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Sara Keilman

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    Head Coach
Just four days after giving birth to her first daughter, Coach Keilman was hired to lead the 2011 Redhawks Volleyball Team. Her dedication, knowledge of the game, and determination to win has enabled her to build a new program full of high expectations. She has set the bar high not only for her players but for herself as well, to succeed at the highest level.
 
Sara Keilman was raised in Hammond, Indiana where she was a three sport athlete at Morton High School. She graduated in 2005 leaving behind eight school records in volleyball, three sectional titles and numerous volleyball, basketball, and tennis awards, including Female Athlete of the Year. She played for Dunes Volleyball Club for seven years. Her junior and senior years she played for Dunes Elite teams 17 Teal and 18 Black, where she signed to play for NCAA Division II Northern Michigan University. There she gained a starting spot toward her end of her freshman season as a middle hitter for the Wildcats. After one season of playing, she transferred back home to Purdue University Calumet. There she started for the Peregrines Women's Basketball team for four years. Once again, she gained recognition for her athletics at the NAIA level. She graduated in May of 2010 with a 3.4 GPA from the School of Management with a Bachelor of Science for Marketing, and from the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising. She continues her education at Purdue University Calumet working towards a Masters Degree in Communications.
 

Coach Keilman has been coaching volleyball since 2006. She coached Scott Middle School's Eighth grade for one season and Dunes Volleyball Club local teams for five seasons.