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BETHEL ROYALS VOLLEYBALL

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

149-68 (.687) RECORD IN LAST EIGHT SEASONS

7 CONSECUTIVE MIAC PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

THE LONGEST ACTIVE STREAK IN THE MIAC

2015 CENTRAL REGION CHAMPIONS & ELITE EIGHT PARTICIPANTS

ALL-AMERICANS

(SINCE 2000)

  • 1 FIRST TEAM AVCA ALL-AMERICAN
  • 1 SECOND TEAM AVCA ALL-AMERICAN
  • 7 HONORABLE MENTION AVCA ALL-AMERICAN'S

MIAC AWARDS

(SINCE 2000)

  • 44 MIAC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS
  • 2 MIAC MVP'S
  • 2 MIAC DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
  • 3 MIAC ROOKIES OF THE YEAR

HEAD COACH GRETCHEN HUNT

377-244 (.607) RECORD IN 21 SEASONS AS BETHEL HEAD COACH

14 MIAC PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

4 MIAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES

6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

2 MIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Named inaugural College Coach of the Year by the University of Minnesota Tucker Center at the 2019 Women's Symposium

THE ROBERTSON CENTER

HOME OF THE ROYALS

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE

88-24 (.759%) IN THE ROBERTSON CENTER SINCE 2010

BETHEL UNIVERSITY WELLNESS CENTER

Bethel recently completed a brand new, state of the art Wellness Center that serves as home for BU volleyballs' strength and conditioning program. The Penz Strength Center is staffed by two full-time Strength and Conditioning coaches as well as student interns. The Strength and Conditioning programs are delivered to our student athletes using a virtual platform called Teambuildr where all athletes access their workouts using tablets while working out on campus or through their phones when they are away from campus.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

  • 16 Consecutive AVCA Team Academic Awards after maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA
  • 71 MIAC Academic All-Conference Awards since 2005
  • Four recipients of prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships
  • Three MIAC Elite 22 Award Winners
  • Five CoSIDA Academic All-District selections
  • Two CoSIDA Academic All-American selections

FOREIGN TOURS

Competition/Service/Adventure

COSTA RICA

JUNE 2019

  • Served in an employment program for adults with disabilities, taught youth volleyball clinics, and volunteered with a reforestation project in the rain forest
  • Donated volleyball equipment and uniforms to youth programs
  • Surfed, ziplined, swam in the rainforest and natural hot springs, hiked to waterfalls, and visited an organic chocolate farm
  • Competed against top club and university teams in Costa Rica

NICARAGUA

JUNE 2016

  • Served in a cooperative for adults with disabilities and volunteered in local schools teaching English
  • Donated Spanish and English books for local libraries
  • Surfed, ziplined, and toured the colonial city of Granada and Lake Nicaragua
  • Played the Nicaraguan National Team

BETHEL UNIVERSITY

A top-ranked, evangelical Christian university, we offer 90 majors in 106 areas of study, giving you many options as you follow your dreams, develop your God-given talents, and pursue your goals.

JUST 15 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL OR MINNEAPOLIS

BETHEL'S CAMPUS OCCUPIES 289 WOODED ACRES ALONG THE SHORES OF LAKE VALENTINE

FAITH

At Bethel excellence means something more. It means taking our faith in Christ and integrating it into everything we learn, into everything we do, so we can accomplish incredible things—for God's glory and our neighbors' good.

ELITE ACADEMICS

  • Ranked in the Top 50 "Smartest Colleges in America"
  • Average class size is 22 students
  • 85% four-year graduation rate (national average is 40%), the highest in Minnesota
  • 96% job/graduate school placement within six months of graduation
  • Made Money magazine's list of "100 Best Colleges for Your Money"

DID YOU KNOW?

Factoring in total cost of education and alumni earnings, Payscale.com ranks Bethel #2 among all private schools in Minnesota for the return on your investment