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Johnson served several assistant coach roles before becoming a head coach in 2011. Notably, she was an assistant coach in 2008 and 2009 at her alma mater
Missouri State. During the 2008 season, she helped the team to a conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance. Missouri State had an
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Johnson was named the women's volleyball head coach at
Illinois State in 2017. Johnson's overall record at Illinois State was 104-53 record and included five NCAA postseason appearances, including four straight NCAA Tournaments, marking the longest streak at ISU in nearly four decades (1982-85).
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Coach of the Year after leading the team to the conference tournament championship match for the second time in program history. In 2016, the program had 22 Division I wins, its highest ever in program history. In their first season finishing above .500 at the
Division I level, the Cougars went
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North Region Coach of the Year after coaching a team full of newcomers to a 19-14 overall record. Despite the higher number of losses compared to previous seasons, she helped
Illinois State to its fourth consecutive NCAA bid after winning the conference tournament.
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regular season title in 2003. She ranks among
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Johnson signed a five-year contract extension with
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from 2000–2003. Johnson served as a team captain and helped the team to four-straight seasons with 20 or more wins and a
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Johnson was named the head coach of SIU Edwardsville volleyball program in 2011. At that time, they were an
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overall record of 44-23 mark during her two seasons as an assistant coach. In 2010, she joined
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1031:"Watch now: Illinois State volleyball coach Leah Johnson gets five-year contract extension"
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902:"Couch: It's clear what MSU sees in new volleyball coach Leah Johnson. She's impressive"
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22-8, appearing in the OVC championship for only the second time in program history.
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program with a low win record. By 2016, SIU Edwardsville completed its transition to
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She is married to A.J. Weissler and the couple has two children, Edith and PJ.
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961:"Leah Johnson to be Enshrined in Missouri Sports Hall of Fame with Alma Mater"
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916:"The top up-and-comers: VolleyballMag.com Under 40 Coaching Hotshots"
854: Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
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975:"LEAH JOHNSON NAMED HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH AT SIU EDWARDSVILLE"
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Missouri State Lady Bears women's volleyball players
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SIU Edwardsville
Cougars women's volleyball coaches
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328:. She played volleyball at her high school
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272:Tournament Champions (2019, 2020, 2021)
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285:North Region Coach of the Year (2021)
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1017:"2021 REGION COACH OF THE YEAR BIOS"
874: Conference tournament champion
16:American volleyball player and coach
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1003:"Leah Johnson Bio - Michigan State"
835: National champion
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989:"Leah Johnson - SIUE Cougars Bio"
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357:Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
288:Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
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252:Accomplishments and honors
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295:Coach of the Year (2016)
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324:Johnson is a native of
465:Ohio Valley Conference
403:Johnson was named the
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330:Marshfield High School
293:Ohio Valley Conference
432:Statistics overview
427:Head coaching record
363:Head coaching career
326:Fair Grove, Missouri
310:Leah Michele Johnson
239:Head coaching record
109:Fair Grove, Missouri
88:Biographical details
1270:Caitlin Schweihofer
1214:Jen Flynn Oldenburg
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200:(Volunteer Asst.)
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383:NCAA Division II
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75:30-32 (.484)
20:Leah Johnson
1354:1981 births
1298:Brad Keller
1200:Shane Davis
1172:Keegan Cook
1144:Erin Virtue
1130:Adam Hughes
1088:Chris Tamas
618:(2017–2021)
470:(2011–2016)
452:Postseason
446:Conference
153:Position(s)
1348:Categories
1317:Washington
1247:Penn State
1228:Matt Ulmer
1219:Ohio State
1116:Jim Barnes
1102:Steve Aird
883:References
198:Notre Dame
99:1981-07-20
62:Conference
46:Head coach
1331:Wisconsin
1186:John Cook
1177:Minnesota
449:Standing
215:2017–2021
205:2011–2016
183:2008–2009
172:2007–2008
139:2000–2003
83:$ 335,000
1191:Nebraska
1149:Michigan
1135:Maryland
1093:Illinois
443:Overall
1275:Rutgers
1107:Indiana
437:Season
244:Overall
189:(Asst.)
178:(Asst.)
66:Big Ten
1261:Purdue
1233:Oregon
819:Total:
777:T–12th
316:team.
290:(2019)
277:Awards
156:Libero
72:Record
796:T–6th
790:17-14
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687:2020
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655:T–1st
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630:22–13
624:2017
571:2016
564:T–9th
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488:T–7th
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440:Team
42:Title
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1121:Iowa
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501:9–18
485:8–12
405:AVCA
283:AVCA
194:2010
93:Born
52:Team
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721:2nd
699:1st
677:3rd
636:3rd
583:2nd
545:9th
526:9th
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264:MVC
262:2x
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