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Volleyball Coach Kelsi Miller

Photo:  Coach Kelsi MillerCoach Kelsi Miller guided the 2009 Blue Angels to one of the most successful seasons in years. Miller over doubled the record of her inaugural year and led the Blue Angels to .333 in her second season at Mount Mary College. The 2009 season began with the Blue Angels officially granted full membership into the NCAA. The 2009 campaign also marked the first time a Mount Mary College player was awarded to the Association of Division III Independents First Team. Miller joined the staff at Mount Mary College in 2008.

Previously, Miller spent two and a half years as the assistant volleyball coach at Utah Valley University, a NCAA Division I program. In just her first year she helped lead the Wolverines to an 18-11 overall record and Division I Independent Tournament Championship. In 2006, Miller assisted the Wolverines to a 17-11 record and a runner-up position in the Division I Independent Tournament Championships.

In 2002, Miller began her coaching career in Utah at Park City High School. She led the Miner’s to the state tournament two out of three years. Miller also extended her efforts by coaching multiple USA volleyball club teams. During the summer of 2005, Miller coached two High Performance teams within the Intermountain Volleyball Association. The teams participated in the Global Challenge and competed against teams from China and Russia.

After leaving the state of Utah, Miller reentered the high school arena in Wisconsin by coaching the 16-4 Sussex Hamilton High School freshman team and assisting the varsity team to a 22-7 record and to the WIAA Division I Regional and Sectional Championships.

Miller, a former two year captain, played for the Wolverines from 1995-1997. Miller had a fine playing career for the Wolverines. Miller received a bachelor's degree in Integrated Studies from Utah Valley University in 2001 and a master's degree in Education in 2004.

A graduate of Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California, Miller was a three year letter winner. She played for the Saddleback Valley Volleyball Club.

Miller comes from good athletic bloodlines. Her father raced for the Brigham Young University Ski Team, and her mother was a professional long board surfer. Her sister, Camber, skied at the collegiate level, and her brother, Chase, competes as an amateur surfer. In addition, she has an aunt and an uncle that played basketball at the collegiate level.

Miller looks forward to building a successful Blue Angel volleyball program that will develop the character and leadership skills that young women need in our world today.

Assistant Coach Kate Lemke

Kate Lemke, a central Wisconsin native, enters her second season as a volunteer assistant volleyball coach and first season as Sports Information Intern at Mount Mary. Lemke graduated from Alverno College with a bachelor’s degree in community leadership in 2008, and is pursuing a master’s degree in counseling from Mount Mary currently. She also works for Goodwill Industries as a Case Manager for adults with traumatic brain injuries.

As a coach, Lemke has accumulated experience at the competitive club and high school level beginning while she was a student athlete in college. As a player, she was a captain all four years at the collegiate level. She has a strong passion for athletics and takes every opportunity in to be on the court and around volleyball. Coach Lemke is also active in the community as a board member for a local volleyball association and directs all player development skills clinics and referee clinics throughout the year.

Lemke is eager to continue to be part of Mount Mary Athletics and assist in continuous growth from last season into another record setting year. Having been a student athlete herself, she draws from her experience as a student and an athlete to help Mount Mary athletes excel in their own college experience. Her philosophy on the court carries into her way of life and being a positive role model for student athletes. She is a proud supporter of the college and all Mount Mary athletes and pushes them to not only be better players but better people, as well.