Ponte Vedra's Robin Mignerey named top volleyball coach
Sharks finished season 27-0 with another state title
Clayton Freeman
The perfect season got a perfect finish for Robin Mignerey.
After Ponte Vedra's 27-0 season, the Sharks' longtime coach was selected Tuesday as the Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year for high school volleyball.
She became the first coach in Northeast Florida ever named coach of the year statewide, and the first in the area to win back-to-back volleyball titles in the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs.
Mignerey, in her 12th season with a 269-72 record, captured 11 of the 18 first-place votes statewide.
Bishop Kenny coach Suzanne Winkler won the Class 4A coach of the year award and finished fourth in the statewide vote after leading BK's midseason resurgence to the title.
Ponte Vedra senior outside hitter Amy Burkhardt, the Class 5A player of the year for her role in the Sharks' unbeaten season, placed fourth in voting for the Miss Volleyball award, while Bishop Kenny sophomore Allison Cavanaugh — named the best player in Class 4A — finished sixth overall.
The Miss Volleyball award went to senior outside hitter Paris Thompson of Fort Myers.
Bartram Trail head coach Lainey Kekic also finished third in top coach balloting for Class 8A.