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Mike Leaf - Head Coach

Head Coach Mike Leaf Head Coach: 8th Year

Hometown: Winona, MN

Contact Information:
Email: mleaf@winona.edu
Phone: 507-457-5530

Coaching Credentials: 11 years as assistant men's basketball coach…NSIC Coach of the Year 1998, 1999, 2005 …Coached Warriors to NSIC championships in 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2004-2005 …won the NSIC Tournament Championship in 2000-01 season…coached Warriors to NCAA II National Team Tournament in 1999-2000, 2004-2005...coached NSIC Player of the Year 2001 (Kyle Schlaak), NSIC Defensive Player of the year 2001 (Kyle Schlaak), NSIC Defensive Players of the year Kyle Schlaak (2001), John Hopf (2004), Jonte Flowers (2005) NSIC New Comer of the Year 2003 (David Zellmann), NSIC 1st Team All-Conference Player as a freshman 2003 (Zach Malvik), along with numerous other first team All-Conference performers and honorable mention players.

Education: B.A. '83 Saint Mary's University, B.S. '85 and M.A. '89 at Winona State

Other Facts: Played on Winona Cotter state tournament basketball teams, participated in state tennis meet.

Coached Winona State to NAIA District 13 tennis championship in 1992 and 1993 to qualify for NAIA Nationals.

Leaf is currently 3rd on the all-time coaches list with 111 wins and also 2nd in winning percentage.

Tom Brown - Assistant Head Coach

Assistant Coach Tom Brown Assistant Head Coach: 8th Year

Wife: Trisha

Son: TJ

Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Contact Information:
Email:Tbrown@winona.edu
Phone: 507-457-5218

Coaching Credentials: 4 years Varsity Boy's Basketball Coach at Gilmanton, WI High School… 1995 Dairyland Conference Champions, 1995 Regional Champions, 1996 Regional Champions, 1998 Dairyland Conference Champions…Assistant Head Coach of the 1999 NSIC Champions, 2000 NSIC Champions, 2001 NSIC Tournament Champions, 2005 NSIC Champions, 2001and 2005 NCAA DII National Tournament Participants

Education: B.S. '93 Winona State University…M.S. '98 Winona State University

Other Facts: Played basketball at Winona State '88-91…7th All-time scoring (1,466)…3rd All-time assists (423)…1st All-time steals (281)…2nd Team All-Conf. '89...graduated '88 Woodbury high school (Woodbury, MN)… played on state tournament teams

Chris Gove - Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach Chris Gove Assistant Coach: 8th Year
Wife: Katie

Daughter: Sydney

Hometown: Appleton, WI
Contact Information:
Email: chrisgove@hotmail.com
Phone: 507-474-1574

Education: B.S. '95 Winona State University M.S. '04 Winona State University

Coaching Credentials: Assistant Coach of the 1999 NSIC Champions, 2000 NSIC Champions, 2005 NSIC Champtions, 2001 NSIC Tournament Champions, 2001 and 2005 NCAA DII National Tournament Participants…Winona State Assistant Baseball Coach '97, '98 and '2000

Other Facts: '98 Conference Champions, '98 NSIC Tournament Champions, 98' NCAA Division II Regional Participant, '00 Conference Champions, '00 NSIC Tournament Champions, '00 NCAA Division II Regional Participant… played basketball ('91-'92 and '94-'95) and baseball ('91-'94) at Winona State University…Baseball NAIA Honorable Mention All-American '94, NAIA All-District 13/Midwest '93 and '94…graduated '90 Appleton West high school (Appleton, WI)

Josh Drinkall - Graduate Assistant

Josh DrinkallStudent Assistant: 5th Year

Phone: (507) 457-2618

Education: B.S. '03 Winona State University, Graduated from Rochester Community College '00 with an AA…graduated from Rushford-Peterson high school in 1998

Coaching Credentials: Assistant Coach of the 2005 NSIC Champions, 2005 NCAA DII National Tournament Participants

 

Other Facts: Played football at Winona State '00…played football for Rochester Community College ('98-'99)…lettered 4 years in baseball, 2 time All-Conference, team captain senior year…lettered 3 years in basketball, 2 time All-Conference, team captain senior year…lettered 3 years in football, All-Conference, All-Area WDN '97 football team, All-Area Rochester Post Bulletin '97 football team…parents Randy and Kari Drinkall

 

Brady Moore - Student Assistant Coach

Brady MooreAssistant Coach: 4thYear

Education: B.S. '04 Winona State University, graduated in '99 Lewiston-Altura high school (Lewiston,MN)

Coaching Credentials: Assistant Coach of the 2005 NSIC Champions, 2005 NCAA DII National Tournament Participants

Other Facts: Was head of Lewiston-Altura Jr. Hoops basketball program ('99-'01)…6 time letter-winner and 5 time All-Conference golf…3 time letter-winner football…WDN '98 All-Area football team…2 time letter-winner basketball…parents Gale and Robyn Moore.

 

 

Jeff Reinardy - Strength & Conditioning

Coach Jeff Reinardy
5th Year

Wife: Mindy
Daughter: Rhiannon
Son: Cole

Education: B.S. Winona State '94, M.S. UW-LaCrosse '95

Other positions at Winona State: Director of Fitness Center

Previous coaching positions: Assistant football '93-94…Previous positions: Strength & Conditioning '95-'98 U of Memphis; "98-'00 Iowa State-Men's Basketball Big 12 Champions '00, Elite Eight, '00 Sweet 16

Oher Facts: ADFPA American Squat record holder of 555 pounds at 148 weight class…Four Minnesota State ADFPA powerlifting championships

 
 
Holly Dibert - Athletic Trainer

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Assistant Athletic Trainer: 2nd Year
Hometown: New Albin, Iowa
Contact Information:
Email: hdibert@winona.edu
Phone: 507-457-2991

Education: B.S. '01 Winona State University M.S. '04 Iowa State University

Other Facts: Holly is in her second year at her alma mater as an assistant athletic trainer, in which she provides all aspects of health care for the men's basketball and women's volleyball teams. Prior to returning to Winona State University, Dilbert attended Iowa State University as a graduate assistant athletic trainer, where she received her masters of science with emphasis in sport management, marketing, and higher education. While at Iowa Stae her primary sports responsibilities were women's gymnastics, women's swimming and diving and football teams. She is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and registered in the state of Minnesota.