<table> </table> WARRENSBURG, Mo. | Unless Central Missouri&#8217;s volleyball team pulls off several upsets, Peggy Martin&#8217;s 33 years as head coach for the Jennies will draw to an end this weekend.</p><p>The Jennies, seeded sixth, open against No. 3 seed Washburn at noon Friday in the eight-team NCAA Division II South Central Regional in Emporia, Kan.</p><p>It would be foolish to think Martin is so distracted by going down Memory Lane that she won&#8217;t have the Jennies prepared.</p><p>Martin knows how to get her team ready for regional play. Since the Division II national tournament started in 1982, Central Missouri has advanced to regionals every season except the first one, and that year the Jennies were 43-6.</p><p>Monday afternoon, Martin was getting her team ready for another postseason run. And she seemed as hungry as ever.</p><p>&#8220;I think they had the hardest practice they have had all year,&#8221; Martin said immediately after Monday&#8217;s practice.</p><p>&#8220;They will tell you that. They know I still got the passion and I&#8217;m still committed to try to make them the best team they can be.&#8221;</p><p>Senior middle hitter Jacquelyn Williams, a graduate of Bishop Miege, acknowledged that the Jennies went through a tough workout Monday. But it&#8217;s what she expected. Williams said Martin pushes her players to reach their full potential.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been the best volleyball experience I could imagine,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;I&#8217;m so happy I was recruited and got the opportunity to come here and play for her all four years.</p><p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t imagine having a coach that didn&#8217;t always expect more out of you. That&#8217;s what you get here, always striving for more and never satisfied where you are at.&#8221;</p><p>Martin&#8217;s 33-year record of 1,063-280 is a testament that she never settles for mediocrity.</p><p>&#8220;If I&#8217;m not winning, I&#8217;m not happy,&#8221; Martin said. &#8220;If we hadn&#8217;t had success I would have gone out on my own terms a long time ago. I think that when you become successful and you continue to be successful, you write your own ticket.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard to do. Everybody can&#8217;t win. I&#8217;ve been very blessed to have great players and great coaches that we&#8217;ve been able to maintain that winning edge for a long time.&#8221;</p><p>Even this season, Martin had high expectations despite losing two first team all-conference players from last year and reloading the roster with eight freshmen. Despite so much youth, the Jennies are 28-9 this season.</p><p>One of those freshmen is Allie Huffman, a graduate of Lee&#8217;s Summit West. Huffman is thankful she got to play for Martin one season.</p><p>&#8220;She wanted me to play for her and I&#8217;m just very appreciative,&#8221; Huffman said.</p><p>When Martin was honored last Friday with the naming of the volleyball court as the Dr. Peggy Martin Sports Court, Huffman and the rest of the freshmen got to see more than 100 former players who showed for the ceremonies and a reception after the match.</p><p>&#8220;I saw just how much she is loved and appreciated,&#8221; Huffman said. &#8220;All the players from out of town who showed up just shows how much they support her now even when they are done.&#8221;</p><p>That respect extends to coaches in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Washburn coach Chris Herron, whose team is one of the Jennies&#8217; biggest rivals, said he even saved notes from years ago when he attended a volleyball camp where Martin spoke.</p><p>&#8220;She has been a pioneer in the Midwest for volleyball,&#8221; Herron said. &#8220;She showed us how and why volleyball is important.&#8221;