Jake Bluhm is the first assistant coach at Delaware State University.  He has more than 17 years of collegiate and club volleyball coaching experience, along with 24 years of competition at various levels. Prior to joining the Hornets, he served as assistant womens volleyball coach at NCAA Div. I Fordham University in New York during the 2018 season. From 2014 to 2017, Bluhm was head womens volleyball coach at Div. III Plattsburgh State (N.Y.). His coaching career also includes a three-year stint as head mens and womens volleyball coach at Div. III SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica, N.Y. Bluhms tenure as SUNY Techs womens coach was highlighted by a 29-5 overall record and North Eastern Athletic Conference regular season championship in 2013. He was named NEAC Coach-of-the-Year and nominated for New York Region Coach-of-the-Year that season, which also featured a 24-match win streak. Bluhm posted an overall record of 62-39 as SUNY Techs head womens volleyball coach His tenure as the schools mens volleyball coach was highlighted by the NEAC championship, conference Coach-of-the-Year award and a school-record 19 wins in 2014. From 2008 to 2010, Bluhm was assistant womens volleyball coach at SUNY Cortland. The team posted an 89-31 overall record and secured a NCAA Tournament berth, while four players earned All-America Honorable Mention during the tenure.    Bluhm received a bachelors in Physical Education from SUNY Cortland in 2004 and a masters in Health Education from the school in 2011.