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Lexington, KY – November 12, 2009 – Rich Luenemann of Washington University in St. Louis and Ed Caesar of New York University have been selected by their regions as AVCA Region Coaches of the Year. Both coaches will represent their regions on the AVCA Coach of the Year Ballot. The awards will be officially presented at the Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon in Omaha Nebraska, on Thursday, Dec. 17, at the 2009 American Volleyball Coaches Association Annual Convention. |
| AVCA Division III Central Region Coach of the Year Rich Luenemann, Washington University in St. Louis — 2009 Record: 28-4, 10-1 University Athletic Association — Despite graduating two AVCA All-Americans a year ago, Rich Luenemann once again has the Washington University in St. Louis Bears in the mix for a national championship. Entering their 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament, Luenemann’s squad touts a 28-4 record, including a 10-1 mark in the University Athletic Association, where they finished runners-up to defending national champion Emory. The Bears, currently ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll, host Webster in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday. Wash U. has played a very difficult national schedule, facing seven schools that are currently ranked in the AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll, posting a 5-2 record in those matches, which includes a sweep of the nation’s current No. 1 team Juniata. Luenemann is in his eleventh season as the head coach of Washington University in St. Louis, and this honor marks the fifth AVCA Division III Central Region Coach of the Year award for him (2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009). |
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AVCA Division III New York Region Coach of the Year Ed Caesar, New York University —
2009 Record: 28-9, 6-5 University Athletic Association — In his eighth season as head coach of New York University, Ed Caesar has led the Violets to a 28-9 overall record and a 6-5 record in the highly-competitive University Athletic Association, a league which boasts two of the top-five teams currently ranked in the AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll – Washington-St. Louis and defending national champion Emory. Consistently starting four freshman (including the libero) and three sophomores, Caesar’s youthful squad, which doesn’t carry a single senior on its roster, earned an at-large berth in the upcoming NCAA Division III Tournament. The Violets, who ended the regular-season as the top-ranked team in the New York Region, will host Polytechnic Institute in the NCAA Regional quarterfinals this weekend, marking the program’s 6th trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last eight years. This is the fourth time Caesar has earned AVCA Division IIII New York Region Coach of the Year honors (2003, 2005,2006, 2009). |
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