Christina (Cahoon) Kremel
Christina (Cahoon) Kremel
  • Year:
    2022
  • Sports:
    Volleyball

Bio

Christina (Cahoon) Kremel was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Player of the Year and three-time All-American for the UW-Oshkosh women’s volleyball team from 2007-10. Kremel is the only libero to ever be named National Player of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Kremel received Division III All-America First Team laurels in 2008 and 2009 before being selected to the All-America Honorable Mention Team in 2010. She is among four players from the UW-Oshkosh women’s volleyball program to earn three All-America awards.

Kremel and UW-Oshkosh produced a 135-26 record from 2007-10 with three straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season titles (2008-10), one conference tournament championship (2008) and four consecutive trips to the Division III postseason. The Titans placed third at the Division III Championship in 2009, fifth in 2008, 17th in 2007 and 33rd in 2010.

Kremel, an AVCA All-Region First Team performer from 2008-10, was also voted to the All-WIAC First Team and WIAC All-Defensive Team in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She is among nine players from UW-Oshkosh to collect three All-WIAC First Team decorations.

Kremel played in 150 career matches for the Titans and totaled 2,753 digs, 192 assists, 189 service aces and 38 kills. Her digs total is still a WIAC record.

Kremel appeared in 37 matches in 2007 and accumulated 414 digs with 55 service aces and 35 assists. The following year she played in 43 matches and counted a WIAC-leading 860 digs with 60 service aces and 50 assists.

Kremel enjoyed her best season at UW-Oshkosh in 2009, when she compiled a WIAC-record 928 digs with 50 service aces, 49 assists and 13 kills in 41 matches played. She posted a career-best 40 digs during the Titans’ 3-1 victory over Christopher Newport University (Va.) in the quarterfinal round of the Division III Championship.

The Watertown High School graduate participated in 29 matches during the 2010 season and totaled 551 digs, 58 assists and 24 service aces.

A WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll member in 2009 and 2010, Kremel was voted to the WIAC All-Centennial Women’s Volleyball Team in 2012.

Kremel, who graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 2012, has spent her entire career in real estate development, primarily in the Milwaukee area. She is currently in her fourth year as a Transaction Manager at MLG Capital.

Kremel and husband, Andy, a former UW-Oshkosh football player, live in Hartland with their sons AJ and Hank.