A former player and coach within the region, Anita Onufer enters her eighth year as head coach at California (PA) in 2026-27.
Onufer has overseen a significant turnaround in the Vulcans program, guiding Cal to 27 victories over the last two seasons after the team won just two matches during her initial two seasons. The Vulcans have posted back-to-back 4-2 records in PSAC West play and earned berths in the PSAC Tournament in each of the last two seasons.
Last year, Onufer guided the Vulcans to a 13-11 overall record and capped the season with a berth in the PSAC Tournament a consecutive season. Leandra Guldimann was selected All-PSAC West Second-Team in singles after earning similar honors the previous year in doubles.
During the 2024-25 campaign, Onufer guided the Vulcans to their winningest season in a decade by finishing with a 14-7 overall record. Cal returned to the PSAC Tournament for the first time since 2016 and was featured in the NCAA Atlantic regional rankings, which determine the field for the NCAA Tournament. The program also featured All-PSAC West selections for the first time in a decade with Teddi Isherwood garnering accolades in both singles and doubles play.
Prior to joining Cal, Onufer spent two seasons on the coaching staff at fellow PSAC-member Seton Hill after being a three-sport student-athlete at Saint Vincent, a NCAA Division III program. She was a member of the tennis, swimming and lacrosse teams while with the Bearcats.
Onufer helped Seton Hill finish fourth in the PSAC West standings twice after the program won only a combined five divisional matches in its initial four years in the league. The Griffins missed qualifying for the PSAC Tournament by just one match in each of the two seasons.
As a student-athlete, Onufer primarily played fifth singles and third doubles while at Saint Vincent. She posted a combined 10 wins in singles play over her last two seasons and teamed with Maria Gismondi for 15 wins in doubles play as a junior and senior. The Bearcats finished as high as third at the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships during her college career.
Onufer was also a member of the lacrosse team at Saint Vincent for three seasons and was a member of the swimming team as a freshman. In lacrosse, she appeared in over 35 career games and tallied nine points on six goals and three assists. Onufer was a member of the league-champion 200 freestyle relay and placed third overall in the 100 butterfly at the 2014 PAC Swimming Championships.
A native of Pittsburgh, Onufer was a three-sport letter winner at Serra Catholic. She was a three-year state qualifier in swimming and received all-conference status in volleyball. Onufer, who also competed on the track & field team, served as team captain for both the swimming and volleyball teams.
Onufer completed her bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in organismal biology and a minor in psychology from Saint Vincent in 2017. She later received her master's degree in business administration with a concentration in healthcare administration from Seton Hill in 2018.
