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Kyle Gramit Named Assistant Volleyball Coach
Story Links Rock Hill, S.C. — Kyle Gramit has been announced by Head Coach Heather Gearhart as an assistant women’s volleyball coach on June 2, 2025. “I’m excited to have someone of Kyle’s coaching and moral caliber join our staff,” Gearhart said. “He has a plethora of experience both as […]

Rock Hill, S.C. — Kyle Gramit has been announced by Head Coach Heather Gearhart as an assistant women’s volleyball coach on June 2, 2025.
“I’m excited to have someone of Kyle’s coaching and moral caliber join our staff,” Gearhart said. “He has a plethora of experience both as a coach and a player and is well-known for his volleyball acumen and the way he translates it to his players. He is passionate about developing his student-athletes on and off the court and preparing them for life after sport. I am looking forward to the ways that Kyle will elevate our program and bring his men’s volleyball coaching and playing experience to our gym.”
Gramit is joining the Eagles after seven years as a men’s volleyball assistant coach in the MIVA at Queens University in Charlotte. Gramit helped guide the Royals to back-to-back MIVA Tournament appearances in consecutive seasons. Prior to joining the MIVA, he helped them to a runner-up finish in the IVA Tournament in 2019, 2021, and 2022. Additionally, Gramit aided in coaching the 2021 Off The Block Independent Teams Player of the Year, JP Payne, as well as 2023 First Team All-IVA honoree Matthew Pilch and 2023 Second-Team All-IVA honorees Daniel Leitao and Jack Brinkman. Gramit also led Guillermo Jordan to a 2023 IVA Co-Defensive Player of the Year honor after a standout season averaging 2.21 digs per set (including a team-leading 199 total digs). Most recently, senior Brian Camacho was named a 2025 Scholar-Athlete of the year for the Queens Athletics department.
“I am very excited to join the Winthrop volleyball community and continue the excellence that Heather has created in her program,” said Gramit. “I am ready to get in the gym and get to work to reach our goals.”
In 2019, Queens finished the season ranked No. 6 among NCAA schools in team digs per set. In the shortened 2020 season, hitter Tristan Santoyo was among the NCAA leaders with 3.67 kills per set and middle JP Payne ranked among the nation’s Top 25 with a .365 hitting percentage.
Gramit also has coaching experience at Georgia Southern University as an assistant coach for the women’s volleyball team and an assistant coach with both the men’s and women’s volleyball programs at Limestone University. He was also involved with the Sports Performance Volleyball Club as a coach for over eight years.
Prior to his start in coaching, Gramit enjoyed a successful six-year playing career overseas. His list of accomplishments include winning the league championship with Sarkat Volley in 2014 when he was the third leading scorer, winning three major Swedish championships with Falkenberg in 2010-11 and finishing in the top-five in scoring in his league on four occasions.
Gramit was a former standout at George Mason University, in the record books for career totals in blocks, kills, digs and service aces. He was a three-time Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association all-conference outside and opposite hitter and a second-team All-America choice as a junior and selected for the USA Youth National Team.