DeAnn Akins
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Wartburg |
| Conference | American Rivers Conference |
| Record | 15–12 (.556) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Waverly, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | UNI |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002 | Wartburg (asst.) |
| 2003–2004 | Kirkwood C.C. |
| 2005 | Iowa (DOP) |
| 2006–2024 | Coe |
| 2025–Present | Wartburg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 403–236 (.631) (NCAA) 81–25 (.764) (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NJCAA Division II National Championship (2003) 5x IIAC/A-R-C (2011, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2024) | |
| Awards | |
| 2003 AVCA Midwest Coach of the Year 2x NJCAA Division II District C Coach of the Year (2003, 2004 | |
DeAnn Akins (née Woodin) is an American volleyball coach who is the head coach of the Wartburg women's college volleyball team.
Woodin grew up in Waverly, Iowa and played volleyball at Waverly-Shell Rock high school for her mother, Eavon Woodin, the winningest volleyball coach in Iowa high school history.[1] She would then go on to play Volleyball for the University of South Dakota before transferring to UNI where she would play for one season, then transition to student coach.[2]
Coaching career
Kirkwood Community College
Akins first head coaching position came at Kirkwood Community college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In her first season at the helm she would lead the eagles to their first ever national championship in Volleyball. [3] She would step down following the 2004 season to accept the director of operations position at the University of Iowa.[4]
Coe College
Woodin was hired in 2006 as the 15th head coach in the programs history.[5] In 2011 she would lead the team to a her first conference title and a 31 win season, the most wins in program history at the time.[6] Akins resigned from her position at Coe on January 9, 2025.[7] She left as the winningest coach in program history with 388 wins and 5 conference titles.
Wartburg
Akins was announced at the 9th head coach in Wartburg history on January 10, 2025.[8]