Junior Eagles: Entering Grades 1-4
• June 23-26
• Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Cost: $175 (includes camp t-shirt)
• Click
HERE to register.
Our
Junior Eagles Camp is designed with the goal of helping introduce young girls to the fun game of volleyball! Players will use a shorter net and lighter balls to help learn new skills in an age-appropriate and positive learning environment. All introductory volleyball skills are taught, including the basic form for passing, serving, attacking, and setting.
CAMP STAFF
Director -- Beth Wilmeth, University of Northwestern Head Coach
Beth Wilmeth is entering her 21st season as the Head Coach of the University of Northwestern Volleyball team in 2024. Coach Wilmeth is the longest-tenured and most decorated coach in program history. In 2016, Coach Wilmeth was named the AVCA/NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, recognizing her as the top Division III Volleyball coach in the country. Additionally, she was named the Regional Coach of the Year in 2016.
Wilmeth's Eagles have been a consistent force at the top of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference since her tenure began. Since Wilmeth's hiring in 2004, UNW has won 16 Conference Championships and 12 Tournament Championships. Coach Wilmeth has led the Eagles through a dominant decade plus, winning 13 consecutive Conference Championships. Wilmeth has been named the UMAC Coach of the Year eight times.
Coach Wilmeth's success has not been limited to the conference level. The Eagles have made a lot of noise at the national level during Coach's tenure. The Eagles had a run of eight straight NCAA Tournament Appearances between 2010-2017. UNW made their first Sweet 16 appearance in 2015 with wins over Wisconsin-Whitewater and Wartburg College. In 2016, the Eagles were selected to host an 8-team NCAA Regional for the first time in school history. The Eagles defeated the #1 ranked team in the country, Cal Lutheran, on their way to the school's first Final Four appearance where they fell to the eventual national champion Calvin College. The following season in 2017, the Eagles were ranked as high as #2 in the AVCA National weekly poll. The Eagles were again chosen to host the NCAA 8-team regional, and they made their third straight Sweet 16 appearance.
Coach Wilmeth is the most decorated volleyball coach in school history, owning the most career wins with 525. She has won over 73% of her games while leading the Eagle volleyball program, the best winning percentage in program history. Her squad has won 34 games in a season three times (2016, 2017, and 2022) which is a program record for wins in a season. In 2017, the Eagles won 20 straight games which is also a program record. Coach Wilmeth has coached 20 NCAA All-Americans, 14 NCCAA All-Americans, and has produced 15 Conference Players of the Year. Under Coach's leadership, Lindsey Peterson was named the 2016 AVCA/NCAA National Player of the Year, which gave her the honor of being the best Division III volleyball player in the country. Peterson became the most decorated athlete in Eagle Volleyball history.
Coach Wilmeth's squad had a historic year in 2021. The Eagles set the program record for winning percentage in a season by winning 88% of their games. UNW finished the year 30-4, won the UMAC regular season and tournament championships, and advanced in the NCAA National Tournament by defeating Illinois Wesleyan in the first round. Freshman Abby Glanzer was named the AVCA Freshman of the Year and was a First Team All-American. Senior Sydney Schwitters was named the NCCAA National Player of the Year and was an AVCA Second Team All-American.
In 2022, Coach Wilmeth and the Eagles returned to the NCAA Division III Final Four. The Eagles advanced to the National Semifinals for the second time in school and program history. The Eagles finished the season 34-3 and were ranked #3 in the final AVCA poll. Coach Wilmeth's team hosted the regional inside the Ericksen Center before moving onto the final rounds in Pittsburgh. In the Elite 8, the Eagles trailed Johns Hopkins 2-0 before completing a reverse sweep to come back and advance to the Final Four, where their season would ultimately end.
The 2023 season saw similar success for UNW Volleyball as Coach Wilmeth brought back a loaded roster that was among the highest-ranked in the country for the entire year, topping out at #3 and dropping no lower than #6. The 2023 Eagles claimed four AVCA NCAA DIII All-Americans, breaking the previous year's team record of three, and Glanzer was named NCCAA DI Player of the Year by both the NCCAA and the AVCA. Northwestern did not drop a single set in UMAC play for the second consecutive season en route to yet another conference championship. The Eagles began the NCAA National Tournament at Cornell College and had anything but an easy path to a regional title. UNW needed to come back in the fifth set of the second round to defeat the hosts, then needed a miracle in the Sweet 16 to claim a third regional championship in program history. Trailing #4 UW-Whitewater two sets to zero, Northwestern was able to fend off six match points to force a fifth set, which the Eagles won to complete the reverse sweep and advance to the Elite 8.
In addition to her duties as Head Volleyball Coach, Wilmeth is the Assistant Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance, Senior Woman Administrator (SWA), and chairs the UMAC SWA Committee and the Executive Committee. She is a member of both the Northwestern Title IX Committee and the National Volleyball Committee.
Coach WIlmeth has been a featured speaker at the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center Women's Coaches Symposium Panelist, the American Civility Tour with U.S. Representative Jim Leach, and both the AVCA and NCAA National Conventions. She has been recognized for her high character and leadership by being awarded Northwestern's Leadership Award and the NCCAA's Game Plan 4 Life award. Wilmeth also earned the 2017 National Women in Sports Day's "Breaking Barriers" Award.
CAMP NOTES
• Campers should register based on the grade they are entering in fall 2025
• Lunch is provided for High School Skills & Competition camp
• Registration fee is non-refundable
DIRECTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
• Click HERE for directions to the University of Northwestern
• Please call (651) 631-5219 for additional camp information
