even more memorable as CSUN was awarded an NCAA berth for the first time since 1996. Northridge owned its longest win streak since 1996, included in the streak were wins over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara and No. 24 Pacific. The win streak ended when the Matadors dropped a tough 3-1 decision to No. 8 UCLA.

Stork was officially named head women’s volleyball coach at Cal State Northridge on March 15, 2002. Stork became just the sixth head coach in the 31-year history of Matador volleyball.

A three-time All-American at Pepperdine in the 1980s and a three-time Olympian, Stork fields a Matador squad in 2003 that consists of four returning starters and seven returning letterwinners. Northridge will also be in its third season in one of the nation’s toughest volleyball leagues, the Big West Conference.

In 2001, Stork concluded a four-year stint as part of the Pepperdine men’s volleyball staff for head coach Marv Dunphy. Stork was tabbed Dunphy’s top assistant coach in August of 1998 and helped the 1999 team compile an overall record of 20-5 and earn a No. 4 national ranking from the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine.

Stork was named as Pepperdine’s interim head coach in 1999 when Dunphy joined the U.S. National Team as an assistant coach through the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Pepperdine fared well under Stork’s guidance, compiling a 22-6 record and advancing to the NCAA Championships. The Waves won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Mountain Division title in 2000 and advanced to the title game of the conference tournament before losing a four-game decision to UCLA in the title match.

Pepperdine earned the lone at-large berth to the 2000 NCAA
Championships, but the Waves were beaten by Ohio State in the semifinal round. Pepperdine completed the 2000 campaign ranked No. 3 nationally by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and Volleyball Magazine.

Stork returned to his assistant’s post when Dunphy returned as head coach in 2001. The Waves posted a 14-9 mark that year, finishing the season ranked No. 6 nationally in both polls.

Prior to coaching at Pepperdine, Stork worked as an assistant coach during the 1997 season with the women’s program at New Mexico under Laurel Brassey Iverson. The Lobos compiled an overall record of 14-15.

A native of Topanga and a graduate of Taft High in Woodland Hills, Stork began his collegiate studies at Pierce College in 1981. He did not play volleyball while at Pierce. He then transferred to Pepperdine where he spent the next three years (1982-84) earning All- American honors all three seasons. During his collegiate career at Pepperdine, Stork helped the Waves to a three-year record of 56-21 (.727). Pepperdine advanced to the NCAA title match in 1983 and 1984, but was beaten both times by UCLA. Stork garnered All-NCAA Tournament Team honors in both seasons.

In 1985, Stork decided to try his hand at coaching and served as a graduate assistant coach at Pepperdine while completing work toward a bachelor’s degree in education and kinesiology.

While the Waves were winning a national championship, Stork was embarking on a 10-year tour of duty (1985-92 and 1995-96) as a member of the USA Volleyball Team. He would ultimately become a member of three U.S. Olympic Teams (1988, 1992 and 1996) and was the starting setter on the 1988 team coached by Dunphy that won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. His 1988 Olympic dreams almost turned into a nightmare as a back injury kept him sidelined for the first two matches. But he returned to spark Team USA’s gold medal drive. He is regarded as one of the game’s all-time best setters and gained an international reputation for being calm under pressure. His highly technical approach allowed the American squad to maintain its No. 1 world ranking throughout the later half of the 1980s.

Stork is a highly decorated volleyball player and picked up many accolades and medals throughout his career, including being named the co-winner (with Doug Partie) of the 1987 Players Award. In addition to winning the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games, Stork struck gold at the 1985 NORCECA Championships, the 1985 World Cup, the 1986
World Championships, the 1987 Savvin Cup and the 1987 Pan-American Games. He has also won three silver medals (1985 Savvin Cup, 1987 NORCECA Championships and the 1991 NORCECA Championships) in his career and two bronze medals (1992 Olympic Games and in the 1992
World League). Most recently, Stork was named to the USA Volleyball Men's (1978-2002) 75th Anniversary All-Era Team.

In addition to his substantial experience with the U.S. National Team, Stork played professionally for a number of years in Italy and speaks Italian fluently. He was named the Italian League MVP in 1993 while setting for Mediolanum Gonzaga. His Maxicono team captured the 1990 Italian indoor title. He also competed successfully on the beach during the early 1990s, playing in the Bud Light 4-Man Beach
Volleyball League’s inaugural season (1991) while leading Club Sportswear to a league championship. He was a two-time MVP of the Bud Light 4-Man League (1991 and 1994).

Stork and his wife, Sabine, have three children — Matthew, Daniel and Nicoletta — and reside in Topanga, Calif.

Susie Terrusa
Assistant Coach

Susie Terrusa begins her ninth season at Cal State Northridge as the program’s top assistant coach and her sixth year assisting head coach Jeff Stork.

From 2003-2004, she helped guide the Matadors to a 33-24 overall record and a 23-13 mark in the Big West. The Matadors also earned
consecutive berths in the NCAA Tournament.

Cal State Northridge has an overall record of 102-87 (.540) and a pair of NCAA Tournament berth’s in Terrusa’s eight seasons on the bench.

Terrusa was named interim head coach on Dec. 18, 2001, after the resignation of Dr. Lian Lu, and served in that capacity until March 15, 2002. As the interim head coach, she continued the Matadors’ recruiting efforts and served as the scheduling coordinator. Under Stork, she has served as recruiting coordinator and has also assisted with the daily practice routine, fund-raising, community outreach and
game coaching.

Terrusa was an elementary school teacher at St. Euphrasia School in Granada Hills, Calif., from 1991-99. She began her coaching career in September of 1998 as the boy’s volleyball head coach at Agoura High School where she coached until June of 1990. She also served as the head coach of a 16-and-under girl’s club team from 1989-92.

Terrusa was the head coach for the girl’s program at Alemany High School from 1996-99. While at AHS, she also served as the boy’s varsity assistant coach and the boy’s junior varsity head coach from February 1995 to August 1999. Formerly Susie Taylor, she lettered four seasons as a setter at UCLA (1983-86) and was a member of the Bruins’ 1984 squad which captured the NCAA Championship.

Terrusa earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from UCLA in 1987. She attained a Multiple Subject Preliminary Teaching Credential from Cal State Northridge in September of 1997.

She and her husband, Paul, reside in Moorpark, Calif.

Kiran Mistry
Assistant Coach

Kiran Mistry enters his fifth season as Jeff Stork’s assistant at Cal State Northridge in 2007. Mistry assists the program with scouting, recruiting, team and individual training.

A native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Mistry has over 20 years of experience coaching both men’s and women’s volleyball. He started
coaching at the high school and club level in 1986. In 1987, he became an assistant coach of the women’s team at the University of Lethbridge, and was promoted to Head Coach in 1988 while completing
his bachelor’s degree in business. From 1989-92, Mistry was an assistant coach for the University of Calgary Men’s team and helped lead the Dinosaurs to two conference titles. Calgary also posted third and fourth-place finishes at the Canadian Collegiate National Championships. During the summers of 1990 and 1991, he worked as a guest coach with the Canadian World Games Men’s Team. In 1992, Mistry
was hired by the Alberta Volleyball Association as an Assistant Coach for the under 20 men’s team, which was national champion in 1992 and runner-up in 1993. Mistry then spent four years as a second assistant coach at the University of Kansas. In addition to coaching duties, his responsibilities included recruiting, travel, correspondence,
statistical analysis, and program operations.

In May 1998, Mistry began a four year tenure with the Tar Heels of North Carolina. As Director of Recruiting Operations and assistant coach, he was responsible for recruiting, team travel, booster club, coaching clinics, and camps. Coaching duties included assisting with practices, scouting, match preparation, and statistical analysis. During Mistry’s time at North Carolina, the team participated in the NCAA Tournament four straight years, won the ACC Conference
Tournament three years in a row, earned eight AVCA All-Region team members, two All-Region Coach-of-the-Year, and earned numerous all- conference awards.

Kiran earned a business degree from the University of Lethbridge in 1989 and earned his Master’s degree in sport management from the University of Alberta in 1995.

His wife, Rashmita Mistry, is a developmental psychologist and Assistant Professor at UCLA. The Mistry’s have one son, Millen (2).