Martin Luther College Women's Basketball

Gawrisch enters his third season at the helm of the MLC womens basketball program after taking over the program in the 2014-15 season. In his second season in 2015-16, Gawrisch led the Knights to a 13-14 record overall and a 7-9 record in conference play, good for fifth place. The Knights made the conference tournament for the second consecutive season under Gawrisch's leadership, winning the opening game at Minnesota Morris before falling at UW-Superior on the semi-final round. During his debut season, Gawrisch led the Knights to a 9-16 overall record and an 8-6 record in conference play. The Knights were without a senior and endured some growing pains early in the non-conference season, but took home a fourth-place finish in the conference standings and earned a trip to the UMAC Postseason Tournament for their efforts. Prior to taking over as head coach of the program, Gawrisch served as an assistant to former coach Larry Czer for one season in 2013-14.   Gawrisch graduated from MLC in 2008 with a double major in Physical Education and Elementary Education. He served as an instructor at the college during the 2008-09 school year, where he served as an assistant coach for the football team. In 2015, Gawrisch once again joined the football coaching staff to coach wide receivers under new head coach Mark Stein.   After completing his masters degree in Teach Physical Education and Coaching at Northern Iowa in 2010, Gawrisch returned to MLC as an admissions counselor from 2010-13 before taking over as a Physical Education professor in 2013-14.   During his time as a student at MLC, Gawrisch was a member of the football team from 2003-06, where he received academic all-conference honors all four seasons.   As a native of New Berlin, Wis., sports and an active lifestyle have been an integral part of Dans entire life. Gawrisch graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran High School in 2003.