2021-22 ACAC Women’s Volleyball Coaches of The Year
Edmonton, AB (March 9, 2022)
North Coach of The Year:
The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is proud to announce that Stephen Enright, Head Coach of The University of Alberta, Augustana Vikings Women’s Volleyball team has been selected by his coaching peers as the 2021-22 ACAC Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year for the North Division.
In just his second full season as head coach, Enright has built a culture of success as he earned back-to-back Coach of the Year awards. Enright earned his first Coach of the Year honors following the 2019-20 season, when he shared the award with Lakeland Rustlers Head Coach, Austin Dyer.
“The time and effort Steve has put into creating a better and stronger program and team culture not only in season but during the off-season as well, is one of the many reasons the team has found so much success under his leadership,” says Aly Andersen, Vikings Athletics Administrator. “He has brought the motto of ‘good people, make great Vikings’ to the team and leads by example of that every day.”
Coaching the Vikings for a total of seven years, three as head coach (2019-current) and four as an assistant coach (2015-19) of the program, he has been able to lead the team to some of the most successful Vikings Women’s Volleyball seasons to date, creating a powerhouse program within the ACAC. This season, Enright helped the team to a 12-4 record, placing second in the north and earning a bye to the semi-final.
"Steve Enright is well deserving of this recognition as the ACAC North Division coach of the Year,” says Randal Nickel, Executive Director of Student Life at Augustana Campus. “Steve demonstrates a passion for sport and student athlete success and Vikings Athletics is better because of his great work."
This prestigious award will be recognized at the 2022 ACAC Women’s Volleyball Championship hosted by Red Deer Polytechnic in Red Deer, AB. He will be joined by All-Conference team student athletes, Shae Boyes, DJ Molle and Sarah Dedrick.
South Coach of The Year:
The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is pleased to announce Nolan Weinmaster of the Briercrest Clippers has been selected as the 2021/2022 ACAC Women’s Volleyball South Coach of the Year.
After an accomplished ACAC Men’s volleyball career as a player, Nolan stepped into the roll of coaching the Briercrest Women’s volleyball program in 2006. His 16 years of investment into the program has reaped much fruit both on and off the court. His program has established itself as a perennial top contender in the ACAC year after year but even more importantly as a team that desires to grow character and prioritize that each of his girls are loved by God and have incredible value beyond whatever happens on the court. Coming off an ACAC Gold medal championship season in 2020 the team taken some incredible strides in rebuilding over the last 2 seasons. Continuing to improve over the course of the season the team were able to finish in 2nd place in the ACAC south division and were ranked 15th in the CCAA with a 12 and 4 record.
“Nolan is a transformation coach. The goal of the team is bigger than winning championships, it’s about transforming lives towards their God intended purpose. Through this Nolan has developed a process to help student-athletes become their best in all areas of their lives and seize the opportunity to compete for championships. We are so pleased that Nolan has been recognized for his work with each player and their accomplishments on the court.” Stan Peters, Briercrest College Athletic Director
Nolan is happily married to Chrissy and have 3 children, Quin, Eli and Emerson. Their incredible support for Nolan and this program is a huge part of his personal, coaching and program success.
This prestigious award will be recognized at the 2022 ACAC Women’s Volleyball Championship hosted by Red Deer Polytechnic in Red Deer, Alberta.
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About the ACAC: The ACAC is the governing body for intercollegiate athletics in Alberta. Its mission is to provide competitive collegiate sport experiences, promote academic achievement and be a leader of sport development in Canada.
For more information on the ACAC, please visit our website: www.acac.ab.ca
For additional information, contact:
Mark Kosak, ACAC
Chief Executive Officer
403-875-7329
markk@acac.ab.ca
Aly Andersen, Augustana Vikings Athletics
Athletics Administration
403-896-2223
acanders@ualberta.ca
Stan Peters, Briercrest
Athletic Director
306-630-2248
speters@briercrest.ca
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