A native of State College, Rose returned to Penn State after previously serving on the staffs of Marshall University, Arizona State University, East Carolina University and the University at Buffalo. Chris was also recently a Penn State University assistant coach.

 

Rose served as a student manager at Penn State from 2011-14. He was the head student manager during the Nittany Lions back-to-back National Championships in 2013 and 2014. During his playing days at State College Area High School, Rose was on the 2010 Boys Volleyball State Champions squad. A 2014 Penn State graduate who earned a degree in Recreation, park and tourism management, Rose is the son of three-time All-American and Penn State Hall of Fame volleyball player Lori Barberich Rose and Penn State University head coach Russ Rose.