Westmont College Volleyball Summer Elite Prospect Camp

Westmont College Volleyball Summer Elite Prospect Camp includes multiple gym sessions where campers train using the same coaching methods and in the same facilities the Westmont College Volleyball team uses. Campers interact with current coaches, players, and volleyball alumni, meet with an admissions counselor, take part in a group meeting that includes recruiting information and an admissions meeting, join a campus tour, and attend a player panel with current Westmont players. Residential campers live in the dorms students stay in during the school year and eat in the dining commons, and each camper receives a camp t-shirt and verbal feedback from all coaches throughout the camp.

• Ages: 15–18 years old
• Schedule: July 10–12, 2026 (Friday through Sunday), with activities including check-in on Day 1 at 2:00–3:00pm, gym sessions, meals, group meetings, free time, and lights out at 10:30pm; full days on Day 2 with gym sessions, campus tour, player panel, meals, free time, and lights out at 10:30pm; and a final morning on Day 3 with breakfast, packing, a gym session, and checkout by 12:00pm
• Price: $575 Residential (includes food and lodging); $475 Commuter/Day Camper (does not include food and lodging)

The camp is geared towards girls only, entering grades 10 through 12, and junior college transfers, and is designed for top volleyball athletes that want to pursue being a volleyball player at Westmont College; athletes should feel as if they are talented enough to be recruited at the NCAA DII level. A day camper is invited to do everything an overnight camper does without the meals and overnight stay in the dorms. The overnight camp packing guide lists a sleeping bag or set of sheets and a blanket, pillow with case, 2 towels, volleyball shoes, knee pads, 6 pairs of spandex, 6 pairs of socks, 6 t-shirts to play in, sweatshirt, sweat pants, pajamas, alarm clock, toiletries, and other personal items.

Camp Director and Head Coach Ruth McGolpin leads the camp as Head Coach of the Westmont College Volleyball team. She is in her eighth year as head coach and has an overall record of 128-69 over 7 years. In her first year as head coach in 2019, she guided the team to a 31-8 overall record, a Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Co-Regular Season Championship, a GSAC Tournament Championship, and a #2 finish in the NAIA National Championship Tournament. In her second year, the team went 15-2, won the GSAC West Championship, advanced to the NAIA National Tournament, and ended the year ranked #10 in the nation. She was named GSAC Co-Coach of the Year and All-Southwest Region Coach of the Year and was previously named Assistant Coach of the Year twice (2016, 2018) while serving as an assistant in the Westmont program for 4 seasons. In her third season the team finished 20-11 and advanced to the NAIA Championship tournament, and in her final season in the NAIA the team went 24-7, won the GSAC Regular Season Championship, and finished in the top 12 at the NAIA National Championships. In the program’s first year in NCAA DII (2023), she guided her team to a 12-15 overall record, followed by a 14-12 overall record in 2024 and a 6th place overall finish in the PacWest in 2025. She has also coached at the University of California, Santa Barbara, along with several other NCAA DI and DII programs, and served as Club Director for the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club for 4 seasons prior to her departure in 2022.

Asked about her vision for the Westmont College volleyball program, she states that it is most important for her to strive to develop a culture of strong, diverse women who will enter the world well-rounded and well-versed for a life in the business world, with their families, and with God consistently being present in their lives, and that volleyball is her outlet and she wants to inspire young women to follow a passion of loving a sport that has given her great pleasure and joy.

Last updated June 26, 2026.