UMAC Lessons from Leaders: Beth Wilmeth, Northwestern
The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Lessons from Leaders video series is released Wednesdays in 2019-20 and features Commissioner Corey Borchardt interviewing conference coaches about their success within the conference and at the regional and national levels. The series promotes coaches who have helped enhance the identity and image of the conference as whole. The interviewees include coaches who either won a UMAC regular season or postseason title in 2018-19 or were featured as a UMAC Coach of the Decade during the conference's "10-Year Celebration."
This episode of UMAC Lessons from Leaders highlights University of Northwestern volleyball head coach Beth Wilmeth who has been one of the most successful coaches in UMAC history after leading the Eagles to eight-straight NCAA tournaments including three round of 16 appearances and a run to the Division III national semifinal in 2016. That same season, Wilmeth was named the AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year.
Last season, Wilmeth led Northwestern to its eight-consecutive UMAC regular season title and 11th in the past 12 seasons. The 2019 marks Wilmeth's 16th leading the Eagles. She is the all-time winningest coach in program history (387) and has seven times been selected the UMAC Coach of the Year.
In the interview, Commissioner Corey Borchardt talks with Wilmeth about building program culture and sustaining success over a long period of time. Other topics of discussion include inspirational mentors, leadership development and key takeaways from her leadership journey.
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entire interview can be viewed on the UMAC YouTube channel (umacathletics).
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