Wayne State College was listed fourth in the 2025 NSIC Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll released Monday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota.  Wildcat junior outside hitter Channatee Robles was selected as the Wildcat Player of the Year in the NSIC this season.
            Wayne State received 188 points in voting conducted by league coaches.  The Wildcats finished the 2024 season 23-7 overall and tied for third in the NSIC with a 14-4 league mark. 
            Defending NSIC regular season and tournament champion St. Cloud State was voted the team to beat in the NSIC this season collecting eight first-place ballots and 212 points followed by Concordia-St. Paul in second at 208 points and four first-place votes.  Southwest Minnesota State was third with 202 points and the remaining four first-place votes with Wayne State (188) and Northern State (170) rounding out the top five teams. 
            Sioux Falls came in sixth at 133 points followed closely by Winona State (132), Minnesota Duluth (130), Minnesota State (123) and Augustana (110) closing out the top 10 teams.
            Robles, a 5-10 junior outside hitter from Norfolk (Norfolk Catholic HS), is the top returning hitter for the Wildcats after producing 2.96 kills and 2.62 digs last season to earn All-NSIC First Team honors.  She tied for 12^th in the league in kills per set and had seven double-doubles on the season. 
            Wayne State opens the 2025 season on Thursday, September 4^th at the Trevecca Nazarene/Ray Thrasher Classic in Nashville, Tennessee facing Henderson State of Arkansas in a 7 p.m. match. 
 
2025 Preseason NSIC Volleyball Coaches Poll
1.         St. Cloud State (8)                     212 pts.
2.         Concordia-St. Paul (4)               208 pts.
3.         Southwest Minnesota State (4)   202 pts.
4.         Wayne State                             188 pts.
5.         Northern State                          170 pts.
6.         Sioux Falls                                133 pts.
7.         Winona State                            132 pts.
8.         Minnesota Duluth                      130 pts.
9.         Minnesota State                        123 pts.
10.        Augustana                                110 pts.
11.        Jamestown                               84 pts.
12.        MSU Moorhead                         77 pts.
13.        Bemidji State                             53 pts.
14.        University of Mary                     42 pts.
15.        Minnesota Crookston                40 pts.
16.        Minot State                               16 pts.
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