OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Johnson County head volleyball coach Jennifer Ei has added another trophy to her mantle after being selected an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Two-Year Midwest Region Coach of the Year for the 2020-21 season. 

Earlier this season, Ei was named the NJCAA National Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Cavaliers to the NJCAA Division II National Championship. She was also the NJCAA D-II National Coach of the Tournament and Kansas Jayhawk Conference D-II Coach of the Year. 

Johnson County finished the season 25-2 overall, and won a conference title with an 18-2 mark, the best of her career. JCCC won its final 16 games of the season, culminated by a 3-1 win over Parkland in the NJCAA National Championship match. 

Ei coached seven all-conference performers, two NJCAA All-Americans (Mikayla Powell, Gracie LaForge) and the NJCAA D-II National Player of the Year (Mikayla Powell). 

The other Region Coaches of the Year were:
Alicia Williams – Iowa Western  Community College– Midwest Region (26-3)
Origenes Benoit – Miami Dade College – Southeast Region (26-1)
Scott Allen – Gulf Coast State College – Southeast Region (17-5)
Kristi Gray – Odessa College – Southwest Region (26-4)
Carl Ferreira – Bakersfield College – Southwest Region (9-0)
Zachary Shaver – Yavapai College – Southwest Region (12-7)
Jeff Reynolds – Snow College – West Region (26-3)
Danielle Jensen – Utah State Eastern – West Region (25-7)