Bobbi Hazeltine

Bio

Career Coaching Highlights:

27th Season

26-year record at WWCC: 567-183 (.756 - 750 total games)

23 NWAC Tournament Appearances

4 NWAC Championships ; Four NWAC Runners-Up

Bobbi Hazeltine enters her 27th year as Head Coach of the WWCC Warrior Women. She has won 576 games at the WWCC helm, and her teams have qualified for the NWAC Tournament 23 of her 26 years. Last season, her team went all the way to the NWAC Championship, knocking off undefeated Lane Community College by seven points.

Coach Hazeltine was inducted into the Idaho Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. She was honored because of her coaching success in the state of Idaho. She served as the Head Volleyball and Girl's Basketball Coach at Troy High School for 13 years, winning 246 volleyball matches and 253 basketball games. She also won nine state championships in the two sports.

Coach Hazeltine was born and raised in Idaho, and she received her Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree from the University of Idaho.

At WWCC, Hazeltine believes in a very disciplined program, centered around fundamentals. She stresses excellence in the classroom, saying that "our players are students first, athletes second." Almost every player in Hazeltine's program has graduated with a Two-Year Degree, and most have gone on to four-year colleges or universities. Hazeltine has placed many of her players in solid four-year basketball programs. Three of them, Kasey Hooter, Aundrea Morrison, and Sadie Short, have gone on to be named All-Americans at their respective schools (College of Idaho and Lewis-Clark State). Six of her players have gone on to play Division One basketball: Lindy Kirkland and Jessica Johnson (Northern Colorado), Kati Isham (Boise State), Michelle Seitz (Montana State), Cierra Jo McKeown (UC-Davis), and Brielle Magnuson (Eastern Washington).

In the spring of 2015, Coach Hazeltine was selected to receive the Community Service Award from Walla Walla Community College. This award is given to a college employee who serves his or her community in the way of volunteering and community projects. Coach Hazeltine and her basketball teams have volunteered at school carnivals, local book fairs, food drives, Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraisers, Toys for Tots, Help Line, the Walla Walla Christian Aid Center, and at Walla Walla Assisted Living.

Coach Hazeltine and her husband, Rory, have two married children: Allison - to Jason, and Nick - to Ellie. They also have nine grandchildren: Kaden, Kaley, Connor, Kennedy, Camren, Luke, Grant, Calvin, and Ava.