June 24, 2010

Cowley conducts Mini Tigers Volleyball Camp; registration ongoing for camps in August

Getting to take part in several fun activities, 12 youngsters in grades 1-5 took part in the Mini Tigers Volleyball Camp held Thursday inside Cowley College’s W.S. Scott Auditorium.

Cowley College volleyball coach Jenifer Bahner and members of the nationally ranked Lady Tigers conducted the camp, which incorporated fun and interesting ways to maintain the attention and focus of the young athletes. Along with learning the fundamentals of volleyball, and taking part in entertaining drills, the campers designed their own photo frames for the camp photo and decorated brand new flip-flops to wear at the conclusion of the camp.

Bahner and members of the nationally ranked Lady Tigers will also conduct a pair of volleyball camps in August. The middle school session will be held Aug. 3-4, while the high school session will take place Aug. 5-6. The cost is $100 for overnight campers that stay in the dormitories and $70 for those attending but not staying on campus. A camp t-shirt will be provided.

The emphasis of the camps is to teach and develop the fundamental techniques and team concepts of volleyball. Campers will be introduced to all the skills that make up a complete volleyball player.
There will be a total of four training sessions. Meals will be provided for residential campers, and commuter campers can pay $5 for each meal if they would like to eat with the other campers. For more information or to register for the camp, contact coach Bahner at 620-441-5324 or go to www.cowleytigers.com/camps/campsmain.html#volleyball.

In her first season as head coach of the Lady Tiger volleyball team, Bahner helped Cowley capture the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division title and finish as the national runner-up. Cowley finished the season with a record of 32-5 and had the highest winning percentage (86.5%) in the program’s history.

Prior to coming to Cowley, Bahner served as an assistant coach at Pittsburg State University for two years and helped lead the Gorillas to back-to-back national tournament appearances. During that time, the Gorillas were nationally ranked in the top-25 and had the best season in school-history at 28-8.

The Cowley College volleyball teams have been nationally ranked each of the past five seasons and have finished in the top-five each of those years.
Participants in the Mini Tigers Volleyball Camp were: Jordyn Hanks, Jaidyn Hanks, Jillian Swanger, Madilynn Sanderholm, Jessica Clark, Kalyn Corley, Alexandrea Shiever, Jamie Trenary, Emilee Venn, Reganne Young, Sidney Nittler, and Kendall Ray.