Bobbi Petersen
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northern Iowa |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 635–223 (.740) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 10 Dike, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northern Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1996 | Northern Iowa (asst.) |
| 1997 | Northern Iowa (interim HC) |
| 1998–2000 | Northern Iowa (asst.) |
| 2001–present | Northern Iowa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 635–223 (.740) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 13x MVC regular season 13x MVC Tournament | |
| Awards | |
| 2002 National Coach of the Year AVCA All-Region Coach of the Year (2001, 2002, 2018, 2019) 10x MVC Coach of the Year (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) | |
Bobbi Petersen (née Becker) is an American volleyball coach who is the head coach of the Northern Iowa women's college volleyball team.[1][2]
Early life
Becker grew up in Dike, Iowa and played volleyball at the University of Northern Iowa. She was inducted in the UNI athletic hall of fame in 2003.[3]
Coaching career
Northern Iowa
Petersen has led the Panthers for 25 seasons. In 2021 she became the winningest coach in Missouri Valley Conference history with 511 wins.[4][5]
Head coaching record
Petersen is listed as one of the best college coaches of the 21st century with over 600 wins and including 13 MVC regular season titles and 12 MVC tournament titles.[5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNI (Missouri Valley Conference) (1997–1997) | |||||||||
| 1997 | UNI | 18–9 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
| UNI (Missouri Valley Conference) (2001–Present) | |||||||||
| 2001 | UNI | 31–2 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2002 | UNI | 34–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2003 | UNI | 28–6 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Second round | ||||
| 2004 | UNI | 22–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2005 | UNI | 20–12 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2006 | UNI | 28–8 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Second round | ||||
| 2007 | UNI | 22–11 | 14–4 | T-2nd | NCAA First round | ||||
| 2008 | UNI | 25–9 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA First round | ||||
| 2009 | UNI | 31–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Second round | ||||
| 2010 | UNI | 30–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA First round | ||||
| 2011 | UNI | 33–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Second round | ||||
| 2012 | UNI | 25–10 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Second round | ||||
| 2013 | UNI | 23–8 | 15–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 2014 | UNI | 21–11 | 14–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2015 | UNI | 19–15 | 12–6 | T-4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2016 | UNI | 24–10 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2017 | UNI | 27–9 | 14–3 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2018 | UNI | 24–10 | 16–2 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2019 | UNI | 24–11 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2020 | UNI | 9–13 | 8–8 | 8th | |||||
| 2021 | UNI | 12–19 | 7–11 | T-6th | |||||
| 2022 | UNI | 27–8 | 17–1 | T-6th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2023 | UNI | 26–7 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2024 | UNI | 26–8 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2025 | UNI | 26–6 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| UNI: | 635–223 (.740) | 391–77 (.835) | |||||||
| Total: | 635–223 (.740) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Coaches Spotlight | Bobbi Petersen". Sports Imports. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Motivation doesn't wane for veteran UNI volleyball coach Bobbi Petersen". Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "UNI Hall of Fame". unipanthers.com. University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ Petaros, Nick (August 21, 2021). "UNI's Bobbi Petersen stands atop the list of MVC volleyball coaching greats". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ a b Siebring, Owen (2025-06-05). "College Coach of the Century #9: UNI's Bobbi Petersen". KGAN. Retrieved 2025-09-03.