Delaney McCreary joined Northwestern Athletics as Director of Volleyball Operations in January of 2022. Her duties include assisting in day-to-day operations of the Wildcat volleyball program, including scheduling, team travel, managing social media accounts, content creation and directing the summer volleyball camps.

Prior to coming to Evanston, McCreary served as an assistant coach for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, starting in the role in 2019. McCreary played a key role in running the program's day-to-day operations, including organizing camps and social media accounts, and helped the Phoenix ascend to a 21-9 overall record and 12-4 conference record in the 2019 season, along with top-50 finishes in the AVCA and RPI rankings. 

McCreary spent a year coaching at the high school level before joining the Wisconsin-Green Bay staff. She served as an assistant varsity coach for West Bend High School. She has coached at the club level for the past seven seasons, most recently the head coach for FC Elite Volleyball Club. 

McCreary brings experience as a student-athlete to the Wildcat program, having competed for Clarke University in 2014 and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 2015 to 2017. She graduated from Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and completed her master's degree in Applied Leadership at Wisconsin-Green Bay in May 2021.