Merry Graf has 22  seasons as the head women's volleyball coach at Webster University. The Gorloks have won the SLIAC Tournament eight times automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships those eight years. In addition to her coaching role, she is the Assistant Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Webster. Webster was awarded the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award 17 times during Graf's tenure. Coach Graf has been named the SLIAC Coach of the Year four times and has compiling a stellar 280-60 (.828) record in the SLIAC. Graf has over 470 collegiate wins overall and has a record of 415-245 (.628) guiding the Gorloks. She has coached 90 SLIAC All-Conference players, six SLIAC Newcomers of the Year, seven Defensive Players of the Year, five SLIAC Players of the Year, three All Region and an AVCA All-American. Prior to Webster, Graf spent five seasons as the head volleyball coach at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.  Graf has coached grade school, high school and USA Juniors volleyball teams in the area as well. She graduated from Millikin University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications and earned a Masters of Education in Kinesiology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She is also a USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) Level II Coach. Graf was a standout collegiate athlete in softball and volleyball, earning the Millikin University's Best Blocker Award for volleyball and setting a record for most hits in a game with 5 for softball.