Coaches

     Head Coach - Johnna Lewis - 1st Year

                      johnna.lewis@minotstateu.edu                              701-858-3472 Office

MSU Announces Head Volleyball Coach
Johnna Lewis has been named the new head volleyball and assistant track and field coach at Minot State University. Lewis is currently the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Williston State College. Lewis led her 2006 team to a Junior College National Tournament Appearance and a Region XIII Championship. She was also named the District O Coach of the Year. In 2005, Lewis led her team to a Region XIII and MonDak Conference Championship. She was named the MonDak Coach of the year in 2005 as well. Over the past two years, Lewis has led her WSC team to 46 wins and just 27 losses.

Prior to Williston State, Lewis was the Head Volleyball Coach at Bottineau High School. Lewis led the Stars to a second place finish in Region 6 in 2003 and 2004. She also led Bottineau to a seventh place finish at State in February of 2002 and a third place finish at State in November of 2002. This was during the time Volleyball switched from a winter sport to a fall sport in North Dakota High schools. Lewis accumulated an outstanding high school record of 109 wins, 31 losses, and 2 ties.

Lewis is a graduate of Minot High School where she was an outstanding volleyball player. She also played for Minot State University-Bottineau in 1999 and 2000. Lewis has a Bachelors Degree from Minot State University and is currently working toward her masters at MSU.

"We are excited to have Johnna joining our volleyball and track and field programs. She has demonstrated that she is a very competent coach and recruiter at the college level. I'm looking forward to working with her," stated MSU Athletic Director Rick Hedberg.

Graduate Assistant - Katie Aide

Katie Aide is from Bottineau , ND and is an alumni of Williston State College and has gained a Bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology from Minot State University. Katie has an excellent athletic background and has contributed as a leader in a variety of sports. During her time at Bottineau High School she helped lead her team to two back to back State Tournament appearances. While with Williston State College, the team became Conference and Regional Champions in 2004 and as a setter for MSU she led the 2005 Beaver team in assists. She will be working towards her Master's degree in Speech Pathology at Minot State Univeristy.

Assistant Coach- Alissa Hoehn

Alissa Hoehn is from Drake, Saskatchewan and is a former Williston State Teton Volleyball player. She helped lead the Tetons to a Conference and Regional Championship in 2005 and a National Tournament appearance in 2006. Johnna Lewis said, "Alissa will be a wonderful addition to 2007 MSU coaching staff, she has great potential in the coaching arena. Her knowlegde of the game and her work ethic will be very vaulable to our program."

Student Assistant Coach- Mike Ronnie