Friday, 18 July 2025 15:45

Michigan (W) Announces a Change in Leadership

Michigan Head Coach Bev Plocki has retired from her post after 36 seasons of coaching.   She led the Wolverines to 26 Big Ten Championships and one National Team Title.  She led the Wolverines to 26 Big Ten championships, the most by any coach in any sport in Big Ten history  An 11-time Big Ten Coach of the Year and two-time National Coach of the Year, her athletes have secured 212 NCAA All-America honors and nine NCAA individual titles.  In an emotional video statement, she stated she was retiring in order to devote her full focus on helping her husband in his second battle with leukemia.  

Maile'ana Kanewa-Hermelyn has been elevated to Head Coach, as part of a planned transition.  She has spent seven years with Michigan as an assistant.  She was a standout at OU, taking part in two National Championships and earning two first team All-American honors and two Big 12 Vault titles.  

Link:  Plocki Announcement

Link:  Kanewa-Hermelyn Announcement

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