GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida hired Ryan Theis as its women's volleyball coach on Monday, bringing him back nearly 20 years after he served as an assistant on Mary Wise's staff. Wise ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida women's volleyball coach Mary Wise, who has the fourth-most wins in NCAA Division I history, announced her retirement Thursday. Wise, 65, formally stepped down ...

Longtime Florida head coach Mary Wise retired after 34 years at the helm and Marquette head coach Ryan Theis took over the position. This played a role for Smallwood in her decision to look elsewhere.

When I saw that Mary Wise had announced her retirement after 34 seasons as Florida volleyball head coach, I thought to myself “Well, they’d be stupid to not at least call Ryan Theis to see if ...

She is survived by her children, William (Donna) Lindauer, Richard (Lori) Lindauer, Charles Lindauer, Lynn Wise, Warren Charleston, Dare Clinton; sister, June Brown; grandchildren, Ryan ...