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Allison Wack

After an incredible four-year playing career at the University of Wisconsin, Allison Wack enters her second year as assistant coach for the Northwestern State volleyball program.
 
A three-time All-Big Ten Academic winner, the Salem, Wisconsin native led the Badgers in kills per set (2.96 k/s) and service aces (0.26 sa/s) as a senior in 2010. She tallied 14 career double-doubles and won Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 25, 2010 after slamming career marks of 25 kills at Iowa and 21 kills at Minnesota. Wack led the team in kills in 10 matches as a senior and started 28 times.
 
During the 2007 campaign, Wack was a part of a Badger team that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament and finished the regular season 26-5 overall and 17-3 in conference. Wack tallied a .429 hitting percentage in the match to go along with her five digs.
 
"Having been a three-year starter at Wisconsin, Allison brings a level of playing experience that will be invaluable to our players and program. She played in the Big Ten, which is one of the strongest conferences in the nation, and also in the NCAA Tournament.” said co-head coach Hugh Hernesman. “Wisconsin head coach Pete Waite and his staff are very well respected in the coaching community, and we know Allison will bring new perspectives on training and systems for our program."
 
As a junior in 2009, she ranked second on the team in kills (2.30 k/s) and registered double-figure kills in 11 matches.
 
In high school, Wack earned 2006-07 Gatorade Player of the Year and was a four-time Wisconsin All-State winner at Westosha Central HS. She won National High School Freshman of the Year in 2003 and earned Wisconsin State All-Tournament team accolades three times.
 
Furthermore, Wack won 2007 Holy Rosary Co-Female Athlete of the Year honors and guided Westosha Central to three state championships. She played club for the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club and played a key role on a team that won the 2004 Junior Olympic 16-Open title. 
 
Wack grew up in a tremendous volleyball family. She is the sister of former Wisconsin libero Jocelyn Wack, who set the Wisconsin career record for digs. The two played together in 2007 during Jocelyn’s senior season, while Allison was a freshman. Older brother, Nate Wack, played volleyball at UC Santa Barbara from 2001-04.
 
Additionally, their aunt, Darla Wack, played volleyball and basketball at UW-Milwaukee from 1982-85 and is a member of the UWM Hall of Fame.
 
"We've known Allison since she was 14 years old and are thrilled she's decided to join our program as an assistant coach. She comes from a family of outstanding volleyball players and also from a family of great values. She'll be a tremendous asset to our program not only as a coach and someone for our players to look up to, but also as a person whose character is just as strong as her volleyball talents," Hernesman said.
 
The daughter of Marty and Michelle Wack, she graduated from Wisconsin in 2010 with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She will be studying toward a Master’s degree in Sports Administration at NSU.