2018 WINONA STATE VOLLEYBALL The Winona State volleyball team entered the 2018 campaign on the national radar for the third straight season – ranked No. 17 in the AVCA Preseason Poll. In the highly-competitive Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), which annually sends team to the NCAA Regional and has seen Concordia-St. Paul win the NCAA Division II National Volleyball Championship nine times in the past 11 years, Winona State was tabbed seventh in the loaded conference’s preseason poll. The NSIC boasts eight teams, including WSU, that were either ranked or receiving votes in the 2018 AVCA Preseason Poll. After reaching the NCAA Regional for the first time in program history in 2016, the 2017 squad picked up right where it left off. The Warriors went 21-8 (15-5 NSIC) a year ago and were undefeated in conference road matches during the regular season. Despite their lofty resume, and being ranked in the AVCA Top 25 all season, Winona State’s NCAA postseason bubble was burst at selection time. The 2017 season marked the Warriors’ third straight 20-win season under head coach Joe Getzin, a feat that had only been ac- complished over one other span in program history (1986-88). In his fifth season at the helm at Winona State, Getzin will lead a well-balanced Warrior team of returning veterans and promis- ing newcomers that excel on the court and in the classroom – with the 2017 team earning the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 12th straight year. Taylor Goar returns for her final season of eligibility after missing 2017 due to injury. The senior ranks just outside the program top 10 with 1,061 kills. Goar is a two-time NSIC First Team selection and was named to the 2016 NCAA Central Regional All-Tournament Team. Fellow senior Maria Wrage earned All-Conference honors for the first time in her career last season while setting a single-season program record for hitting percentage (.357). Seniors Jordan Runge and Sophie Wilker, along with junior Alexis Bass, round out the Warriors’ upperclassmen. Sophomore libero Becca Pagel started in all 29 matches as a freshman last year and right side Kate Masberg was a major contributor on the team that set program records for kills/set and hitting percentage. Sophomore Bre Maloney will navigate the WSU offense as the new starting setter. The Warriors will be tested early and often with a challenging 2018 schedule which includes tournaments at Ferris State and the University of Indianapolis to open the season. Four of Winona State’s first eight matches came against teams ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA Preseason Poll prior to the Warriors’ home opener in McCown Gymnasium. 2018 WINONA STATE VOLLEYBALL 2018 WINONA STATE VOLLEYBALL President Scott Olson Dr. Scott R. Olson was appointed the 15th president of Winona State University on May 16, 2012. Prior to joining Winona State, Dr. Olson served as Provost, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, and Professor of Communication Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. During his time at Minnesota State Mankato, it saw significant growth in enrollment, diversity, in- novation, industry partnerships, international programs, system collaboration, and applied research. He served as Dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State Univer- sity and as a faculty member at Central Connecticut State University. He also served for one year as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. He has published two books, 30 book chapters, and 22 journal articles in publications in the United States, Canada, China, Korea, Poland, Russia, and India. He has delivered over 100 papers at conferences in Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Korea, Poland, Taiwan, and the United States. Through a $20 million gift from the Lilly Endowment he was able to create the Global Media Network (which won a national award from the American Council on Education) and the Center for Media Design. Olson has served on 21 different international, national, and local boards, including current service on the Great River Shakespeare Festival Board of Directors, the Higher Learning Commission Institutional Actions Council, the Winona State University Foundation Board, and as Chair of the Executive Alliance of HealthForce Minnesota. He won an Emmy Award and a Cine Golden Eagle Award in 2004 as Executive Producer of a documentary film about digital learning. His Ph.D. is from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He grew up in suburban Minneapolis. 2018 WINONA STATE VOLLEYBALL 2018 WINONA STATE VOLLEYBALL President Scott Olson Dr. Scott R. Olson was appointed the 15th president of Winona State University on May 16, 2012. Prior to joining Winona State, Dr. Olson served as Provost, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, and Professor of Communication Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. During his time at Minnesota State Mankato, it saw significant growth in enrollment, diversity, in- novation, industry partnerships, international programs, system collaboration, and applied research. He served as Dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State Univer- sity and as a faculty member at Central Connecticut State University. He also served for one year as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. He has published two books, 30 book chapters, and 22 journal articles in publications in the United States, Canada, China, Korea, Poland, Russia, and India. He has delivered over 100 papers at conferences in Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Korea, Poland, Taiwan, and the United States. Through a $20 million gift from the Lilly Endowment he was able to create the Global Media Network (which won a national award from the American Council on Education) and the Center for Media Design. Olson has served on 21 different international, national, and local boards, including current service on the Great River Shakespeare Festival Board of Directors, the Higher Learning Commission Institutional Actions Council, the Winona State University Foundation Board, and as Chair of the Executive Alliance of HealthForce Minnesota. He won an Emmy Award and a Cine Golden Eagle Award in 2004 as Executive Producer of a documentary film about digital learning. His Ph.D. is from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He grew up in suburban Minneapolis. 2018 WINONA STATE VOLLEYBALL 2018 WINONA STATE VOLLEYBALL The Joe Getzin File Years at Winona State: 5th season, 87-32 overall Hometown: Oak Creek, Wisconsin Pay your friends instantly. College: George Williams 1986 (B.S. Physical Education) Wife: Andrea Altra Pay Children: Sara Rose and Erin Elizabeth Send money instantly using JOE GETZIN your debit card and your Head Coach smart phone. Get complete details at www.altra.org Getzin is entering his fifth season as the head volleyball coach at Winona Getzin spent the 2000 season as the head coach at the University of Port- State in 2018. land after serving for three years as the head coach at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University in Prescott, Ariz. Starting the program at Embry-Riddle The Warriors posted their third-straight 20-win season in 2017, an ac- from scratch, Getzin led the team into the NAIA national rankings in just complishment that had only been achieved over one over span in program the team’s second year. He was also the director of the Yavapai Junior Vol- history (1986-88). Winona State went 21-8 (15-5 NSIC) with an unde- leyball Club from 1995-99, overseeing more than 100 players age 10-18. feated regular season road record. Despite being ranked within the AVCA Top 25 all year, the Warriors’ hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament He spent the 1995-98 seasons as an assistant at South Carolina and was for the second straight season was denied as Winona State fell just outside also an assistant at the University of Arizona from 1988-91, helping lead the regional bubble. Seniors McKenna Larsen and Danielle Rampart each the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament in 1989 and 1990. Prior to coach- earned AVCA All-American honorable mention nods. ing at Arizona, Getzin was the coach of the Southern Arizona junior team. The 2016 campaign was historic for Winona State as the Warriors reached Getzin began his coaching career at Saint Francis High School in Whea- the NCAA Division II Regional for the first time in program history. WSU ton, Ill. from 1986-87 while also coaching the Chicago Breeze, a women’s went 27-6 overall (the most wins since 1990) and 16-4 in the highly-com- Major League Volleyball team. He also served as the Western Zonal Coor- 507-454-3365 • 526 Orrin St. Winona, MN petitive NSIC. Junior setter McKenna Larsen became the team’s first-ever dinator for the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival. www.altra.org • 800-755-0055 NCAA DII All-American, earning honorable mention recognition from Equal Housing Lender. Federally insured by NCUA. the AVCA. Getzin earned his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from George Williams College in Downers Grove, Ill. in 1986. Getzin and his wife An- In his second year the Warriors continued to show improvement, reaching drea have two children, Sara Rose and Erin Elizabeth. the NSIC Championship game. The team won 20 matches in 2015, a feat which had not been accomplished since 1993, and were ranked 22nd in the final AVCA Poll. During the season the Warriors had four wins over top-ten ranked opponents on the year. 2018 Upon completing his first season, Getzin helped lead the Warriors to one of their most successful years in program history. The Warriors finished 2014 with a 19-8 record and a 14-6 record in NSIC play, finishing fifth Assistant Coaches in the conference.