FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State University women's athletic director Lynn Dorn today announced the hiring of Kari Thompson as head women's volleyball coach.
Thompson has been the interim head coach since the Oct. 19 resignation of Erich Hinterstocker. She had a 9-2 record and led the Bison to their third straight Summit League championship and second NCAA tournament in three years. NDSU was 20-11 overall and 14-4 in the league.
"Kari's attributes of maturity and stability, and ethical and professional behavior, coupled with an orientation for a high level of achievement are behaviors we sought," Dorn said. "We look forward to Coach Thompson continuing the high expectations of the volleyball program at North Dakota State University and are confident under her leadership that those will be met."
This is the first head coaching job for Thompson, who was hired by NDSU as an assistant coach in 2006. She is the 11th head coach in the 46-year history of the program.
The 29-year-old Thompson was a 2010 recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association's "Thirty Under 30" award recognizing the top young coaches in the country. She will be the head coach of a USA Athletes International team that will compete in the European Smash Tour this June in Italy and Austria.
"I'm thrilled to continue to be a part of an institution with a rich tradition of academic and athletic excellence and a strong commitment to the volleyball program," Thompson said. "This great volleyball community combined with a great volleyball facility provides an exciting environment to showcase these athletes."
Thompson was a three-year volleyball letterwinner at Green Bay and spent one year with the Phoenix as a volunteer assistant before working at Alabama for two seasons as a graduate assistant.
A native of Amherst, Wis., she began her collegiate career at Concordia-St. Paul and graduated from Green Bay with a bachelor's degree in communications and the arts in December 2003.
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