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2023 AVCA High School Girls Coaches of the Year

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Stephanie Gibson of Winter Park H.S. (FL) and Brian Wheatley of Venice H.S. (FL) are the 2023 AVCA High School Girls Volleyball Coaches of the Year.

STEPHANIE GIBSON, WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL (FL)

  • Picks up her first AVCA National Coach of the Year award
  • Led Winter Park to a 29-3 record this season and a second-place finish in the Florida Class 7A state tournament
  • Her team won 2023 district and regional championships
  • Was the Metro Conference Coach of the Year this season, which marked her 10th time receiving the award
  • Has 836 career coaching wins and has been part of nine Wildcat state championships: six as the head coach and three as an assistant
  • Under Gibson, Winter Park has won 12 regional titles, 24 district titles, and 21 conference titles

 

BRIAN WHEATLEY, VENICE HIGH SCHOOL (FL)

  • Just finished his 30th season as Venice High School’s girls volleyball coach
  • Earned his 700th career coaching win during the 2023 season
  • Guided Venice to another deep postseason run, as the Indians made the quarterfinals of the 2023 Florida Class 7A state tournament
  • Has led teams to six state championships (1998, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2017, and 2022), including titles in four different decades
  • Last summer, he coached the U.S. U23 team at the Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia
  • Also has served as the director of Venetian Bay Volleyball Club since 1998

 

AVCA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS COACHES OF THE YEAR

2008: Todd Garvey, Mercy Academy (Louisville, KY) and Tom Turco, Barnstable High School (Hyannis, MA)
2009: Bret Almazan-Cezar, Archbishop Mitty High School (Santa Clara, CA) and Anita Boeck, Arlington High School (Arlington, SD)
2010: Bill Morrin, Grantsburg High School (Grantsburg, WI) and Amy Steininger, Marion Local High School (Maria Stein, OH)
2011: Jeff Carroll, Billings Senior High School (Billings, MT) and Susan Brewer, Bellville High School (Bellville, TX)
2012: Suzie Pignetti, Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, NC) and Ron Kordes, Assumption High School (Louisville, KY)
2013: Kim Lauwers, A.J. Dimond High School (Anchorage, AK) and Jody DeGroot, Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA)
2014: Al Bennett, Westlake High School (Austin, TX) and Angie Spangenberg, Harlan Community High School (Harlan, IA)
2015: Nancy Dorsey, St. James Academy (Lenexa, KS) and Jean Kesterson, Cathedral High School (Indianapolis, IN)
2016: Jeni Case, Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, OH) and Jan Barker, Amarillo High School (Amarillo, TX)
2017: Alexis Glover, Wando High School (Mount Pleasant, SC) and Zach Young, Lafayette High School (Wildwood, MO)
2018: Zoe Bell, Ardrey Kell High School (Charlotte, NC) and Heath Kufahl, Christian Heritage Academy (Del City, OK)
2019: Margie McGee, Valley View High School (Jonesboro, AR) and Ann Schilling, Bayside Academy (Daphne, AL)
2020: Renee Saunders, Skutt Catholic High School (Omaha, NE) and Loretta Vogel, Mercy High School (Farmington Hills, MI)
2021: Mayssa Cook, Bloomfield Hills Marian High School (Marian, MI) and Sue Ziegler, Lincoln Lutheran High School (Lincoln, NE)
2022: Suzanne Marble, La Conner High School (La Conner, WA) and Diana Kramer, New Bremen High School (New Breman, OH)
2023: Stephanie Gibson, Winter Park High School (Winter Park, FL) and Brian Wheatley, Venice High School (Venice, FL)

 

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