Chadron State College Athletics

A native of Eustis, Neb., Carolyn earned All-American volleyball honors at Mid-Plains Community College at North Platte before she transferred to Chadron State in 1983. While playing for the Eagles, she was a two-time NAIA District 11 selection and was the district’s leading vote-getter as a junior in 1983, when she led the Eagles to the district championship. As a senior, she was an Academic All-American and remains the only CSC volleyball player to earn that honor.  The Eagles were 26-11 her first year on the team and 24-13-2 her senior year.
After graduating from Chadron State in 1985, she taught and was the head volleyball coach for 12 years at Tri-County High School at DeWitt, Neb. Two of her teams qualified for the state tournament.Since 1998, she has taught and coached middle school volleyball at Beatrice. She is married to Steve Hovendick.