WINONA, Minn. – A volleyball champion at Winona State 20 years ago, Jennifer Flowers, appointed the university’s athletics director. Most recently lowers has been athletics director at Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall. . As Winona State athletic director she succeeds Eric Schoh, who resigned for a corporate job in selling school sports upgrades and turfs. Flower’s salary is $150,000. At Southwest her athletes averaged grades of 3.31 on a 4.0 sale last fall — a point she emphasized in on-campus Winona interviews. Flowers was at Southwest three years. Her career has been built around sports:
> Commissioner for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 2019 to 2022.
> Historically the largest sponsorship deals for the hockey league’s championships.
> Assistant commissioner for membership
> Created the Northern Sun women’s coaches symposium.
> Created the Northern Sun Elite 18 award.
> Member if the NCAA Division II Management Council.\>
> Assistant to the associate athletic director in college at the University of Minnesota.
> Assistant women’s basketball and volleyball coach at Simpson College in Iowa.
> Twice a Northern Sun all-conference honoree and thrice all-conference choice at Winona State.
She holds a University of Minnesota master’s degree in education, recreation and leisure. At Winona State she earned a degree in high school math teaching.
Flowers. First female at Winona state to oversee both men’s and women’s programs. Age 45.