Episode 44

What it Takes to Win More than Anyone Else, with Mary Wise

Meet the winningest female coach in Division I volleyball history: Mary Wise. She led the Florida Gators for 34 seasons. Find out what it takes to build a remarkable career, in the face of early challenges. Hear how a little luck went a long way. Also, Mary and Janice touch on the importance of mentorship, and the evolution of volleyball at the University of Florida.

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Janice Kruger

Janice coached college volleyball for thirty years. She began coaching at the Community College level for one year, then spent nine years at the University of Nebraska at Omaha NCAA Division II level and finished her collegiate coaching career as the head coach of the University of Maryland Terrapins Division I program for 20 years. She led four teams into the NCAA Division II National Championship, won 10 career conference titles, and was recognized 6 times both for Conference and Region Coach of the Year honors. In 2023, Janice was inducted in to the Omaha University (formerly University of Nebraska-Omaha) Athletic Hall of Fame.
Her peers honored her success in coaching by voting her twice as the NCAA Division II American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year (1983 and 1986.)