ST. PAUL, Minn. – Legendary volleyball coach Stephanie Schleuder, who coached at Macalester for 12 seasons, passed away on June 26 at the age of 73.

A 2015 inductee into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Schleuder coached at four different colleges in her 34-year career, compiling 702 victories, including 144 in 12 seasons at Macalester. In her first season with the Scots, she was named the 1998 MIAC Coach of the Year after a third-place finish in the conference. Schleuder also guided Macalester to a 22-8 record and a third-place finish in the MIAC Tournament in 2000. During her time at Macalester, she coached nine All-MIAC performers, five All-Region players and three All-Americans. Schleuder also served as president of the AVCA from 2002-2004, becoming the first non-Division I head coach elected to that position.

Prior to her arrival at Macalester, Schleuder was the coach at the University of Minnesota for 13 seasons, leading the Gophers to two NCAA Tournament appearances. Her career also included stints at the University of Alabama and Bemidji State University.

A Minnesota native, Schleuder lettered in five sports at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and in 1991 was the first woman inducted into the UMD Bulldogs Hall of Fame. In 2005, she was inducted into the Minnesota Volleyball Hall of Fame and the following year was honored at the Minnesota State Capitol with an award at the Minnesota National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Schleuder has received several awards from USA Volleyball, including the Karen Johnson Human Relations Award, a Boyce Award from the USA Volleyball Foundation and a George J. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award.