Cal Wickens named Empire 8 Coach of the Year
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Cal Wickens, who guided the Nazareth women's volleyball team to the Empire 8 Conference championship in 2011, has been named E8 Coach of the Year.
Now in his ninth season as women's coach, Wickens coached Nazareth to weekend wins over Stevens and Elmira to lead the Golden Flyers to their first conference title since 2006 and their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2007.
Nazareth brings a 26-12 overall record to Clarkson this weekend to compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Nazareth will play the host Knights (28-8) in a first-round match in the eight-team regional Friday at 8 p.m. Semifinal matches are Saturday at 3:30 and 6 p.m. repsectively. The regional final is Sunday at 4 p.m.
Wickens has an overall record of 202-134 (.601) and also was named E8 Coach of the Year in 2006. Wickens led Nazareth's men's team to the national championship last spring and was honored then as Division III Coach of the Year.