Thompson Volleyball’s Lisa Strand Adds NHSACA National Coach of the Year Award to Decorated Career

Thompson volleyball’s Lisa Strand adds NHSACA National Coach of the Year award to decorated career

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Lisa Strand is no stranger to National High School Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year banquets. Thompson High School’s veteran head coach had been a finalist for the NHSACA National Volleyball Coach of the Year award three times before she received her latest invitation to the banquet. However, pitted against seven other volleyball coaches from across the country each time, Strand had yet to claim the honor. But on…

Strand named 2025 National Volleyball Coach of the Year – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

Thompson volleyball coach Lisa Strand was named the National Coach of the Year in volleyball at the 2025 National High School Athletic Association Convention earlier this week in Rapid City, South Dakota. Strand has spent her entire 36-year coaching career at Thompson, compiling an overall record of 1,072 wins and 275 losses, with five state championships and 19 regional titles. Each state within the National High School Athletic Association can…