Volleyball Coaches
Patricia Gerchy (Mickow)
Head Coach
Alma Mater: Gustavus Adolphus College, 1986
Phone: 320-308-3140
E-mail: pamickow@stcloudstate.edu
Aaron Nelson
Assistant Coach
Aaron Nelson begins his third season as the full time assistant for St. Cloud State volleyball in 2009. An Austin, Minn. native, Nelson attended nearby Sauk Rapids High School. Most recently, he has been an 'A' head coach for the Nebraska Elite Junior Olympic Volleyball program in Omaha, Nebraska. Nelson was also the head coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, where his teams compiled a 37-32 overall record, and made two straight GPAC post season tournament appearances. He brings 15 years of volleyball coaching experience to the Huskies.
Nelson was a volunteer assistant coach with the St. Cloud State volleyball program in 1998, 1999, and 2000, with then head coach Dianne Glowatzke. He also served as an SCSU adjunct faculty member, a graduate assistant and a research assistant. Nelson played volleyball at SCSU as a member of the men's club volleyball team in 1994, 1998, and 1999.
Nelson earned both a bachelor's and master's degree from St. Cloud State University.
To contact Coach Nelson, please email him at ajnelson@stcloudstate.edu.
Danielle Kohut
Graduate Assistant Coach
Danielle Kohut returns to the Husky volleyball program as a graduate assistant coach in 2009. No stranger to the program, Kohut served as a volunteer assistant coach in 2007 and also was a defensive specialist and a setter on the Husky volleyball squad from 2003-05 under the helm of current head coach Patricia Gerchy (Mickow). The Hafford, Sask., native began her collegiate volleyball career at Williston State in 2001 and played there for two seasons before transferring to SCSU in 2003. During her stint at Williston State, Kohut gained MVP honors in 2002 as the team’s starting setter. That squad went on to win the conference championship. Following her playing days, Kohut returned to Williston State in 2005 as an assistant volleyball coach. Her first season in coaching, Kohut helped lead her team to a conference championship and a regional championship. The following season in 2006, Williston State captured the regional’s championship, was ranked as high as 15th in the nation, and advanced to the national tournament held in Scottsdale, Ariz. After graduating from St. Cloud State in 2007, she worked as a physical therapist at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Kohut is pursuing a graduate degree in sports management.
Lindsay Ashburn
Volunteer Assistant Coach
A familiar face to the St. Cloud State volleyball program, Lindsay Ashburn returns to SCSU as a volunteer assistant coach in 2009. Ashburn had a standout collegiate career at St. Cloud State from 2001-04. She captained the 2004 squad that qualified for the NCAA Tournament and totaled 575 kills in 360 games played in the Cardinal and Black. Ashburn has an abundance of experience coaching volleyball. For the past two years, she worked in District 742 in elementary and junior high special education. She was the head girls’ volleyball coach at nearby Cathedral High School for four seasons. There she led the Crusaders to four straight Minnesota State Tournament appearances and a staggering record of 125-11. Ashburn also served as an assistant track and field coach at CHS for two years. For the past seven years, Ashburn has also coached Junior Olympic volleyball, gaining experience with the 212 Central, Hutchinson, Central Select and Granite City programs.
A native of Hector and a 2004 graduate of St. Cloud State with a degree in education, Ashburn currently resides in St. Cloud and is working towards her master’s degree in sports management.
Other Staff
Equipment Managers: Josh Williams, Kay Czarnetzki
Athletic Trainer: Julie Alexander
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