TriCounty In his 11th season at Bradley, DeRose steered the Braves to the NCAA Elite Eight, with a postseason run that included come-from-behind victories over former national champions Indiana and Maryland. After the tragic death of Danny Dahlquist on the eve of the season, DeRose pulled his players together to win a share of their third consecutive Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, their first MVC tourney crown and their first NCAA tourney win.
| 2001 Tri-County Female Coach of the Year SUE SINCLAIR Now in her 12th year as head volleyball coach at ICC. Sinclair compiled a 34-18 record while guiding her team to an 11th place finish in her seventh NJCAA Division I national finals appearance last year. Her career record is now 466-195 at the community college, where she doubles as Athletic Director. She currently serves on the USA Volleyball Board of Directors. |  |