Connie Mettille- Head Coach

6th year

Hometown: Winona, MN

Education: M.S. Health Education, Wyoming, ‘97; B.A. Health & Physical Education, Winona State ‘91; Graduate Winona Cotter, MN High School ’86

Previous Coaching Positions: Head volleyball coach South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 1999-2001 ... Dakota Athletic Conference Coach of the Year '00 ... High school volleyball coach at Laramie, WY, Eagan, MN, Jackson County, Jackson, MN and Cochrane-Fountain City, WI.

Other facts: Varsity member of Winona State University track and cross country teams ‘86-’87 season. Member of NAIA District 13 cross country championship team. Member of NAIA national qualifying cross country team and sprint medley team that qualified for NAIA track national championships.

Dave Simon - Assistant Coach
dsimon@winona.edu
507-457-2237

1st year

Wife: Kathy
Son: Greg

Education: MSED in Health & Physical Education, Virginia Tech '94, B.S. Minnesota State Mankato '84

Previous Coaching Postions: Previous coaching positions: 5 years Virginia Tech, 3 years Wyoming; 7 years Head coach University of Minnesota, Crookston .

Jamie Zilles- Assistant Coach

4th year

Hometown: Logan, UT

Education: M.S. Educational Leadership, Winona State Universit, B.S. Business, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology '03; Graduate Mountain Crest High School Hyrum, UT '99.

Previous Coaching Positions: Assistant Basketball Coach at Sky View High School, Smithfield, UT (2003-04)

Other facts: 4 year Collegiate Volleyball and Basketball player, Academic All-American in Volleyball and Basketball, Two-Time Conference Champions in Basketball, Two-Time National Tournament Appearances in Basketball, Runner up in Conference Tournament in Volleyball, SDSM&T Women's Leadership Award (Athletics), Holding the school record for Field Goal % in a single game (10/12), 3 year volleyball team captain, Basketball team captain.

Keri Kreuzer- Graduate Assistant Coach

2nd year

Hometown: Winona, MN

Education: B.A. Winona State University '05

Other Facts: Played collegiate volleyball and competed track and field at Minnesota State University Moorhead (Track and Field: NCAA Division II All-American Indoor Triple Jump; NSIC 1st Triple Jump  ‘01 and volleyball NSIC All-Academic ‘01) and Winona State (Track and Field: Indoor: 2003-04: NSIC All-Academic, NCAA Division II National qualifier Triple jump, All-NSIC Pentathlon, 1st NSIC Pentathlon; 2002-03: NSIC All-Academic, All-Conference Pentathlon, All-Conference Triple jump, 1st NSIC Pentathlon; 2001-02: NSIC All-Conference triple jump, NSIC Honorable mention Pentathlon; Outdoor: 2003-04: NSIC All-Academic, NSIC honorable mention triple jump; 2002-03: NSIC All-Academic, All-NSIC Triple jump, 1st NSIC triple jump; 2001-02: NSIC Honorable mention Heptathlon, NSIC Honorable mention triple jump and Volleyball ‘02-’03: NSIC All-Academic ‘03) ... Graduated Winona Senior High ‘00; Winona Daily News Person of the Year; Five-Time All-State, Five-Time All-Conference, Team Captain Track; All-Area, Two-Time All-Conference, Two-Time Team Captain Basketball; Two-Time All-Conference, Two-Time Team Captain Volleyball.

Last Modified: Thursday, May 08, 2008 14:05 by Mason Rebarchek