UMD Athletics

Volleyball Head Coach
(1988-2001)

Was the driving force behind UMD volleyball from 1988 to 2001 ... Coached the Bulldogs to 11 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championships, three NCAA II North Central Region appearances (1991, 1994 and 1998) and a 310-169 overall record during her 14 seasons at the helm ...  Those 310 victories stood as a UMD program high until being eclipsed by Jim Boos one year ago ... Was a five-time NSIC Coach of the Year honoree ... Helped produce 10 American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region selections and the school's first AVCA All-American in outside hitter Jodi Jost (1996) ... Resigned from UMD in the spring of 2002 to take over the head coaching duties at Marquette University ... Went 103-102 in seven years with the NCAA Division I Golden Eagles and reeled off three straight winning seasons (2004-06) for the first time in team history in addition to making it to the Conference USA Tournament finals in 2004 and the Big East Tournament semifinals two years later ... Her 2004 Warriors finished with 22 victories (against just seven losses) which was a then-school record for Division I ... Spent four seasons as East Carolina University's head coach (2009-12) ... Is 425-339 in 25 years of collegiate coaching ... Has been a registered national volleyball official since 1990 ... Worked as a line judge in both the men's and women's volleyball competitions (including the women's gold medal match) at the 1996 Summer Olympics and served as an official at the 2014 World Grand Prix and 2014 World Championships ... Received her Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) International Officiating Certificate in 1999,  making her (at the time) just one of 15 female international officials in the world ... Is a member of the North Dakota State University Hall of Fame, the Hopkins High School Hall of Fame and the Professional Association of Volleyball Officials (PAVO) Hall of Fame.