THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

Melinda (Erickson) Hoffman was a two-time, first team American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American for the Warhawk volleyball team. During her career, which spanned from 1998-2001, Hoffman helped lead UW-Whitewater to four WIAC Tournament championships, three conference regular season titles and four NCAA Tournament appearances, including back-to-back national runner-up finishes in 2000 and 2001. She garnered first team All-WIAC and AVCA All-Region accolades three times each, and was a two-time selection to the NCAA Division III Championship All-Tournament Team (2000, 2001). Hoffman's name is littered throughout the program's record book. She ranks fourth all time in career kills (1,554) and ninth in career digs (1,388). Hoffman holds a program record with six matches of 20 or more kills and digs, and ranks No. 1 in school history in two single match categories – hitting percentage (.875 vs. UW-Stevens Point in 2000) and attacks (85 vs. Puget Sound in 2000). The Ripon native was a three-time WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll member. She graduated from the College of Letters and Sciences and is currently a school counselor in the Burlington Area School District.