Concordia-St. Paul Athletic Hall of Fame
Cailin (Terhaar) Minor was a record-breaking setter for the Golden Bears, setting the NCAA Division II record for assists per set during her senior year with 14.65 in 2005. The Apple Valley, Minnesota native’s senior year average still ranks third in the NCAA record books 13 years later. In her career as CSP setter, (Terhaar) Minor compiled 6,724 assists which currently ranks sixth in DII volleyball history and her 13.58 assist per set average is fifth best in DII history.
Her 2005 national leading assist average also established a dominant run of Concordia setters as the Golden Bears had the Division II leader for nine consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2013. She ranked second in the NSIC in assists as a freshman (13.34) and sophomore (12.82) and led the league as a junior (13.56) and senior (14.61). She was also among the nation’s top-17 all four years with three years as a top-10 setter in Division II volleyball, ranking fourth as a junior before her DII record as a senior.
(Terhaar) Minor established a school record with her 6,724 career assists, a total that still ranks second in team history today and she cracked the 1,000-plus digs barrier with 1,107 which still ranks 13th.
A four year starter at setter, (Tehaar) Minor guided Concordia to a 118-21 overall record with three NSIC regular season championships (56-6 NSIC) and the first two NSIC Tournament titles in 2004 and 2005. The Golden Bears made three NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching at least the Sweet Sixteen all three times with a pair of North Central Region championships and a national runner-up finish during her sophomore year in 2003. After finishing her freshman year in 2002 ranked seventh in the North Central Region, Concordia would finish ranked second, seventh and fifth in the country in her final three seasons and produced back-to-back 14-0 NSIC campaigns in her junior and senior years.
After earning AVCA All-America honors as a junior, (Terhaar) Minor was named AVCA All-America First Team during her record-breaking senior year. She was a three-time All-NSIC setter, the 2002 NSIC Newcomer of the Year and a two-time All-North Central Region performer.
A standout in the classroom, the three-time NSIC All-Academic Team selection was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team student-athlete as a senior.
After earning her undergraduate degree from Concordia in 2006, (Terhaar) Minor has spent her professional career abroad, working at international schools for in Korea, Thailand, Colombia and now Shanghai, China. After working as an elementary school teacher, (Terhaar) Minor is now a literary coach, training and supporting teachers. She earned a Master of Science degree from SUNY Buffalo in 2016.
Cailin and her husband love traveling the world and have visited over 30 countries together.
