ASSISTANT COACH SARAH CARTHEL THE CASE FILE
SARAH CARTHEL
PERSONAL
Born.................................................................... January 25, 1976 Hometown..........................................................Elk River, Minn. College.................................................St. Cloud State University Degree............................. B.S., secondary education (1999) College.................................................... St. Lawrence University Degree..............................................M.A., education (2002) College................................................ Northern State University Degree............ M.S., health and physical education (2004)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2000-02................... St. Lawrence University (Assistant Coach) 2002-04............... Northern State University (Assistant Coach) 2005................................St. Gregory’s University (Head Coach) 2006-09................... Valley City State University (Head Coach) 2010-Present............................A&M-Commerce (Head Coach)
CASE’S CAREER RECORD
Overall Conference Year School Record Record 2005 St. Gregory’s 4-20 0-10 2006 Valley City State 16-15 8-6 2007 Valley City State 13-19 4-10 2008 Valley City State 10-23 2-12 2009 Valley City State 13-16 5-9 2010 A&M-Commerce 14-15 4-10 2011 A&M-Commerce 11-17 6-14 2012 A&M-Commerce 20-11 11-9 TOTALS 101-136 40-80
ASSISTANT COACH West Texas A&M, 2000 First Season at A&M-Commerce
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arah Carthel begins her first season as an assistant coach for the A&M-Commerce volleyball program, bringing with her a stellar resume as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation. Carthel spent seven seasons as an assistant at West Texas A&M, helping lead her alma mater to impressive heights. Helping establish the Lady Buffs as one of the top programs in the country, West Texas A&M posted a 237-38 record during her time in Canyon, which is an astounding .862 winning percentage. With Carthel serving as a major contributor on the staff, the Lady Buffs won the Lone Star Conference championship each season to go along with five NCAA regional titles and a national runner-up showing in 2009. As a player, Carthel enjoyed one of the most outstanding careers in NCAA Division II volleyball history as a student-athlete for West Texas A&M from 1997-1999. As a freshman, the Amarillo, Texas native earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors while at the University of Texas. She then returned to the Texas Panhandle to lead WTAMU to a NCAA Division II national title as a sophomore in 1997. Carthel was a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year for the Lady Buffs, earning the honor as a sophomore in 1997 and as a senior in 1999. A three-time American Volleyball Coaches’ Association all-American selection, Carthel was also a two-time academic all-American pick. She was a three-time all-Region selection and Honda Award finalist for the top NCAA Division II Female Athlete in both 1997 and 1999. After graduating from WTAMU in 2000, Carthel was a graduate assistant at Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colo., while she played for the United States National team. She played professionally for the St. Louis Quest in the United States Professional Volleyball League, as well as also playing three seasons in a professional league in Puerto Rico (during the off-season). She also served on the coaching staff at Abilene Christian University from 2002-05. In August 2005, she was voted to the NCAA Division II All-Time Volleyball team, one of only six players to earn the honor. Carthel was inducted into the WTAMU Hall of Champions in 2007 and in the summer of 2008 she was selected for induction into the Lone Star Conference’s Hall of Honor. The former Sarah Butler, she is married to A&M-Commerce head football coach Colby Carthel.
Assistant coach SARAH CARTHEL joined the Lion staff in the offseason, giving A&M-Commerce one of the top coaching staffs in the Lone Star Conference.
2013 A&M-Commerce Volleyball
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