Coe College Women's Volleyball

Woodin led the Kohawks to the Iowa Conference Championship in 2011. During her time at Coe, 23 Kohawks have earned All-Iowa Conference honors, with 15 of them being named to the first team. The Kohawks won a school-record 33 matches in 2013, while also tallying a school-record 21-straight wins during the year. Woodin, a 2000 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, spent 2005 serving as director of volleyball operations at the University of Iowa. The Hawkeyes were 14-19 in 2005. Prior to serving at Iowa, Woodin led Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids to its first ever NJCAA Division II National Championship in 2003. Woodin spent two seasons with the Eagles, won back-to-back conference (26-0) and regional titles (10-0) and was 81-25 overall (2003: 40-12; 2004: 41-13). She was named NJCAA Division II District C Coach of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, and was the 2003 AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year. Woodin, a native of Waverly, Iowa, worked as an assistant coach at Wartburg College during the 2002 season. She helped lead the Knights to their first 30-win season, first Iowa Conference title and the program's highest ever ranking at No. 7. As a player, Woodin began her career at the University of South Dakota before transferring to Northern Iowa. She played on the 1997 Panther team, then served as a student/volunteer assistant for four seasons. During that time, UNI won four consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles and made four NCAA National Tournament appearances. DeAnn Woodin Year-by-Year   Overall     IIAC         Year Won Loss Pct. Won Loss Pct. Place Postseason 2006 26 8 .765 5 3 .625 t-3rd NCAA Regional 2007 20 12 .625 6 2 .750 t-2nd   2008 4 30 .118 1 7 .125 t-8th   2009 9 25 .265 1 7 .125 8th   2010 19 14 .576 3 5 .375 7th   2011 31 4 .886 8 0 1.000 1st   2012 20 13 .606 6 1 .857 2nd   2013 33 5 .868 6 1 .857 2nd   2014 29 9 .763 7 0 1.000 1st NCAA Regional 2015 23 13 .639 4 3 .571 t-3rd   Career 214 133 .617 47 29 .618       DeAnn Woodin came to Coe in the fall of 2006. During her first season she led Coe to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. The 2006 and 2011 Iowa Conference Coach of the Year, Woodin led the Kohawks to the Iowa Conference Championship in 2011. During her time at Coe, 23 Kohawks have earned All-Iowa Conference honors, with 15 of them being named to the first team. The Kohawks won a school-record 33 matches in 2013, while also tallying a school-record 21-straight wins during the year. Woodin, a 2000 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, spent 2005 serving as director of volleyball operations at the University of Iowa. The Hawkeyes were 14-19 in 2005. Prior to serving at Iowa, Woodin led Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids to its first ever NJCAA Division II National Championship in 2003. Woodin spent two seasons with the Eagles, won back-to-back conference (26-0) and regional titles (10-0) and was 81-25 overall (2003: 40-12; 2004: 41-13). She was named NJCAA Division II District C Coach of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, and was the 2003 AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year. Woodin, a native of Waverly, Iowa, worked as an assistant coach at Wartburg College during the 2002 season. She helped lead the Knights to their first 30-win season, first Iowa Conference title and the program's highest ever ranking at No. 7. As a player, Woodin began her career at the University of South Dakota before transferring to Northern Iowa. She played on the 1997 Panther team, then served as a student/volunteer assistant for four seasons. During that time, UNI won four consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles and made four NCAA National Tournament appearances. DeAnn Woodin Year-by-Year   DeAnn Woodin came to Coe in the fall of 2006. During her first season she led Coe to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. The 2006 and 2011 Iowa Conference Coach of the Year, Woodin led the Kohawks to the Iowa Conference Championship in 2011. During her time at Coe, 23 Kohawks have earned All-Iowa Conference honors, with 15 of them being named to the first team. The Kohawks won a school-record 33 matches in 2013, while also tallying a school-record 21-straight wins during the year. Woodin, a 2000 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, spent 2005 serving as director of volleyball operations at the University of Iowa. The Hawkeyes were 14-19 in 2005. Prior to serving at Iowa, Woodin led Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids to its first ever NJCAA Division II National Championship in 2003. Woodin spent two seasons with the Eagles, won back-to-back conference (26-0) and regional titles (10-0) and was 81-25 overall (2003: 40-12; 2004: 41-13). She was named NJCAA Division II District C Coach of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, and was the 2003 AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year. Woodin, a native of Waverly, Iowa, worked as an assistant coach at Wartburg College during the 2002 season. She helped lead the Knights to their first 30-win season, first Iowa Conference title and the program's highest ever ranking at No. 7. As a player, Woodin began her career at the University of South Dakota before transferring to Northern Iowa. She played on the 1997 Panther team, then served as a student/volunteer assistant for four seasons. During that time, UNI won four consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles and made four NCAA National Tournament appearances. DeAnn Woodin Year-by-Year  

Elsbernd joins Coe directly from Augsburg University where she was the head coach for the 2024 campaign. Prior to her stint at Augsburg, Elsbernd was the head coach at the University of Dubuque from 2009-2024, becoming the winningest coach in program history during her time. She helped UD to a pair of NCAA Regional Tournament appearances in 2018 and 2019 as well as an American Rivers Conference Championship in 2023.  A 2003 graduate of Coe, Elsbernd brings a familiarity of the college, the conference and the region to the Kohawk program. Coach April served as a Student Athlete Advisory Committee advisor (2009-2015) and a National Girls and Women in Sports Day Camp committee member while also acting on numerous Diversity & Inclusion panels. Elsbernd also headed numerous international travel trips during her coaching stints, taking Augsburg on a Brazil tour in January while traveling to Spain, Portugal and Costa Rica during her time at UD.