Wartburg Knights women's volleyball | |
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Founded | 1975 |
Head coach | Jen Walker (25th season) Doug Frazell (10th season) |
Conference | ARC |
Location | Waverly, Iowa |
Home arena | Levick Arena (capacity: 2,000) |
Nickname | Knights |
Colors | Orange and Black [1] |
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance | |
1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 | |
Conference tournament champion | |
2002, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 | |
Conference regular season champion | |
2002, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020(spring 2021), 2021 |
The Wartburg Knights women's volleyball team represents Wartburg College and competes in the American Rivers Conference of NCAA Division III. The team is coached by co-head coaches Jen Walker in her 25th year and Doug Frazell in his 10th. The Knights play their home matches in Levick Arena along with wrestling and the men's and women's basketball teams.
The Knights began volleyball in 1975 under head coach Elizabeth Halsteen. That season ended with an 8–6 record. It would take Wartburg 27 years to win their first Iowa Conference title 2002. [2] The Knights have achieved a high level of success from 2012 to 2021, winning 9 of the 10 conference titles, 7 of them coming consecutively. In 2017 the Knights would win their 3rd straight conference championship and 3rd straight NCAA tournament, tying their longest prior streak. [3] The 2020 volleyball season was moved to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wartburg won the conference title that season in a shortened conference only schedule. [4] In 2021 they achieved one of their best seasons in school history, completing the regular season undefeated. They would host the NCAA regional for the first time and make it to the Sweet Sixteen for only the second time in program history. [5] The Knights would go on to the regional final to #3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in 5 sets, finishing the year 29–1. [6]
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1975–2018) | ||||||||
Year | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Conference Standing | Postseason | |||
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1975 | Elizabeth Halsteen | 8-6 | – | – | – | |||
1976 | Cheryl Wren | 7-6 | – | – | – | |||
1977 | Cheryl Wren | 3-13 | – | – | – | |||
1978 | Nancy Schley | 3-16 | – | – | – | |||
1979 | Nancy Schley | 4-24 | – | – | – | |||
1980 | Nancy Schley | 8-17 | – | – | – | |||
1981 | Kathy Meyer | 14-23 | – | – | – | |||
1982 | Kathy Meyer | 12-16 | – | – | – | |||
1983 | Kathy Meyer | 10-15 | – | – | – | |||
1984 | Kathy Meyer | 4-16 | – | – | – | |||
1985 | Kathy Meyer | 9-19 | – | – | – | |||
1986 | Kathy Meyer | 20-15 | – | – | – | |||
1987 | Janet Vaughn | 24-11 | – | – | – | |||
1988 | Janet Vaughn | 21-10 | – | – | – | |||
1989 | Janet Vaughn | 25-10 | – | – | – | |||
1990 | Robin Baker Hoppenworth | 20-12 | – | – | – | |||
1991 | Robin Baker Hoppenworth | 20-16 | – | – | – | |||
1992 | Robin Baker Hoppenworth | 21-16 | – | – | – | |||
1993 | Robin Baker Hoppenworth | 10-22 | 2-6 | – | – | |||
1994 | Robin Baker Hoppenworth | 19-22 | 3-5 | – | – | |||
1995 | Robin Baker Hoppenworth | 23-15 | 5-3 | – | – | |||
1996 | Robin Baker Hoppenworth | 24-9 | 8-1 | 2nd | – | |||
1997 | Robin Baker Hoppenworth | 24-9 | 8-2 | 3rd | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
1998 | Jennifer Walker | 26-4 | 8-1 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | |||
1999 | Jennifer Walker | 15-17 | 6-4 | – | – | |||
2000 | Jennifer Walker | 29-5 | 8-1 | 2nd | – | |||
2001 | Jennifer Walker | 28-8 | 7-2 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | |||
2002 | Jennifer Walker | 30-10 | 8-1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
2003 | Jennifer Walker | 30-11 | 5-3 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional Final | |||
2004 | Jennifer Walker | 18–19 | 5-3 | T-2nd | – | |||
2005 | Jennifer Walker | 20-14 | 7-1 | 2nd | – | |||
2006 | Jennifer Walker | 17-19 | 5-3 | T-3rd | – | |||
2007 | Jennifer Walker | 17-18 | 6-2 | T-2nd | – | |||
2008 | Jennifer Walker | 11-24 | 4-4 | T-4th | – | |||
2009 | Jennifer Walker | 18-17 | 6-2 | T-2nd | – | |||
2010 | Jennifer Walker | 24-16 | 5-3 | T-4th | – | |||
2011 | Jennifer Walker | 24-11 | 7-1 | 2nd | – | |||
2012 | Jennifer Walker | 32-6 | 7-0 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |||
2013 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 26-12 | 7-0 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |||
2014 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 23-11 | 5-2 | T-2nd | – | |||
2015 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 31-6 | 6-1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
2016 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 19-8 | 7-1 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |||
2017 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 25-6 | 8-0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinal | |||
American Rivers Conference (2018–Present) | ||||||||
2018 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 18-12 | 7-1 | 1st | – | |||
2019 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 24-8 | 8-0 | 1st | – | |||
2020 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 7-2 | 7-1 | 1st | No Postseason held | |||
2021 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 29-1 | 8-0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final | |||
2022 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 15-11 | 7-1 | 2nd | – | |||
2023 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 11-19 | 3-5 | T-6th | ||||
Total | 8 | 903–626 | – | – | 8–11 | |||
Year | Player | Type |
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2003 | Dia Dohlman Amy Kueker | Second Team Honorable Mention |
2005 | Ashley Rogers | Honorable Mention |
2006 | Ashley Rogers | Honorable Mention |
2007 | Ashley Rogers | First Team |
2011 | Ramey Sieck Britlyn Sieck | Second Team Honorable Mention |
2013 | Ramey Sieck Bailey Wilson | Honerable Mention Honorable Mention |
2014 | Bailey Wilson | Honorable Mention |
2016 | Aryn Jones | Honorable Mention |
2017 | Aryn Jones | Third Team |
2019 | Katie Foster | Honorable Mention |
2021 | Katie Foster Kylie Bildstein Claire Marsh | First Team Second Team Honorable Mention |
2022 | Allison Feigenbaum | Honorable Mention |
Year | Player | Type |
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1990 | Kim Kelly | Most Valuable Player |
2007 | Ashley Rogers | Most Valuable Player |
2012 | Ramey Sieck | Most Valuable Player |
2013 | Ramey Sieck | Most Valuable Player |
2014 | Bailey Wilson | Most Valuable Player |
2016 | Aryn Jones | Most Valuable Player |
2017 | Aryn Jones Katie Foster | Most Valuable Player Freshman of the Year |
2019 | Katie Foster | Most Valuable Player & Defensive Player of the Year |
2020 | Katie Foster | Defensive Player of the Year |
2021 | Kylie Bildstein Katie Foster | Most Valuable Player Defensive Player of the Year |
The Wartburg Knights are the athletic teams that represent Wartburg College, located in Waverly, Iowa. The Knights have varsity teams in 27 sports, 13 for men and 14 for women. The teams participate in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the American Rivers Conference. Currently, the school's athletic director is John Cochrane.
The Wartburg Knights men's basketball team represents the Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, United States. The team is a member of the American Rivers Conference as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team plays its regular season games in Levick Arena, along with women's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams.
Robert "Bob" Amsberry is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head women's basketball coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.
Chris Winter is an American college football coach. He was named the head football coach in 2021 at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, after serving as an assistant since 2004, under former head football coach Rick Willis. In just his second year at the helm of the Wartburg Knights, he led them to a program record 13 wins and to the first NCAA Division III Semifinal appearance in school history.
The Wartburg Knights baseball program represents Wartburg College in college baseball. The program started in 1958. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC). The team plays its home games at Harms Stadium at Hertel field in Waverly, Iowa.
The Wartburg Knights football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wartburg College located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC). Wartburg's first football team was fielded in 1929 with varsity play starting in 1935. The team plays its home games at Walston-Hoover stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2022 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College of as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season. Led by second-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ARC title and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. There, the Knights made it to their first ever national semifinal, losing to the eventual national runner up, Mount Union. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2021 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2021 NCAA Division III football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Winter, the Knights opened the season and Winters tenure with a win. They would open conference play with a win over Coe but would finish the season with an overall record of 7–3 and a mark of 6–2 in the ARC, placing second. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2019 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2019 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 21st season, the Knights compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the ARC title with the Central Dutch and earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. There, the Knights defeated Hope in the first round before losing to eventual national runner-up, Wisconsin–Whitewater, in the second round. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2018 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2018 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 20th season as head, the Knights compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning ARC title for the second year in a row and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. This was the 16th conference title for Wartburg and 10th for head coach Rick Willis. Wartburg lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Bethel Royals. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2017 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 19th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning IIAC title for the first time since 2014 and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to the Wisconsin–Oshkosh. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2014 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 16th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning IIAC title for the second year in a row and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to eventual national champion Wisconsin–Whitewater. The Knights held a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but lost 37–33. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
Eric Keller is a collegiate wrestling coach, currently at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Keller was promoted to co-head coach in 2010 with then head coach Jim Miller, and became the sole head coach after Miller stepped down following the 2012–2013 season.
Dick Peth is a former men's basketball player and coach. In April 2024, Peth announced his retirement from Wartburg College after 27 seasons at the helm. He is an alumnus of the University of Iowa, 1979.
Joel Holst is a former American baseball coach, and was the former head baseball coach of the Wartburg Knights. Holst played college baseball and college football at Coe College from 1981 to 1985. He then served as the head coach at West Delaware high school in Manchester, Iowa before making a stop at Northwest Missouri State as an assistant. He got his first head coaching job at Loras College before arriving at Wartburg College in 1996.
Jamie Mueller is an American, former collegiate softball second baseman and current head coach at Wartburg College. She played college softball at Aurora.
The Wartburg Knights women's basketball team represents the Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, United States. The team is a member of the American Rivers Conference as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team plays its regular season games in Levick Arena, along with men's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams.
Tiffany Pins (née Treanor) is a former American soccer player and the current head coach at Washington and Lee in Lexington, Virginia.
The 2023 Wartburg Knights football team represents the Wartburg College as a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. The Knights, led by third-year head coach Chris Winter, play home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa. The Knights clinched their 19th conference championship on October 28, 2023, with a win over Central College and then capped of the regular season 10–0 following a win at Nebraska Wesleyan. Wartburg ended the season in the national semifinals for the second straight year, losing to North Central 34–27.
Landon Williams is a collegiate wrestling coach, currently at Central College (Iowa) in Pella, Iowa. Williams was announced as Central's head men's wrestling coach in April 2024 following 5 years as an assistant at his alma mater, Wartburg.