Women's Basketball Coaches
Mickey Haller
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Mickey Haller
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Last year's team went 22-6 and placed second in the MIAC with a conference record of 18-4. The Gusties received a bye in the first round of the MIAC Playoffs, defeated Concordia in the semifinals, and dropped a heartbreaker to St. Ben's in the MIAC final. Even so, the Gusties received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament but lost to George Fox (OR) in the first round. In 2003, Haller guided Gustavus to a share of its first-ever conference championship and an NCAA tournament berth as the Gusties compiled a record 25-4, shattering the old record for wins in a season by five. Haller has been named the MIAC Coach of the Year three times in the past six years, including 2002, 2003, and 2006.
Haller began her coaching career as the assistant girls’ basketball coach at Mound Westonka High School from 1983 to 1989. She then took over the head girls’ volleyball and head girls’ basketball coaching duties at Mound Westonka from 1990 until 1994. In the fall of 1994, Haller accepted the position as head women’s basketball coach and assistant women’s volleyball coach at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, where she stayed until 1997.
During her years at Crown, Haller led the women’s basketball team to the Northern Athletic Conference title and a sixth place finish at the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Tournament in 1997. She also led the volleyball team to a third place finish at the NCAA Tournament in 1996 and was named the NCCAA district Coach of the Year in basketball in 1995 and the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in volleyball in 1996.
After her stint at Crown, Haller came to Gustavus in 1998 as the assistant women’s basketball coach. She took over at the head of the program in 2000. In addition to her basketball responsibilities, Haller is also the assistant volleyball coach and the senior women's administrator in the athletic department.
Haller resides in Independence, Minnesota, with her husband John, and three children Nicolas, Nathan, and Sydney.
Naomi Stohlmann
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Asst. Coach
Naomi Stohlmann |
Stohlmann began her coaching career during the 1997-98 school year serving as the assistant coach at St. Paul Academy. The following year she served as the assistant girl's basketball coach at Minnetonka High School where she helped lead the Skippers to their first ever State Tournament berth. In 1999, Stohlmann became an assistant women's basketball coach at North Dakota State University. While at NDSU, the 1999-00 team won the North Central Conference title and finished second in the NCAA National Tournament.
In 2002, Stohlmann moved to Tempe, Arizona while she pursued a master's degree in higher and postsecondary education. After completing her graduate work in 2004, Stohlmann spent a year as the assistant girls' basketball coach at Westwood High School during the 2004-05 season. The following year, she taught physical education and served as the associate head coach of the girls' basketball team at Dobson High School also of Mesa. During her time in Mesa, both basketball programs earned State Tournament berths.
Coach Stohlmann, who also teaches in the health and exercise science department at Gustavus, lives in St. Peter.
