Scots name Sarah Dehring Head Volleyball Coach
Sarah Dehring has
been named Head Volleyball Coach at Alma College. Dehring joins the Scots after
spending the 2010 season as an assistant coach at Iowa Western Community
College in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Dehring inherits a Scots squad that has won 57 matches over
the past three seasons, including 35 MIAA contests. In addition, Alma has
finished in the top three of the league in those three campaigns.
“I am thrilled to be the next Alma College volleyball
coach,” said Dehring. “I am anxious to
get to work and add to what the program has done over the past few seasons. We
have a great foundation in place and my goal is to bring an MIAA championship
to this campus. I want to thank everyone involved in the interview process for
having the confidence in me for this position.”
While at Iowa Western, the team finished ninth at the NJCAA
Nationals in 2010 and Dehring was instrumental in the recruitment of athletes,
including international players. She was the school’s summer camp coordinator
and monitored the academic progress of the student athletes.
Before Iowa Western, Dehring was the assistant coach at
Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana. During her tenure at the school,
the head coach delivered a baby, giving many of the head coach duties and
responsibilities to Dehring. She developed a strength and conditioning program
for the school and was in charge of the day to day activities of the program.
Dehring has served as director for various camps in Michigan
and Pennsylvania since 2001 and also was a graduate assistant at Lakeland
College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin from 2007 to 2008. Other experience includes
stops at Arizona Western College and Mackinac Island Public School.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
from Ferris State in 2004 and then acquired her Master of Arts in Counseling
from Lakeland College in 2008. While earning her Masters, Dehring was able to
council student athletes regarding personal, academic and career issues,
helping them both on and off the court.
Posted: Thu, June 30th, 2011 at 11:44AM
