Hamline University Athletics

Maggie Meixl was named head coach of the Hamline volleyball team in 2017 and is in her seventh season (61-85, six seasons) during the 2023-24 academic year. Before taking charge of the program, Meixl was the assistant coach in 2015 and 2016.

The 2021 season resulted in many benchmarks for Meixl and the volleyball program, who eclipsed the 20-win threshold for the second time in program history with a 20-8 overall record. The No. 3 seed Pipers qualified for the MIAC Tournament for the first time since 2013, and came through with their second-ever MIAC Tournament victory via a 3-2 decision over No. 6 seed Saint Benedict at Hutton Arena on November 3, 2021. Meixl earned 2021 MIAC Volleyball Coach of the Year, the first Hamline representative since 2006. The 2021 campaign resulted in a program-best four Pipers on the MIAC Volleyball All-Conference Team, the first MIAC Rookie of the Year since 2006, and four MIAC Athletes of the Week. Hamline also achieved a program-first NCAA Regional Ranking (No. 6), and AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention selection in 2021.

Meixl's first team in 2017 finished strong, winning three of its final four matches. The 2019 squad tallied 13 wins, and were one of only three teams who were never swept in conference play as they defeated Saint Mary’s for the first time in 12 years, and Concordia for the first time in 27 years.

Meixl has had five teams earn AVCA Team Academic Awards, for achieving a team GPA of 3.30 or higher, and her athletes have compiled 36 MIAC All-Academic honors.
 
The Mankato, Minnesota native was a dominating middle blocker at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. A captain in her senior season, she was named All-Conference, was a two-time All-Sportsmanship team member, and still ranks in the Blue Devil record books.

After completing her playing career she stayed with the program as an assistant coach and later served as a volunteer assistant at Concordia St Paul during its fifth-consecutive NCAA DII national championship season.
 
Meixl is active in the local volleyball scene coaching at numerous camps around Minnesota and previously coached her juniors team to multiple national qualifier tournament championships.