Utah Volleyball Head Coach Beth Launiere Named AVCA West Region Coach of the Year

Launiere named West Region Coach of the Year for the second time in her career.

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Dec. 6, 2006

Utah volleyball head coach Beth Launiere was named the 2006 Tachikara/AVCA Division I West Region Coach of the Year today (December 6) by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. This is the second West Region Coach of the Year honor for Launiere as she was also honored in 2001.

Launiere took her ninth consecutive team to the NCAA Division I Tournament in 2006 and led the Utes to their eleventh straight 20-win season. Launiere was named MWC Coach of the Year for the second time in her career after leading Utah to a perfect 16-0 conference mark (28-4 overall), as the Utes collected their first outright MWC regular season crown and second conference title overall. Utah began the season ranked No. 24 in the CSTV/AVCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll, and rode a school and conference record 25-match win streak to a No. 9 rating late in the season. Entering the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 team in the Coaches Poll, Launiere guided the Utes to the second round for the seventh time.