Last
season, Cindy was the assistant coach for Team Indiana
16-2 (Ninjas) with head coach Kristin Ahaus. The Ninjas
had a very successful season which began with the squad
playing in open-level competition preceding the qualifier
season. The 16-2 squad finished 5th in 16 Open at the Central
Zone Invite in Crystal Lakes, IL. The Ninjas
qualifier season was very successful even though they did
not quality for the Junior Olympics. They went 24-3
over three qualifiers: Silver Champions at Colorado Crossroads,
9th at the Mid East Qualifier and 5th at the North East
Qualifier. The Ninjas also won the 18 Club Championships
at the Munciana Classic Tournament in June. They
finished their season with a 9-3 finish at AAU National
Championships, winning the Championship Bracket (11th place
finish).
In 2006, Cindy coached Team Indiana 16-2 (CHAOS) with head
coach Kristin Ahaus. CHAOS had a very successful season
which began with the squad playing in open-level competition
preceding the qualifier season. The 16-2 squad finished
5th at Bluegrass Pre Qualifier in 16 open the weekend before
MEQ. CHAOS followed up the success by winning the Silver
Championships at MEQ with a 9-2 record. At the Lone Star
Classic, CHAOS won their second Silver Championship by
finishing the tournament 9-1. At the Hoosier Regionals,
CHAOS finished 3rd to earn an American bid to the Junior
Olympics in Atlanta. CHAOS had a very successful run at
nationals by winning the Bronze Championships and finishing
17th out of 48 teams. Cindy will begin her third
year of coaching at Team Indiana as an assistant coach
with 15-2 head coach, Kevin Kelley.
Cindy is a 1999 graduate of Greensburg High School. Cindy
was very active in sports while in high school with volleyball
being one of her loved sports. During her volleyball career,
she earned four varsity letters and was a three year starter.
Cindy was a team co-captain her junior and senior years.
Her senior year, she was awarded the EIAC All-Conference
award and MVP. In 1998, Cindy was part of the EIAC Conference
Champions team, and she helped her team break the school
record for most wins. She was awarded as being part of
the All-Area Team two years in a row. In 1997 and 1998,
Cindy was named All-State Honorable Mention.
Upon graduating from high school, Cindy continued her volleyball
career at Marian College. Cindy played for the Marian Knights
for three years and was a three year starter. In 1999,
she was named Top Blocker and Most Improved. Cindy was
a team co-captain during the 2001-2002 season. During this
same season, she earned the Veteran’s Student Athlete
Academic Award and Marian’s Top Women’s Student/Athlete
Award. Cindy graduated from Marian in 2003 with a B.A.
in Psychology. She attended graduate school at IUPUI where
she earned her Masters in Social Work. Cindy currently
works as a child and family therapist.