Nathan Martell enters his fifth year with Pack during the 2021-22 season. A fixture in Colorado Volleyball for over a decade, Martell was originally hired as the Assistant Coach for Jill Muhe and has remained on staff for the Austin Albers era.
Martell and Albers continued to build the volleyball program into a strong force. After the 2020 season was pushed to the spring of 2021, Martell and Albers' 11-4 ThunderWolves finished with the best win-percentage since 1996 (.733).
The Pack finished with a 9-2 conference record and placed third in the RMAC under Martell and Albers. The .819 win-percentage is the highest since the 1980 season.
Working with Albers, Martell created a 10-win turnaround in 2019. During the 2019 season, Martell and Albers' 2019 ThunderWolves set CSU Pueblo rally scoring records in hitting percentage (.199), block assists (402) and service aces (175).
In 2019, Martell's ThunderWolves won 11 games in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play, tying the Pack's highest total since 1997. At 14-14, the ThunderWolves finished at .500 for the first time in five years.
With over 13 years of experience coaching volleyball, Martell brought a new prospective to the Pack. Martell most recently worked at Division I's University of North Dakota as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the 2015 season
During Martell's tenure in Grand Forks, N.D., the Fighting Hawks went 21-13 with an 11-3 record at home. Working with the Liberos, Martell helped Mackenzie Hart earn Big Sky Libero of the Year honors.
Coming from the Colorado Springs area, Martell has been a fixture in both the high school and club volleyball scenes in Colorado Springs over the last decade. Martell served as the Head Volleyball Coach for Sand Creek High School from 2010-2012, leading the Scorpions to a 27-17 record in 2011.
Before joining the Scorpions, Martell worked as an Assistant Volleyball Coach at St. Mary's High School in Colorado Springs from 2004-09, leading St. Mary's to a 23-6 record in 2009.. He returned to the Pirates in 2013 helping guide them to a 10-13 record.
Since 2004, Martell has worked with the Colorado Springs Altitude Volleyball Club. Martell has led the Altitude Volleyball Club as both an Assistant Coach and a Head Coach.
Martell also brings experience at the junior college level. He worked as an Assistant Coach for Trinidad State Junior College Volleyball and Softball programs for the 2012-13 season. The Trojans posted a 19-21 record that year.
