This is Minet Gunther’s 26th year of coaching volleyball, and her 17^th season as the head volleyball coach at Cosumnes River College.  In her years at CRC, she has coached 15 All-Bay Valley Conference/All Big 8 Conference and 13 Academic All-Conference players.

Gunther coached a combined ten years of high school and junior club volleyball, primarily in the Bay area.  She served as an assistant coach at St. Mary’s College for three years, 1991-1993, before coming to Sacramento and becoming an assistant coach at Sacramento City College in 1996.

Coach Gunther is now in the 13^th season, and sees a bright future at CRC.  Her goal is to prepare her players academically and athletically for the next level.  In addition, her philosophy is to prepare her players to be successful in life, using volleyball as the tool.

Coach Gunther understands what it takes to be a student-athlete.  After playing at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, she went on to play at Oregon State University where, as a setter and a team captain, she helped guide the 1983 squad to the NCAA tournament.  She received her bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University in 1987 and her master’s degree from St. Mary’s College in 1994.