February 4
Volleyball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Stanton Tabbed To Head Volleyball Program

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Griz Zimmermann announced the hiring of William Stanton as volleyball coach.
   Stanton has served as head coach at Mott Community College the last four years where he led the Bears to a 116-90 record, including a 40-22 conference mark. During his time at Mott, the Bears never finished worse than fourth place in the MCCAA.
   “I am very excited about this opportunity with Saginaw Valley State,” said Stanton. “We have a lot of work to do, but I’m confident we can compete with the best teams in the conference. To be successful in this league you must also be competitive nationally, and I feel we have the ability to accomplish that.”
   From 1993-2001 he was the head coach at Lake Fenton high school where he guided the team to the 1998 Michigan Class C state championship after finishing runner-up in 1997. Following the 1998 season he was named the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year. Stanton has never had a losing season as a head coach at the high school or college level
   “We are very excited to be able to find someone as qualified as William to take over our volleyball program,” stated Zimmermann. “He has proven his ability to capture success on every level he has coached at.”
   Stanton earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Business from Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. In addition to his coaching duties at SVSU, Stanton works as a Systems Analyst for Electronic Data Systems in Flint. His hiring is effective today (February 4).

Contact: Jason Yaman (989) 964-4053

                                                    # # # #