UMC Volleyball Announces Morgan as Assistant Coach

CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston volleyball program announced the addition of Anna Morgan as assistant coach. Morgan comes to the U of M Crookston after spending the last four seasons coaching at the high school level in Wisconsin.

“I am very excited to have Anna joining us,” said Head Coach Sarah Rauen. “Her energy and enthusiasm will be a great addition to our gym and the Golden Eagle Volleyball program. Anna has been a tireless worker so far, and I look forward to seeing the impact she has on our student-athletes, campus and community.”

“I would like to thank Sarah Rauen for taking me on as her assistant this year,” Morgan said. “I’m excited for this opportunity at Minnesota Crookston and look forward to learning and growing both as a coach and a person.”

Morgan spent last season as the freshman volleyball coach at Arrowhead Union High School in Hartland, Wis. She was the varsity coach for Hayward High School in Hayward, Wis. In 2015 and was previously a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater Northwestern High School undr Charlie Hessel during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

Morgan was a collegiate athlete, playing three sports in her career. She started her career as a volleyball player at Division I Chicago State University in 2010. She would play women’s basketball at both University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of Wisconsin-Superior and played softball at Wisconsin-Superior.

Morgan, a native of South Range, Wis., earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from Wisconsin-Superior in December of 2015. Her emphasis was elementary education with a minor in special education. She has also worked in the education field as a paraprofessional, long term substitute and instructional aid. Morgan was named to the Wisconsin-Superior Dean’s List for two semesters and the Chicago State Dean’s List for one semester.

She has obtained camp experience under Head Coach Kelly Scheffield at the University of Wisconsin, where she helped facilitate the direction of team camps, as well as individual skills camps.

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The University of Minnesota Crookston is a NCAA Division II university located in the Red River Valley of Northwest Minnesota. Minnesota Crookston sponsors 11 intercollegiate athletic teams with membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate conference (NSIC) and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). The NSIC is a 16-team conference with schools situated in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.