A Proud History

Although it is the newest sport offered at NIACC, the volleyball team has established itself as a regional and national power-house, making three trips to the National Tournament since its inception in 1980. NIACC plays approximately 30 regular season games against top Midwestern competition such as Kirkwood, Southwestern, Iowa Western in Council Bluffs, Bethany Lutheran College, and Waldorf College.

The Lady Trojans are not only proud of their athletic ability, but also of their academic achievements. Players' names consistently appear on the Dean's List and the team has had numerous individuals receive Academic All-American and even Distinguished Academic All-American honors.

The team plays their games on a beautiful wooden parquet floor with double net standards in a gymnasium seating approximately 2000 fans. In addition to the main gym, the players train in a spacious weight room which offers a full Nautilus circuit of 20 stations to athletes and an auxiliary gymnasium for both in- and off-season training. Locker rooms, an equipment room, an athletic room and coaches' offices complete the indoor athletic facilities.

The coaching staff makes it a point to recruit North Iowa' s finest athletes in an effort to keep the community interest and involvement with the team's success. Athlete's out of the immediate area have found NIACC to be an accommodating and comfortable place to begin their academic and athletic career.

The NIACC volleyball team competes at the NJCAA Division II level which enables the College to offer athletic scholarships to selected athletes. In addition, student-athletes may earn scholarships for academic achievement offered through the College.