Wayne State University Women's Volleyball

Koth was named the 13th head coach in the history of the Wayne State University women's volleyball program, which celebrated its 40th season in 2014. The announcement was made on Feb. 6, 2014, by WSU Director of Athletics  . The Warriors finished 2015 with a 12-18 overall record including a 7-11 mark in league contests.  Koth captured his 300th women's volleyball victory with a 3-0 sweep over St. Joseph's on Oct. 17th in the Midwest Regional Crossover. He enters his 22nd season of coaching (third at WSU), eight conference victories from 200.  In addition, he is nine wins away from 400 combined victories as a men's and women's coach.  WSU played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country, which featured matches against #1 Tampa, #4 Minnesota Duluth, #9 Wheeling Jesuit and #24 Western Washington.  He helped Hannah Moore to a All-GLIAC Second Team selection and Emily Norscia to Honorable Mention All-GLIAC recognition. In 2014, he led WSU to a 9-16 record and a 6-12 league mark. He also helped Emily Norscia and Heather Weiss to All-GLIAC selections. His first win as the Warriors' head coach occurred during the Clarion Invitational against Concord (3-2). Koth's first GLIAC win with WSU was also his first home win - against Tiffin (3-2) on Sept. 20th. "Tim meets all of the criteria we were looking for in our next head coach -- a proven winner with head coaching experience, familiarity with the conference and what it takes to win at this level, and a coach who has built a program that has advanced to the NCAA tournament," said Fournier at Koth's hiring. "With the resources (academic and athletic) we can provide and Tim's technical, recruiting and strategic strengths, we believe we are well positioned to advance our volleyball program." "I would like to thank Rob, for extending this great opportunity for me to join the Wayne State Athletic family," stated Koth.  "Going through this process, it became very clear to me that the expectation for the volleyball program is success at a high level, and that the support staff is in place to make this happen.  For me since I have those same expectations it was a very good fit! "I look forward to getting started, and building a championship caliber culture at Wayne State," added Koth. He came to Wayne State after serving as the head coach at fellow GLIAC member Northwood University the previous 10 seasons (2004-13).  Prior to his arrival in Midland, Koth spent eight years (1996-2003) at GLVC member Quincy coaching both the women's Division II program and the men's Division I program. He went 106-122 with the women and 87-123 on the men's side. After leading the Timberwolves to a 21-11 record in 2013, his overall record at Northwood was 175-124.  His Northwood squads qualified for seven GLIAC tournaments and five NCAA tournaments in his tenure. Koth also spent both the 1994 and 1995 campaigns at Eastern Michigan starting as the associate head coach then taking over five matches into the second year.  He mentored Mid-American Conference assists leader Sandy Burkel to a league-leading 12.47 assists per game. He began his collegiate coaching career at California State - Northridge while completing requirements for his bachelor's degree in communications/public relations.  Koth served as an assistant women's coach for two seasons (1987-88), helping the Matadors to a national title in 1987 and the championship match in 1988. While at CSU-Northridge, he served as the assistant men's volleyball coach for eight seasons (1987-94) helping the Matadors to a 1993 appearance in the national championship match. Koth mentored 60 GLIAC All-Academic honorees during his years at Northwood including the highest two totals his last two years with nine in 2012 and 11 in 2013. In addition, he tutored two GLIAC Players of the Year (Gorana Maricic in 2005 and Juliia Pakhomenko in 2012), along with Maricic earning GLIAC Freshman of the Year honors in 2004.  Both student-athletes received All-American recognition (Maricic in 2005, and Pakhomenko in both 2012 and 2013). He has mentored eight First Team All-GLIAC selections, 13 Second Team All-GLIAC and 10 Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honorees for a total of 31 all-league selections in his 10 years in Midland. In 2012 his squad was very accomplished both on and off the court as that team was recognized by the AVCA with the Team Academic Award after posting a 3.578 team GPA for the academic year.  Koth was the 2012 AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year after being voted GLIAC Coach of the Year by his peers. His Northwood teams won two GLIAC Divisional titles (South in 2008 and North in 2012), plus the GLIAC overall regular-season title in 2012 with a 17-1 league ledger.  That year, his Timberwolves squad also won the GLIAC tournament. His first season as head coach at Northwood in 2004, he led his team to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional championship match and the Timberwolves were ranked 18th in the final national poll.  The following year, his squad reached the regional semifinals and was ranked as high No. 16 nationally during the campaign. A native of Mt. Clemens, Mich., Koth was the head coach of the Warren St. Anne High School team prior to his days as a collegiate coach. That squad won Catholic and District titles, earning rankings as high as No. 4 in the state. Koth was named Coach of the Year by many publications that season. A 1989 graduate of Cal State-Northridge, Koth is a member of the AVCA and USA Volleyball.   *-NCAA Tournament Berth #-GLIAC Tournament Champions Tim Koth Head Coach Twitter: Tim Koth was named the 13th head coach in the history of the Wayne State University women's volleyball program, which celebrated its 40th season in 2014. The announcement was made on Feb. 6, 2014, by WSU Director of Athletics  . The Warriors finished 2015 with a 12-18 overall record including a 7-11 mark in league contests.  Koth captured his 300th women's volleyball victory with a 3-0 sweep over St. Joseph's on Oct. 17th in the Midwest Regional Crossover. He enters his 22nd season of coaching (third at WSU), eight conference victories from 200.  In addition, he is nine wins away from 400 combined victories as a men's and women's coach.  WSU played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country, which featured matches against #1 Tampa, #4 Minnesota Duluth, #9 Wheeling Jesuit and #24 Western Washington.  He helped Hannah Moore to a All-GLIAC Second Team selection and Emily Norscia to Honorable Mention All-GLIAC recognition. In 2014, he led WSU to a 9-16 record and a 6-12 league mark. He also helped Emily Norscia and Heather Weiss to All-GLIAC selections. His first win as the Warriors' head coach occurred during the Clarion Invitational against Concord (3-2). Koth's first GLIAC win with WSU was also his first home win - against Tiffin (3-2) on Sept. 20th. "Tim meets all of the criteria we were looking for in our next head coach -- a proven winner with head coaching experience, familiarity with the conference and what it takes to win at this level, and a coach who has built a program that has advanced to the NCAA tournament," said Fournier at Koth's hiring. "With the resources (academic and athletic) we can provide and Tim's technical, recruiting and strategic strengths, we believe we are well positioned to advance our volleyball program." "I would like to thank Rob, for extending this great opportunity for me to join the Wayne State Athletic family," stated Koth.  "Going through this process, it became very clear to me that the expectation for the volleyball program is success at a high level, and that the support staff is in place to make this happen.  For me since I have those same expectations it was a very good fit! "I look forward to getting started, and building a championship caliber culture at Wayne State," added Koth. He came to Wayne State after serving as the head coach at fellow GLIAC member Northwood University the previous 10 seasons (2004-13).  Prior to his arrival in Midland, Koth spent eight years (1996-2003) at GLVC member Quincy coaching both the women's Division II program and the men's Division I program. He went 106-122 with the women and 87-123 on the men's side. After leading the Timberwolves to a 21-11 record in 2013, his overall record at Northwood was 175-124.  His Northwood squads qualified for seven GLIAC tournaments and five NCAA tournaments in his tenure. Koth also spent both the 1994 and 1995 campaigns at Eastern Michigan starting as the associate head coach then taking over five matches into the second year.  He mentored Mid-American Conference assists leader Sandy Burkel to a league-leading 12.47 assists per game. He began his collegiate coaching career at California State - Northridge while completing requirements for his bachelor's degree in communications/public relations.  Koth served as an assistant women's coach for two seasons (1987-88), helping the Matadors to a national title in 1987 and the championship match in 1988. While at CSU-Northridge, he served as the assistant men's volleyball coach for eight seasons (1987-94) helping the Matadors to a 1993 appearance in the national championship match. Koth mentored 60 GLIAC All-Academic honorees during his years at Northwood including the highest two totals his last two years with nine in 2012 and 11 in 2013. In addition, he tutored two GLIAC Players of the Year (Gorana Maricic in 2005 and Juliia Pakhomenko in 2012), along with Maricic earning GLIAC Freshman of the Year honors in 2004.  Both student-athletes received All-American recognition (Maricic in 2005, and Pakhomenko in both 2012 and 2013). He has mentored eight First Team All-GLIAC selections, 13 Second Team All-GLIAC and 10 Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honorees for a total of 31 all-league selections in his 10 years in Midland. In 2012 his squad was very accomplished both on and off the court as that team was recognized by the AVCA with the Team Academic Award after posting a 3.578 team GPA for the academic year.  Koth was the 2012 AVCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year after being voted GLIAC Coach of the Year by his peers. His Northwood teams won two GLIAC Divisional titles (South in 2008 and North in 2012), plus the GLIAC overall regular-season title in 2012 with a 17-1 league ledger.  That year, his Timberwolves squad also won the GLIAC tournament. His first season as head coach at Northwood in 2004, he led his team to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional championship match and the Timberwolves were ranked 18th in the final national poll.  The following year, his squad reached the regional semifinals and was ranked as high No. 16 nationally during the campaign. A native of Mt. Clemens, Mich., Koth was the head coach of the Warren St. Anne High School team prior to his days as a collegiate coach. That squad won Catholic and District titles, earning rankings as high as No. 4 in the state. Koth was named Coach of the Year by many publications that season. A 1989 graduate of Cal State-Northridge, Koth is a member of the AVCA and USA Volleyball.   *-NCAA Tournament Berth #-GLIAC Tournament Champions TIM KOTH'S YEAR-BY-YEAR WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACH RECORD