BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – Bronson High School Athletic Director and girls volleyball coach Jean LaClair is among three Michigan high school varsity coaches who have been recognized among 23 National Coaches of the Year for 2020-21 by the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association.
LaClair along with Ann Arbor Pioneer girls swimming & diving coach Stefanie Kerska and DeWitt football coach Rob Zimmerman were selected by a committee including representatives from all eight NFHS sections. Michigan is part of Section 4 with Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin.
LaClair ranks fourth in Michigan high school volleyball coaching history for varsity victories with a record of 1,289-398-99 having led Midland Dow from 1988-90, Pinconning from 1997-99 and Bronson beginning with the 2000-01 winter season.
She’s coached Bronson to five MHSAA Finals championships including four straight in Class C/Division 3 from 2015-18.
Her last two teams have reached the Division 3 Quarterfinals and Regional Semifinals, respectively.
She is a longtime executive board member of the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association and has served as president, and was a 2017 inductee to the Michigan High School Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame.
LaClair has also received both the MHSAA’s Women In Sports Leadership Award and Allen W. Bush Award.
(Second Half by MHSAA.com contributed to this report)
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