Sister Lynn Winsor
Xavier College Preparatory School
Impact Statement
“Values, academics, activities and athletics all work to empower young women to become leaders and caring, successful people.” – Winsor’s core coaching principles
Biography
Winsor’s record at Xavier has been matched by few coaches anywhere. Her teams have won 23 of the last 25 Class 5A state titles, including the last seven in a row, and were runners-up the other two years.
Also Xavier’s athletic director since 1977, Winsor was awarded the Citation of Excellence by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association in 1989 and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arizona State University Alumni Association.
Since being honored by the NHSCA, Winsor has led Xavier as the Principal from 1974 until 2016. She was announced as the new President, a position she still holds.
Xavier won twelve straight 5A titles from 1998 until 2010, when the Gators finished second. Xavier went on to win the next four years until she retired from coaching in 2014.
In 2018 Winsor was honored as the recipient of the first AIA Lifetime Achievement Award for her many accomplishments.
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