Second visit to National Championship under Coach Shaver; championship scheduled for April 15-17 in West Plains, Missouri
The Yavapai Community College volleyball team will return to the NJCAA DI National Championships for the second time in coach Zachary Shaver’s tenure. The National Championship Tournament will be comprised of the top 16 teams from throughout the United States will be held in West Plains, Missouri April 15-17.
The team is made up of 14 athletes. One athlete is from Yavapai County, Mailani Manual, a Prescott Valley Bradshaw high school graduate. About half of the remaining athletes come from Arizona and the other half from out-state.
This year’s team accomplished something no other Yavapai volleyball team has ever done. They completed the Championship Trifecta (Conference, Region, & District) by winning the NJCAA Southwest B District Championship over #18 ranks Hill College (TX). The victory not only secured a third championship in the 2021 season, it also earned the Yavapai team 1 of only 14 automatic bids to the NJCAA DI National Championship Tournament.
