Cewe (pronounced Sea-Wie) begins his fifth year as head coach of the Ashford University volleyball team this fall and is continuing to build on successes that have seen the Saints continually rise among the ranks in the Midwest Collegiate Conference. He is responsible for the ongoing transformation of the program, culminating with a sixth-place Midwest Collegiate Conference finish in his 2007 effort -- a 12-win turnaround from the 2006 campaign.

After serving as the assistant coach for the 2004 season, Cewe was elevated to head coach and hired in Feburary 2005. He eclipsed the 50-win plateau last season in his fourth year and has brought in and developed players in his program that have received conference, regional and national accolades.

In Cewe's rookie season at the controls, the Saints finished the 2005 campaign by accumulating more wins than any other AU volleyball team in school history at the time. Ashford ended up with an overall record of 21-12 and finished third in the Midwest Collegiate Conference.

Cewe bettered his previous school record as he led Ashford to 22 wins on the court in 2008-09, advancing to the semifinals of the MCC Tournament. In a testament to the team's academic prowess, 14 members of the squad landed on the Academic All-MCC list and three were honored as NAIA Daktronics-Scholar Athletes. 

In all, to date, he has witnessed his players receive All-MCC honors 15 times, Academic All-MCC accolades 24 times and help multi-category record holder Jenny Buelow become AU's first NAIA All-American since track and field's Aaron Burns (2005).

In just his third season at Ashford, Cewe guided the Saints to the Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament title game, defeating third-seeded Viterbo University and second-seeded St. Ambrose University -- all on the road as the sixth seed. He more than tripled AU's win total from a year ago, getting 17 victories in 2007.

After a tough 2006 schedule that saw Cewe lose eight of 11 players on the roster, the remaining three still collected conference accolades and were selected to the All-MCC team (Buelow, Orozco, Aubree Rhoades).

Many awards were bestowed in his first year with the team including two NAIA All-Region VII players (Buelow, Stacy Cook) and five MCC All-Conference performers (Buelow, Cook, Amanda Deters, Kristin Orozco, Jessie Kearns). 

The team also picked up national recognition in several team statistical categories by placing ninth in the nation in total kills per game (15.77) and finishing 12th in the country with team hitting percentage (0.308).

While serving as an assistant coach for the Saints in 2004, he helped the women sustain a winning season, improving their overall record to 16-14. Cewe also helped the Saints finish in a tight three-way tie for second place in the MCC while successfully winning a postseason tournament game.

Cewe served Ashford during his undergraduate years as a member of the men's basketball team, earning Academic All-MCC honors in 2003 and 2004.

He is married to his wife, Trina, and they reside in Camanche, Iowa.

The Cewe File

• Assistant Volleyball Coach - Ashford University (2004)
• Head Volleyball Coach - Ashford University (2005-Present)

The Saints Under Cewe (2005-Present)

Year	W-L	MCC	Pct.	Conf. Finish
2005-06	21-12	5-2	.637	3rd
2006-07	5-30	0-7	.143	8th
2007-08	17-23	3-5	.425	6th
2008-09	22-21	5-3	.512	T4th
Totals	65-86	13-17	.430