Hall of Fame
Vicki Staton was the face of women’s athletics at Washington & Jefferson College for nearly four decades and a valued mentor for thousands of Presidents’ student-athletes. Staton coached her first volleyball game on Oct. 15, 1975 and served as the head coach for 28 seasons, racking up 367 victories. Staton, who coached her first basketball game on Jan. 15, 1976, also directed the women's basketball program for 25 seasons and helped the Presidents claim 279 victories.
Staton's volleyball squads won five Presidents' Athletic Conference titles (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) and two ECAC South Region Championships (1996 and 1997). She was honored as the PAC Volleyball Coach of the Year five times. Her basketball teams captured seven Pennwood Athletic Conference Championships (1978-1981, 1983-1985), three Presidents' Athletic Conference titles (1994, 1996, 1998) and an ECAC Southern Division III Championship (1994). Staton is W&J’s all-time coaching wins leader with 646. Upon her retirement from head coaching duties, Staton ranked 24th in NCAA Division III history on both volleyball and basketball all-time coaching victory lists.
In June 2001, she was inducted into to the Washington-Greene chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Staton served as the director of physical education, wellness and intramurals at the college and was also the interim director of athletics for one year. She fully retired from the college in 2011. Nine of Staton’s basketball players and seven volleyball players have been inducted into the W&J Athletics Hall of Fame. Five of her players in each sport earned the PAC Player of the Year award. Those players totaled the honor 13 times.
Information Last Updated July 2025
