Elms College Men's Volleyball

Gisbrecht enters her ninth season as the head womens volleyball coach for the 2016 campaign. Since taking over the program in the 2008 season, Coach Gisbrecht has directed her teams to four New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) postseason tournament appearances including the championship match in 2008, had one player named NECC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, six players named First Team All-NECC, six earn second team honors, and two players named Honorable Mention All-NECC. Prior to Elms College, Coach Gisbrecht served as the assistant coach of Ohio Wesleyan Universitys womens volleyball program for 11 seasons. During Coach Gisbrechts tenure, the Battling Bishops posted five 20-plus win seasons. Coach Gisbrecht was a 2-sport standout at Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU), earning All-America honors in track & field and North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Player of the Year honors in volleyball. A 3-time All-NCAC selection in volleyball, she capped her career by receiving NCAC Player of the Year honors her senior year.  She led the NCAC in kills as a senior (3.39/game) and helped the volleyball team reach the finals of the NCAC tournament for the first time (1992), compile an 8-0 regular-season conference record for the first time (1993) and win its first-ever NCAC championship (1994).  The Bishops went 88-49 during her 4 years.     In track and field, Gisbrecht won 4 straight NCAC conference championships in the shot put in both indoors and outdoors.  A remarkable athlete, she placed in NCAC championships in 8 different events (shot put, javelin, discus, long jump, 55 hurdles, triple jump, high jump and 100 hurdles), earning a total of 13 all-conference awards while helping the Battling Bishops to two conference titles and three runner-up finishes.  During her senior year, she placed in the javelin and the discus to help Ohio Wesleyan win the NCAC outdoor championship.  She claimed All-America honors in the shot put with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division III outdoor meet.  Sheila just missed All-America honors during the Indoor season with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA meet.  As a junior, she claimed victory in the shot put with an NCAC-record throw, and placed in the long jump and 55 hurdles as OWU won the NCAC indoor title. Gisbrecht went on to finish 14th in the shot at the NCAA Division III meet.  During her junior Outdoors season year, she received her first All-America status with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Division III meet.  Gisbrecht was elected to the Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. Coach Gisbrecht earned her bachelors degree with a teaching certification from Ohio Wesleyan and received her masters degree in exercise and sports studies at Smith College. In addition to her coaching duties, she serves as the athletic departments strength and conditioning coach.