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Heidi Sunderland Head Coach Ninth Year hsunde@umary.edu (701) 355-8250 (800) 408-6279, ext. 8250
An award-winning coach entering her ninth year as head coach of the University of Mary volleyball program, Heidi Sunderland continues to create history with the Marauders. In 2006, Sunderland directed U-Mary in its first season in NCAA Division II and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). In 2007, the Marauders first year of eligibility for post-season play at the NCAA D2 level, she led U-Mary to a spot in the Northern Sun tournament.
In 2004, Sunderland led the Marauders to a conferece title and the NAIA playoffs, a team performance that earned her DAC-10 Coach of the Year honors. The signature win of the season was a victory over rival Dickinson State University (DSU) 3-1. It had been nearly eight years (104 games) since DSU had lost a conference match.
A graduate of Dickinson State University (‘96), Sunderland played volleyball for the Blue Hawks from 1992-1995 where she earned All-NDCAC honors three years and All-Great Plains Region honors once. She continued her involvement in volleyball as a graduate assistant at Northern State University and became the head volleyball and softball coach at Mayville State University in 1998. Coach Sunderland then became the University of Mary head coach in March 2000. In eight years at U-Mary, Sunderland has a record of 108-126. In ten years as a collegiate head coach, she is 137-156.
Sunderland earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education with an emphasis in physical education and a minor in psychology at DSU before obtaining her Master of Science in education teaching and learning with an emphasis in health, physical education and coaching at NSU in 1998.
In addition to her coaching duties, Sunderland is an assistant professor of education and Senior Woman Administrator. She is also the Marauder Volleyball Camp director and instructor. Active in the community, Sunderland is a volunteer with the North Dakota Special Olympics, American Red Cross CPR/First Aid instructor, United Way Day of Caring volunteer,a member of Bismarck Community Church and the former director of the Missouri Valley Junior Olympics.
Cindy Bohn Assistant Coach Eighth year
Jason Weidman Graduate Assistant Coach 1st year
Tia Streeter Assistant Coach 1st year
Tatiani Santos Student Coach 1st year
Kevin Tuma Student Coach 1st year
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