Volleyball Coaching Staff
Rachel Miller, head coach
Rachel Miller enters her eighth year as the head coach of the Bulldogs in 2012. Concordia went 11-21 overall and 4-12 in the GPAC in 2011. Miller holds a career record of 107-125 with a 39-73 mark in the Great Plains Athletic Conference entering the 2012 season.
In her first year at the helm, the Bulldogs had their best start in school history, winning 18 straight matches to open the season. The Bulldogs had three straight seasons of at least 20 wins from 2005-07.
A native of Clarinda, Iowa, she was a four-year letterwinner at Concordia and graduated in 2003 with a B.S. degree in biology and chemistry.
Before taking over as head coach, Miller served as an assistant at Concordia. In addition, she has served as a club volleyball coach for the eight years.
During her playing days as a Bulldog, Miller was a four-time All-Conference selection, three-time All-American, and two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete. She was three-time team MVP and the Concordia female Athlete-of-the-Year in 2002. Miller was inducted into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. She also earned her 100th career victory during the 2011 season.
Miller and her husband, Karl, have four children. The family resides in Seward.
Contact Coach Miller
- 402-643-7325 (office) • Rachel.Miller@cune.edu
Bulldogs Under Coach Miller
2005: 24-11 Overall, 9-7 GPAC
2006: 20-14 Overall, 9-7 GPAC
2007: 21-14 Overall, 8-8 GPAC
2008: 9-22 Overall, 5-11 GPAC
2009: 11-22 Overall, 3-13 GPAC
2010: 11-21 Overall, 1-15 GPAC
2011: 11-21 Overall, 4-12 GPAC
Total: 107-125 Overall, 39-73 GPAC
Shelli Mohnike, assistant coach
Shelli Mohnike enters her second season as an assistant coach for the Concordia University volleyball team in 2011.
Mohnike was an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s volleyball teams at Missouri Baptist University from 2004-06. She helped the Missouri Baptist women’s team to the NAIA Final Four in 2005, while the men’s team reached the Final Four in 2005 and 2006.
Shelli attended Hastings College where she was a four-year letter winner for the Broncos from 2000-04. She was an AVCA All-American in 2003, earned several GPAC Player-of-the-Week honors and was an All-Conference performer from 2001-03.
Mohnike earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in English at Hastings College. She earned her master’s degree in Business Administration with a certificate in Sport Management at Missouri Baptist University.
Mohnike and her husband have a son, Jesse. They reside in Seward.
Alex Szalawiga, graduate assistant coach
Alex Szalawiga begins her first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Concordia University volleyball team in 2011. Szalawiga, a native of Olathe, Kansas, played for the Bulldogs for the past two seasons after transferring from junior college.
Alex appeared in 31 matches during her junior season in 2009. She totaled 110 kills and 78 digs on the year. Last season, she started all 32 matches for Concordia in her senior season. She finished fourth on the team with 205 kills and was second on the team with 319 digs. She also added 21 set assists, 20 ace serves and 36 total blocks in 2010. Szalawiga was a 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
Karissa Weinrich, student assistant
Karissa Weinrich enters her second year as student assistant coach for the Bulldog volleyball team in 2011.
Weinrich, a native of Fremont, Nebraska, played at Concordia for two years before transitioning to her current role on the staff. Karissa has also spent three years as the Head Coach for the High Flyers Volleyball Club. Weinrich works with the 13 & 14 year old teams, and she has led her team to Nationals during her career.
Karissa is majoring in Elementary Education with an ELL Endorsement. She also has a minor in Spanish and a Coaching Endorsement.
