Falkenhagen lands at Lawrence

Former Northland head coach Kim Falkenhagen stays in-state as the new new program leader at Lawrence.

-Ricky Nelson

Blackburn names new head coach

Morgan Hauser is the new head coach at Blackburn. She was most recently an assistant coach at MacMurray.

-Ricky Nelson

[Updated] Marian removes interim tag on Angelos

Marian’s Sarah Angelos had her interim status removed on the Sabres website, where she is now listed as head coach on her bio page as well as the staff directory. No accompanying story has been released to confirm.

UPDATE: Welp, the interim designation is back for Angelos on the coaches’ page as of Feb. 7 at 5:20 p.m. central. The interim label is gone again as of 2 a.m. Feb. 12.

-Ricky Nelson

LumberJills announce new coach

Northland named Chelsea Meierotto as its new head coach. She was most recently the head coach at Washburn (Wis.) High School.

-Ricky Nelson

Iowa Wesleyan names interim coach

Aleksandra Popovic was announced as the interim head coach at Iowa Wesleyan. She was most recently a graduate assistant at Iowa Wesleyan.

Former Tigers head coach B.J. Wagy stepped down from her roles as coach, assistant athletic director, compliance officer and SAAC adviser earlier this week.

-Ricky Nelson

[Updated] Noll resigns at Lake Forest

Heather Noll stepped down after seven seasons as head coach at Lake Forest, creating the fifth opening in the 10-team Midwest Conference this offseason.

MWC members Knox and Monmouth have already announced new head coaches for next season. There will also be new coaches in the conference at Beloit and Lawrence.

Current head coach listings in the Central and Midwest regions also include Blackburn, Concordia (Minn.), Eureka and Northland in addition to an interim designation still attached to the head coach at Marian.

UPDATE (1/27/19): North Park head coach Natalie Dietz stepped down this week.

UPDATE (1/27/19): The Alverno staff directory no longer lists a volleyball head coach. Susan Peterson had coached the Inferno since 2015.

-Ricky Nelson

Thebeau tabbed to helm Scots

Emily Thebeau was announced as the new head coach at Monmouth. She was most recently an assistant coach at Greenville.

-Ricky Nelson