Dominic Yoder

Head Coach, Volleyball
E-mail: dyoder@nmu.edu
Telephone: 906-227-2378
At NMU Since 2007

Dominic Yoder enters his third season as the head volleyball coach at Northern Michigan University.  His overall record with the Wildcats is 40-24 after two seasons on the NMU bench.  Yoder’s overall collegiate record is 65-28.

He led the ‘Cats to a 20-12 overall record in 2008 and an 11-5 mark in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), which was good for a fourth-place finish in the GLIAC North. The ‘Cats advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time since 2004, but lost to Indianapolis in five sets. 

In his first season at NMU (2007) Yoder led the Wildcats to an overall record of 20-12 and 13-5 in the conference, which was good for second place in the GLIAC North. 

He spent the 2006 season at Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., where he led the Aggies to a 25-4 record and the Lone Star Conference North Division title.  Yoder was named the Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year.

Before coaching at Cameron, Yoder was an assistant coach at GLIAC member school Michigan Tech for two seasons (2004-05). He was responsible for on-court coaching, opponent scouting, film breakdown and recruiting of student-athletes for the Huskies.

Yoder was the girls volleyball coach at Battle Creek Central High School for four seasons (2000-04). He led his 2004 squad to a 54-13 overall record, as well as conference and district championships. Yoder was named the Michigan High School Athletic Association Region 12 Coach of the Year in 2004. His first three squads at Battle Creek Central were 8-32, 29-25 and 34-19.

Yoder founded and spent two years (2002-04) as the director and volleyball coach of the Team Deer Volleyball Club. He has also been an assistant coach at Albion College (2002), Ferris State University (2000) and Kalamazoo Valley Community College (1997).

Over his career, Yoder has served as a summer camp instructor at the University of Michigan, Michigan State, Northwood University, Ferris State and Western Michigan University.

Yoder received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Western Michigan. Yoder received his bachelor’s in 1998 in mathematics. He then received his master’s in sports studies in 2000. Yoder and his wife, Ariane, reside in Marquette.

The Yoder File:

2007-present – Head Coach, Northern Michigan University

2006-07 – Head Coach, Cameron University

2004-05 – Assistant Coach, Michigan Tech

2000-04 – Head Coach, Battle Creek Central High School

2002-04 – Club Founder, Director and Head Coach, Team Deer

2002 – Assistant Coach, Albion College

2000 – Assistant Coach, Ferris State

1997 – Assistant Coach, Kalamazoo Valley Community College