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| 2000
Inductee Catherine
Neely | |
| Anyone
playing high school volleyball today, no doubt has heard the name Catherine Neely.
She was, and continues to be, a major force in raising awareness and popularity
in the sport. A
longtime resident of the Chattanooga area, Catherine Neely graduated from Hixson
High School and the University of Chattanooga, then graduated with a M.E.D. degree
from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.
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of her most notable accomplishments was being recognized as the winningest volleyball
coach in Tennessee since the sanctioning of the sport in the state in 1976. Additionally,
she ranked in the top five in the U.S. in wins. | |
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Neely served our state
as a high school representative for the American Volleyball Coaches Association
and also the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Coach Neely currently serves
as the Athletic Director for East Ridge High School. She has served as District
Tournament Director for both volleyball and basketball for numerous years. She
received the Scrappy Moore Volleyball Coach of the Year in 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996,
1997 and 1998. Coach Neely and her husband, William A. Neely, have one son, Marshall
Allen Neely. | | |
