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Rohr named AVCA Coach of the Year
5/10/2022 8:00:00 AM | Beach Volleyball
Nationwide coaches pick Rohr after historic season with GCU
Grand Canyon beach volleyball head coach Kristen Rohr was picked by the Amercian Volleyball Coaches Association as the Collegiate Beach Coach of the Year.
"I'm so honored to be chosen for Coach of the Year,"Â Rohr said. "There's so many deserving coaches."
Rohr, who just completed her seventh season as Lopes head coach, led GCUÂ to its first-ever NCAA Championship appearance after receiving an at-large bid as the No. 7 seed in the 16-team field. The Lopes finished the season with a program-best 26 wins.
"I am really proud of how hard my team worked this year and came together to make history for our program," Rohr said.
The beach volleyball program went from being unranked in 2015 to a top-15 team in Rohr's second season as head coach in 2017.Â
Consistently in the top 20 throughout the last six years, Rohr took GCU to a whole new level this year with a program-best No. 7 ranking for 10 straight weeks.
The Lopes picked up multiple impressive wins this season over top-20 teams, including No. 12/17 Arizona (twice), No. 8 Stanford (twice), No. 11 Cal Poly, No. 13 Georgia State, No. 11 Florida Atlantic, No. 20 Tulane, No. 9 Hawaii (twice), No. 11 Long Beach State and No. 11 California.
Rohr picked up her 100th career win earlier this season against No. 8 Stanford at the Battle for LA Invitational on March 5. After the NCAA tournament, she moved to a 122-63 career record at GCU.
Teams and multiple players have earned national awards under Rohr. See the awards below:
AVCA Team Academic Award
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
AVCA All-Americans
Shannon Dugan (2015, 2016)
Mackenzie Phelps (2015, 2016)
Tjasa Kotnik (2017)
Molly Turner (2017, 2018)
VolleyballMag.com All-America
Allanis Navas (2021)
Paula Hoffmann (2021)
CoSIDA Academic All-America
Mackenzie Phelps (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Mackenzie Phelps (2016)
AVCA Top Flight Awards
Taylor Jarzombek/Esmee Priem (2019)
Allanis Navas/Paula Hoffmann (2021)
Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (2022)
Dana Roskic/Cami Sanchez (2022).
"I'm so honored to be chosen for Coach of the Year,"Â Rohr said. "There's so many deserving coaches."Rohr, who just completed her seventh season as Lopes head coach, led GCUÂ to its first-ever NCAA Championship appearance after receiving an at-large bid as the No. 7 seed in the 16-team field. The Lopes finished the season with a program-best 26 wins.
"I am really proud of how hard my team worked this year and came together to make history for our program," Rohr said.
The beach volleyball program went from being unranked in 2015 to a top-15 team in Rohr's second season as head coach in 2017.Â
Consistently in the top 20 throughout the last six years, Rohr took GCU to a whole new level this year with a program-best No. 7 ranking for 10 straight weeks.
The Lopes picked up multiple impressive wins this season over top-20 teams, including No. 12/17 Arizona (twice), No. 8 Stanford (twice), No. 11 Cal Poly, No. 13 Georgia State, No. 11 Florida Atlantic, No. 20 Tulane, No. 9 Hawaii (twice), No. 11 Long Beach State and No. 11 California.
Rohr picked up her 100th career win earlier this season against No. 8 Stanford at the Battle for LA Invitational on March 5. After the NCAA tournament, she moved to a 122-63 career record at GCU.
Teams and multiple players have earned national awards under Rohr. See the awards below:
AVCA Team Academic Award
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
AVCA All-Americans
Shannon Dugan (2015, 2016)
Mackenzie Phelps (2015, 2016)
Tjasa Kotnik (2017)
Molly Turner (2017, 2018)
VolleyballMag.com All-America
Allanis Navas (2021)
Paula Hoffmann (2021)
CoSIDA Academic All-America
Mackenzie Phelps (2016)
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Mackenzie Phelps (2016)
AVCA Top Flight Awards
Taylor Jarzombek/Esmee Priem (2019)
Allanis Navas/Paula Hoffmann (2021)
Allison Hansen/Allanis Navas (2022)
Dana Roskic/Cami Sanchez (2022).
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