Curtis Robinette has been the head coach of the women's water polo program since the second year of the program in 2003. He also serves as the head coach of Mercyhurst's men's program.

Robinette has been with the program since its infancy and has taken it to new heights in recent years. Mercyhurst has totaled double digit wins in each of the last five seasons.

Robinette arrived at Mercyhurst in 2003 after the program went 1-15 in its inaugural season of 2002. Robinette made an immediate impact, however, winning eight games in his first season and leading the Lakers to 74 wins from 2004-2008.

In 2006, the program set a single-season wins record with a 15-8-1 mark, and in 2008, the Lakers came one win shy of tying that record with a 14-9 season. That squad, however, captured third place at the CWPA Western Division Championship and became the first Division II team to qualify for the Eastern Championship since 2004. For his efforts, Robinette was named CWPA Western Division Coach of the Year for the first time.

Eight of Robinette's players have been named CWPA All-Western Division, Rachel Griepsma was named the rookie of the year in 2008, and Christine Somera was an All-American in 2005.

His teams have also excelled in the classroom, and the 2006 team finished second in the nation among women's water polo teams with a 3.41 grade-point average and the 2007 edition was third at 3.35. During his tenure, 24 student-athletes were named Academic All-Americans.

Robinette, who graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2002, was a standout player for The Rock. He was a four-year varsity award winner and team captain for two seasons. He received the Dr. Richard Hunkler Water Polo Scholarship.

After four years of coaching swimming in both Slippery Rock and Toledo, Ohio, Robinette made his debut as a water polo coach for the second-year Laker squads in the fall of 2002 and the spring of 2003.

He is a native of Maumee, Ohio.

Robinette's Record At Mercyhurst

	Overall Record				CWPA Southern Division/Western
Year	W	L	T		W	L
2003	8	19	0		-	-
2004	12	10	0		4	5
2005	12	8	0		2	6
2006	15	8	1		5	1
2007	11	14	0		3	4
2008	14	9	0		5	2	CWPA Western Division Coach of the Year
Career	72	68	1		19	18