Gwen Egbert - Women's Volleyball Coach - Indiana University Athletics

Gwen Egbert

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Volunteer Assistant Coach

Egbert brings 33 years of head coaching experience at the high school, club and collegiate levels. She begins her first season with Indiana in 2020.

At Papillion Lavista and Papillion Lavista South in Papillion, Nebraska, her teams were winners of 13 district titles, nine Metro conference titles, six state championships and two national titles. Egbert was the Lincoln Journal Star Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2012, the Omaha World Herald Coach of the Year in 2003 and PrepVolleyball National Coach of the Year in 2013.

In 2019 Egbert was inducted into the Nebraska School Sports Hall of Fame. She has routinely been a speaker at the American Volleyball Coaches Association Convention.

"Gwen is an impressive person with a contagious energy," Aird said. "She is one of the finest coaches I have every had the opportunity to work with. Her experience in the high school and club level is so impressive and with eight freshmen making the transition to our program her skill set becomes invaluable. She is really excited to get to Bloomington and start working with our players. I know she believes in what we do and how we do it. We feel very fortunate that she will be part of the staff for the 2020 season"

As a club coach in the 18 Open Division, her teams earned eight top five finishes, winning the National Championship in 2009. Her love of developing young players garnered two AVCA All-Americans and two Olympians in Allison Weston and current national team captain Jordan Larson.

At the high school level, Egbert posted a record of 700-223 with six Class A State Championships, including titles in each of her last three years. Her teams also took runner-up honors on seven occasions. Egbert's squads made the championship game of the Class A Tournament in 13 of their 17 appearances.

"Steve and I have a great relationship that has lasted for over 15 years," Egbert said. "He has brought his huge heart, passion, work ethic and love to this Indiana program. I am blessed to be a part of this incredible coaching staff and to see this program go to the top."

Prior to the start of her coaching career, Egbert played volleyball at the University of Nebraska under coach Terry Pettit. After two years at Kellogg Community College in Michigan, Egbert transferred to Nebraska, where she was a member of two Big 8 championship teams. She was selected team captain her senior year and was named First Team All-Big 8. The team also made their first NCAA National Tournament appearance that year, going 1-1 in the tournament.

During her two years at Nebraska, the Huskers went 56-16, winning both the regular season and tournament conference championships. Following the competition of her playing days, Egbert got her start in coaching as a graduate assistant for Nebraska. The team made a second straight appearance in the NCAA National Tournament that season.

Egbert, a native of Parchment, Michigan, now calls Martell, Nebraska home. She has been married to Bernie Medinger for 30 years. Her son Dr. William Egbert currently resides in New York City.