DeAnn Akins
{{Short description|American volleyball coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = DeAnn Akins (Woodin)
| image =
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Wartburg
| current_conference = American Rivers Conference
| current_record = {{winpct|0|0|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Waverly, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = UNI
| coach_years1 = 2002
| coach_team1 = Wartburg (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 2003–2004
| coach_team2 = Kirkwood C.C.
| coach_years3 = 2005
| coach_team3 = Iowa (DOP)
| coach_years4 = 2006–2024
| coach_team4 = Coe
| coach_years5 = 2025–Present
| coach_team5 = Wartburg
| overall_record = {{winpct|388|224|record=y}} (NCAA)
{{Winning percentage|81|25|record=y}} (junior college)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = NJCAA Division II National Championship (2003)
5x IIAC/A-R-C (2011, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2024)
| awards = 2003 AVCA Midwest Coach of the Year
2x NJCAA Division II District C Coach of the Year (2003, 2004
5x IIAC/A-R-C Coach of the Year (2006, 2011, 2020, 2022, 2024)
}}
DeAnn Akins ({{nee|Woodin}}) is an American volleyball coach who is the head coach of the Wartburg women's college volleyball team.
Early life
Woodin grew up in Waverly, Iowa and played volleyball at Waverly-Shell Rock high school for her mother, Eavon Woodin, the winningest volleyball coach in Iowa high school history.{{cite news |last1=Siebring |first1=Owen |title=Eavon Woodin retires as Iowa's winningest volleyball coach |url=https://cbs2iowa.com/sports/cbs2-local-sports/eavon-woodin-retires-as-iowas-winningest-volleyball-coach |access-date=28 December 2024 |agency=KGAN |publisher=Iowa News Now |date=January 27, 2023}} She would then go on to play Volleyball for the University of South Dakota before transferring to UNI where she would play for one season, then transition to student coach.{{cite web |title=1996 Women's Volleyball Roster |url=https://goyotes.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/deann-woodin/11203 |website=goyotes.com |publisher=South Dakota Athletics |access-date=28 December 2024}}
Coaching career
=Kirkwood Community College=
Akins first head coaching position came at Kirkwood Community college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In her first season at the helm she would lead the eagles to their first ever national championship in Volleyball.
{{cite web |title=2003-04 Women's Volleyball |url=https://kirkwood.touchpros.com/ProfileLandscape.aspx?type=Teams&searchBy=Sports&searchQuery=12714&Id=156077&page=1&tabid=1513 |website=kirkwood.touchpros.com |publisher=Kirkwood Athletics |access-date=28 December 2024}} She would step down following the 2004 season to accept the director of operations position at the University of Iowa.{{cite web |title=Woodin Named Director of Volleyball Operations |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2005/07/01/woodin-named-director-of-volleyball-operations |website=hawkeyesports.com |publisher=Iowa Athletics |access-date=28 December 2024}}
=Coe College=
Woodin was hired in 2006 as the 15th head coach in the programs history.{{cite web |title=Coe Names DeAnn Woodin Head Volleyball Coach |url=https://rollrivers.com/news/2011/1/17/VB_0509061442.aspx |website=rollrivers.com |publisher=American Rivers Conference |access-date=28 December 2024}} In 2011 she would lead the team to a her first conference title and a 31 win season, the most wins in program history at the time.{{cite news |last1=Condon |first1=Mike |title=Coe seniors have been through lows, now relishing highs |url=https://www.thegazette.com/sports/coe-seniors-have-been-through-lows-now-relishing-highs/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |publisher=The Gazette |date=November 1, 2011}} Akins resigned from her position at Coe on January 9, 2025.{{cite web |title=DeAnn Akins resigns as volleyball head coach |url=https://kohawkathletics.com/news/2025/1/9/womens-volleyball-deann-akins-resigns-as-volleyball-head-coach.aspx |website=kohawkathletic.com |publisher=Coe Athletics |access-date=10 January 2025}} She left as the winningest coach in program history with 388 wins and 5 conference titles.
=Wartburg=
Akins was announced at the 9th head coach in Wartburg history on January 10, 2025.{{cite web |last1=Kuhens |first1=KatieJo |title=DeAnn Akins named Wartburg head volleyball coach |url=https://go-knights.net/news/2025/1/10/volleyball-deann-akins-named-wartburg-head-volleyball-coach.aspx |website=go-knights.net |publisher=Wartburg Athletics |access-date=10 January 2025}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Coe
| conference = American Rivers Conference
| startyear = 2006
| endyear = Present
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2006
| name = Coe
| overall = 26–8
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Coe
| overall = 20–12
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Coe
| overall = 4–30
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2009
| name = Coe
| overall = 9–24
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = Coe
| overall = 19–14
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2011
| name = Coe
| overall = 31–4
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = Coe
| overall = 20–13
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Coe
| overall = 33–5
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2014
| name = Coe
| overall = 29–9
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional Semifinal
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Coe
| overall = 23–3
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Coe
| overall = 24–10
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Coe
| overall = 14–16
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Coe
| overall = 20–11
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Coe
| overall = 15–18
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2020
| name = Coe
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Coe
| overall = 24–8
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2022
| name = Coe
| overall = 27–6
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2023
| name = Coe
| overall = 21–12
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2024
| name = Coe
| overall = 23–8
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Coe
| overall = {{winpct|388|224|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|101|46|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Wartburg
| conference = American Rivers Conference
| startyear = 2025
| endyear = Present
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = Wartburg
| overall = 0–0
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Wartburg
| overall = {{winpct|0|0|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|0|0|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = {{winpct|388|224|record=y}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://kohawkathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/deann-akins/1881 Coe Profile]
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