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Tara Kohlhaas

  • Title
    Assistant volleyball coach
COACHING RESUME
2018-present (Central College)
Assistant women's volleyball coach
2011-15 (Central College)
Assistant women's volleyball coach
2009-10 (Marion High School)
Assistant girls' volleyball coach
2007-08 (Belle Plaine High School)
Head girls' volleyball coach
2006 (Mount Mercy University)
Assistant women's volleyball coach
2003-05 (Belle Plaine High School)
Assistant girls' volleyball coach
OTHER EXPERIENCE
1011-14 (Pella Thunder Volleyball Club)
Coach
ATHLETICS CAREER
1997-99 - Kirkwood Community College
2000 - University of South Carolina - Upstate
EDUCATION
Kirkwood Community College, 2000
A.A., liberal arts
University of South Carolina - Upstate, 2002
B.S. , physical education
HOMETOWN
Belle Plaine, Iowa

Tara Kohlhaas rejoined the Central College volleyball coaching staff in 2018.

In her first stint with the Dutch program from 2011-15, Kohlhaas was in charge of the junior varsity program and helped with the varsity team. She has additional collegiate coaching experience at Mount Mercy University.

A former high school coach, Kohlhaas has spent time at both Marion High School and Belle Plaine High school in the Cedar Rapids area. She was the head varsity coach at Belle Plaine in 2007-08.

Kohlhaas split her collegiate volleyball career between Kirkwood Community College in Iowa and the University of South Carolina - Upstate. At Kirkwood, her team registered a pair of fifth-place finishes at the NJCAA national championships.

Tara and her husband Jeremy are co-owners of The Wijn House in Pella. They have two children, Kenzie and Wyatt.

Athletics career


  • Former team co-captain at Kirkwood Community College College
  • Kirkwood had a pair of fifth-place finishes at the National Junior College Athletic Association Championships.