Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Volleyball Welcomes Ryanne Klabunde as Director of Operations
6/25/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern volleyball welcomed director of operations Ryanne Klabunde to the staff ahead of the 2025 season, head coach Tim Nollan announced Wednesday.
Klabunde comes to Evanston after a year at the University of Nebraska, where she served as director of operations for the swimming and diving program. Prior to that, she spent three seasons at the University of Minnesota-Mankato, working as a volleyball operations graduate assistant while earning master's degrees in both sport management and sport, exercise and performance psychology.
Her previous work experience also included time as a 16/18U summer softball coach and as an all-sports event operations intern for the Amateur Athletic Union in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
A native of Blue Earth, Minn., Klabunde graduated from Missouri State in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
Klabunde comes to Evanston after a year at the University of Nebraska, where she served as director of operations for the swimming and diving program. Prior to that, she spent three seasons at the University of Minnesota-Mankato, working as a volleyball operations graduate assistant while earning master's degrees in both sport management and sport, exercise and performance psychology.
Her previous work experience also included time as a 16/18U summer softball coach and as an all-sports event operations intern for the Amateur Athletic Union in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
A native of Blue Earth, Minn., Klabunde graduated from Missouri State in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
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