In her ninth year directing the Western volleyball program, Diane Flick has taken the program to heights never dreamed of before and is the winningest coach in school history.
Western is 175-47 under Flick, a .788 winning percentage that is the best in school history and ranks ninth nationally among NCAA Division II active coaches.
In 2007, Flick was named American Volleyball Coaches Association Pacific Region and Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in guiding Western to the championship game of the NCAA II National Tournament. The 26-5 Vikings were ranked a school-best No.2 in the final AVCA Top 25 Poll, reaching the Elite Eight and winning the Pacific Regional, both for the first time in school history, and taking the GNAC title for the fourthtime in seven years.
In 2003, Western posted the best record in school history, finishing 24-2. During the regular season, the Vikings were ranked a program-best No.2 nationally in the AVCA poll and reached the Pacific Regional semifinals.
In 2002, Flick was named AVCA Pacific Region Coach of the Year, directing Western to a 23-3 record.
Flick has been GNAC Coach of the Year five times, leading the Vikings to the first three league titles in school history from 2001-03, going unbeaten in league play each of those years. Western had a school-record 24-match winning streak in 2003, with strings of 21 in 2007, 20 in 2001 and 18 in 2002. Flick also was GNAC Coach of the Year in 2006, the Vikings reaching the first round at regionals.
Western, which was 24-5 overall and reached the regional semifinals in 2001, had a 57-match league winning streak, the fourth longest conference string in NCAA II history, from 2000 to 2004.
Flick had an immediate impact on the program with her arrival prior to the 2000 season. The Vikings were coming off their first losing season in 15 years, but turned things around almost immediately. Western's 24-9 record more than doubled the 10 wins posted in 1999, at one point running off 17 victories in 18 matches.
Flick played collegiately at the University of Washington, where she was a four-year letter winner and was team MVP her junior and senior years. She ranked third in UW history in career assists with 2,624 despite spending nearly half of her time as an outside hitter.
Flick earned a bachelor's degree in speech communications in 1993, and in 1996, became an assistant coach for the Huskies, spending four seasons in that position and being a part of the UW's national tournament appearances in 1996 and 1997. She also co-founded and coached a junior club program that won two 18-year old regional championships in its first three years of existence.
The 36-year old Flick was a three-sport letter winner at Mountain View High School in Vancouver and was the first inductee into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.
In ninth year as head coach ... Overall record is 175-47, winning percentage of .788 ... Already has more victories and highest winning percentage in school history ... In 2007, Flick was named American Volleyball Coaches Association Pacific Region and Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, guiding Western to the championship game of the NCAA Division II National Tournament. The 26-05 Vikings were ranked a school-best No.2 in the final AVCA Top 25 Poll, reaching the Elite Eight and winning the Pacific Regional title, both for the first time in school history, and taking the GNAC championship for the fourth time in seven years ... Directed Western to 24-2 record in 2003, the best in school history, program-high regular-season No.2 national rating in AVCA poll and Pacific Regional semifinals in school's third straight appearance in NCAA II National Championship ... AVCA Pacific Region Coach of the Year in 2002, leading Vikings to 23-3 record and first round of regionals ... GNAC Coach of the Year for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007 ... In 2001, directed Western to 24-5 ledger and regional semifinals ... In 2000, guided Vikings to 24-9 record and berth in Pacific West Conference Tournament ... Assistant at University of Washington for four seasons under Bill Neville, who coached national teams for USA and Canada ... During tenure, Huskies reached NCAA I national tournament in 1996 and 1997 (Sweet 16), the first back-to-back national appearances for Washington since 1988-89 ... Graduated from Washington in 1993 with degree in speech communications ... Lettered four years as setter for Huskies, being team captain and earning MVP honors as junior and senior ... Ranked third among school career leaders in assists with 2,624 and fourth in digs with 893 ... Graduate of Mountain View High School in Vancouver ... First inductee into school's Athletic Hall of Fame ... Female Athlete of the Year ... All-State selection and Greater St. Helens League Player of the Year as senior, helping Thunder place fifth at state tournament as junior ... Three-sport letter winner ... 36 years old (11/19/71) ... Has daughter Chayse Mingah, 1.
