Wartburg Knights women's volleyball

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Wartburg Knights women's volleyball
Wartburg Knights logo.svg
Founded1975;50 years ago (1975)
Head coach DeAnn Akins (1st season)
Conference ARC
Location Waverly, Iowa
Home arena Levick Arena (capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Knights
ColorsOrange 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 DeAnn Akins. The Knights play their home matches in Levick Arena along with wrestling and the men's and women's basketball teams.

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History

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 drop the regional final to #3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in 5 sets, finishing the year 29–1. [6]

Record

Record [7]
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1975–2018)
YearHead CoachOverall RecordConference RecordConference StandingPostseason
1975Elizabeth Halsteen8–6–––
1976Cheryl Wren7–6–––
1977Cheryl Wren3–13–––
1978Nancy Schley3–16–––
1979Nancy Schley4-24–––
1980Nancy Schley8–17–––
1981Kathy Meyer14–23–––
1982Kathy Meyer12–16–––
1983Kathy Meyer10–15–––
1984Kathy Meyer4–16–––
1985Kathy Meyer9–19–––
1986Kathy Meyer20–15–––
1987Janet Vaughn24–11–––
1988Janet Vaughn21–10–––
1989Janet Vaughn25–10–––
1990Robin Baker Hoppenworth20–12–––
1991Robin Baker Hoppenworth20–16–––
1992Robin Baker Hoppenworth21–16–––
1993Robin Baker Hoppenworth10–222–6––
1994Robin Baker Hoppenworth19–223–5––
1995Robin Baker Hoppenworth23–155–3––
1996Robin Baker Hoppenworth24–98–12nd–
1997Robin Baker Hoppenworth24–98–23rd NCAA Regional Semifinal
1998Jennifer Walker26–48–12nd NCAA Regional
1999Jennifer Walker15–176–4––
2000Jennifer Walker29–58–12nd–
2001Jennifer Walker28–87–2T-3rd NCAA Regional
2002Jennifer Walker30–108–11st NCAA Regional Semifinal
2003Jennifer Walker30–115–3T-3rd NCAA Regional Final
2004Jennifer Walker18–195–3T-2nd–
2005Jennifer Walker20–147–12nd–
2006Jennifer Walker17–195–3T-3rd–
2007Jennifer Walker17–186–2T-2nd–
2008Jennifer Walker11–244-4T-4th–
2009Jennifer Walker18–176–2T-2nd–
2010Jennifer Walker24–165–3T-4th–
2011Jennifer Walker24–117–12nd–
2012Jennifer Walker32–67–01st NCAA Regional
2013Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		26–127–01st NCAA Regional
2014Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		23–115–2T-2nd–
2015Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		31–66–11st NCAA Regional Semifinal
2016Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		19–87–11st NCAA Regional
2017Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		25–68–01st NCAA Regional Semifinal
American Rivers Conference (2018–Present)
2018Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		18–127–11st–
2019Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		24–88–01st–
2020Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		7–27–11stNo Postseason held
2021Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		29–18–01st NCAA Regional Final
2022Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		15–117–12nd–
2023Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		11–193–5T–6th–
2024Jennifer Walker
Doug Frazell		18–125–3T–3rd–
2025 DeAnn Akins 0–00–0–
Total9921–638––8–11

Current coaching staff

[8]

Individual awards

All-Americans

All-Americans [9]
YearPlayerType
2003Dia Dohlman
Amy Kueker		Second Team
Honorable Mention
2005Ashley RogersHonorable Mention
2006Ashley RogersHonorable Mention
2007Ashley RogersFirst Team
2011Ramey Sieck
Britlyn Sieck		Second Team
Honorable Mention
2013Ramey Sieck
Bailey Wilson		Honerable Mention
Honorable Mention
2014Bailey WilsonHonorable Mention
2016Aryn JonesHonorable Mention
2017Aryn JonesThird Team
2019Katie FosterHonorable Mention
2021Katie Foster
Kylie Bildstein
Claire Marsh		First Team
Second Team
Honorable Mention
2022Allison FeigenbaumHonorable Mention
2024Emerson KrachtHonorable Mention

Conference Awards

Conference Awards [10]
YearPlayerType
1990Kim KellyMost Valuable Player
2007Ashley RogersMost Valuable Player
2012Ramey SieckMost Valuable Player
2013Ramey SieckMost Valuable Player
2014Bailey WilsonMost Valuable Player
2016Aryn JonesMost Valuable Player
2017Aryn Jones
Katie Foster		Most Valuable Player
Freshman of the Year
2019Katie FosterMost Valuable Player &
Defensive Player of the Year
2020Katie FosterDefensive Player of the Year
2021Kylie Bildstein
Katie Foster		Most Valuable Player
Defensive Player of the Year

References

  1. ↑ "Brand Guidlines Wartburg College" (PDF). Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Volleyball Record Book". rollrivers.com.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Jim. "Wartburg fall sports: Knights focused on continuing volleyball reign". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.
  4. ↑ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/2020/08/11/american-rivers-conference-loras-luther-coe-buena-vista-simpson-dubuque-wartburg/3343645001/
  5. ↑ Woodley, Mark (November 13, 2021). "No. 4 Wartburg volleyball reaches first Sweet 16 in 18 years". Waterloo, Iowa: KWWL-TV . Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wartburg volleyball bows out in Sweet 16". Community Newspaper Group.
  7. ↑ "Wartburg Athletics" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Volleyball Coaches". Wartburg College Athletics.
  9. ↑ "AVCA All-American Awards - American Volleyball Coaches Association, LLC".
  10. ↑ "Conference Awards - American Rivers Conference".
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