Carthage College Women's Volleyball

Leanne Ulmer begins her 25th year as head coach in 2025-26 (628-212, .748 winning percentage, 24 years). Ulmer was named American Volleyball Coaches Association Midwest Regional “Coach of the Year” three times (2006, 2007 and 2014) and College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin “Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year” on eight occasions (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2019).   Ulmer is ranked first all-time at Carthage in career wins (611) and first in winning percentage (.753). She passed coach Diane Mizerka (190 wins, 1975-82) with a victory over North Park University on Oct. 30, 2007. Ulmer picked up her 400th career win in a 3-0 decision over Clarke University on October 25, 2014 in Oshkosh, Wis., and 500th win in a 3-0 win over UW-Oshkosh on September 22, 2018 in Aurora, Ill. Ulmer picked up her 600th win during the 2023 season as the team defeated then-ranked No. 14 Cornell 3-2.    A native of  San Bernardino, Calif., she served as head girls volleyball coach at Lincolnshire Stevenson High School from 1993-2000 (227-75-2, 8 years) and the boys volleyball coach from 1997-2000 (99-13, 4 years). Ulmer had eight-consecutive 20-win seasons in girls volleyball and four 30-win campaigns, with three conference championships, five regional titles and two sectional championships.  Her 2000 boys team finished second in the Illinois High School Association championship after winning league, regional and sectional titles.  Ulmer has served as the co-director of the TNT Volleyball Club in Buffalo Grove, Ill., since 1995.   Ulmer received her bachelor’s degree in social relations from California-Riverside in 1979, where she played volleyball, basketball and softball.  Her 1977 volleyball team won an Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championship, and Ulmer was inducted into that school’s athletic hall of fame in 1986.  Following a brief playing career in 1979 with the New York Stars of the Women’s Professional Basketball League, Ulmer returned to California-Riverside in 1981 as an assistant women’s basketball coach before becoming head coach for both girl's volleyball and girl's basketball at San Bernardino’s San Gorgonio High School from 1982-84.  She also played on the Women’s Professional Golf Association mini-tour from 1989-91. Leanne Ulmer File Education Bachelor's Degree (Social Relations) - University of California-Riverside, 1979 Coaching Resume Head Girl's Volleyball Coach - San Gorgonio High School (Calif.), 1982-84 Head Girl's Volleyball Coach - Lincolnshire Stevenson High School (Calif.), 1993-2000 Head Boy's Volleyball Coach - Lincolnshire Stevenson High School, 1997-2000 Assistant Director - TNT Volleyball Club (Ill.), 1995-present Head Women's Volleyball Coach - Carthage College, 2001-present   Year W L Pct. 2001-02 21 15 .583 2002-03 25 13 .658 2003-04 26 11 .703 2004-05 31 6 .838 2005-06 30 7 .811 2006-07 29 5 .853 2007-08 33 5 .868 2008-09 32 5 .865 2009-10 33 6 .846 2010-11 31 8 .795 2011-12 34 7 .829 2012-13 25 12 .676 2013-14 24 14 .632 2014-15 36 4 .900 2015-16 35 8 .814 2016-17 18 13 .581 2017-18 27 9 .750 2018-19 21 11 .656 2019-20 31 4 .886 2020-21 10 2 .833 2021-22 20 13 .606 2022-23 21 9 .700 2023-24 18 13 .581 2024-25 17 12 .586 Total 628 212 .748