# Wartburg Knights women's volleyball

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.

## 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. 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. 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. 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. The Knights would go on to drop the regional final to #3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in 5 sets, finishing the year 29–1.

## Record

Record :
| Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1975–2018) |||||||||
| Year | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Conference Standing | Postseason |
| 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 | – |
| 2024 | Jennifer Walker Doug Frazell | 18–12 | 5–3 | T–3rd | – |
| 2025 | DeAnn Akins | 0–0 | 0–0 | | – |
| Total | 9 | 921–638 | – | – | 8–11 |

## Current coaching staff

* Head coach: DeAnn Akins
* Assistant Coach: Jen Walker
* Athletic trainer: Kenzie Nuss

## Individual awards
### All-Americans

All-Americans :
| Year | Player | Type |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Emerson Kracht | Honorable Mention |

### Conference Awards

Conference Awards :
| Year | Player | Type |
| 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 |