Val Schierling (born January 31, 1946) is an American former college women's basketball coach. He coached at

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from 1981 to 1995. Before coaching at his alma mater, Schierling coached the Chaparral High School girls' basketball team for seven years.

Career

Playing career

Schierling attended Emporia State from 1964–68, competing on the school's

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team. During his career at Emporia State, Schierling won four

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hurdle championships, and set several school records. Schierling was also an NAIA All-American in both 1967 and 1968. Schierling is a member of Emporia State's Athletic Hall of Fame. He won the

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race at the

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in 1968.

Coaching career

In his fourteen seasons at helm of the Lady Hornets program, Schierling had won two

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regular season and tournaments and combined a record of 212–189 overall and a 23–41 record in the MIAA. While head coach at Emporia State, the school transitioned from a

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school to a

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school. Schierling was also the winningest coach in Emporia State's history up until the 2006–07 season, when

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passed Schierling. In 1995, after four consecutive losing seasons, Schierling was fired. , - style="background: #231F20; color:white" , colspan="6" style="text-align:center;", NCAA Independent , - , colspan="6" style="text-align:center; ",

References

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