Capri Grotowski (2025) - Athletics Hall of Fame - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Capri Grotowski

Induction:
2025

Grotowski left an indelible legacy on Florida Atlantic University and is being posthumously enshrined as the sixth head coach in the Hall of Fame after succumbing to a personal battle against cancer in 2022. She was named the program's inaugural head coach in 2014 and for eight years, built the Sandy Owls into a national powerhouse and a perennial Top 20 team. FAU won the 2021 CCSA Conference Championship and followed that with a historic 2022 campaign that saw Grotowski's team climb to as high as No. 8 in the national polls, win 23 matches and achieve the program's first NCAA Championship appearance. As the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Owls knocked off ninth-seed Stanford with a 3-0 shutout in the opening round, marking the team's first NCAA victory. FAU advanced to the Elite 8 and finished the season with the program's first single digit national ranking, coming in at No. 8 in the AVCA and CBVB national polls. The 2022 CUSA Coach of the Year, Grotowski won 128 matches as head coach, while mentoring six AVCA All-Americans, four AVCA Top Flight selections, two AVCA National Pair of the Week selections, the 2022 CUSA Pair of the Year, three conference Freshman of the Year honorees, eight All-Conference honorees, two CUSA All-Freshman Team selections, three CCSA All-Academic honorees, and 10 conference All-Tournament picks. Her husband, Steve, assumed head coaching duties following Capri's untimely passing and has carried on her legacy with two CUSA Championships (2023, 2025) and two NCAA Tournament appearances (2023, 2025) in three seasons.