JACKSON- Former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater standout Kelli Trautmann will join the Millsaps College volleyball and track & field staff as an assistant coach in August.
She will assist with volleyball in the fall, track & field in the spring and recruit for both sports year-round. She will live on campus, providing support for athletes.
"We are very excited to bring Coach Kelli on board," said Andy Till, who coaches cross country and track & field at Millsaps. ".She will be a huge asset to both volleyball and track & field not only for the coaching but also as a role model and mentor for our student-athletes."
Jaime Fisher, volleyball coach at Millsaps, said Trautmann brings experience from winning programs at both the high school and collegiate level.
"She was part of a team that made four NCAA national tournament appearances and can provide insight about what it takes to compete at that level, which is my goal for our volleyball program," she said. "She was a standout setter and defensive specialist, which will also add to what we're capable of doing."
An outstanding volleyball player at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Trautmann ranks fifth in the UW-Whitewater record book for digs per match with 36, 17th for digs per season and 15th for career digs. She played nine matches where she had more than 20 digs. She was named to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Sportsmanship and All-Defensive Team and made four NCAA Division-III national tournament appearances. She was named to the Academic Honor Roll.
Trautmann is also a two-year letter winner in track & field at UW-Whitewater. She was a WIAC conference qualifier for shot and discus for the indoor and outdoor seasons.
In high school, she was named the Eastern Valley Volleyball Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during her senior year. As a setter in high school, she received All-State honors and Appleton Post Crescent All-Area honors for three years. She was part of a conference championship and two regional championships. She was a two-time Waupaca County discus champ, regional and sectional qualifier in shot and discus and participated in two conference championships.
Trautmann graduated from UW-Whitewater in 2013 with a B.S. in education: physical education with an emphasis on health, human performance and recreation and a minor in athletic coaching. She has eight years of work experience at volleyball camps in North Carolina, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Last year, Trautmann was the volleyball coach, varsity throws coach for track & field and junior varsity assistant coach at Waterford Union High School in Waterford, Wisconsin.
