Dr. Riann Mullis enters her sixth year as the Athletic Director for Neosho County Community College. Riann is in her second year as Region VI Assistant Women's Director and represents the sport of volleyball at both the conference and national level serving as the NJCAA DII and KJCCC Volleyball Chair. Mullis also acts as a committee member for NJCAA Appeals, Men's and Women's Wrestling and the Competitive Cheer Committees. In addition to athletic duties, Mullis serves as The TItle IX Coordinator at NCCC.
Riann was the former head volleyball coach at NCAA Division II, Chadron State College where established a culture of winning in her three years. During her time at Chadron State, Coach Mullis and her team had the most successful season for CSC volleyball since 2007. Mullis guided Seniors Emily Bruce and Gabriela Varela to a high level as they received All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honorable mention recognition. A total of five volleyball athletes also received Academic All-RMAC honor roll recognition. In her time at CSC Mullis served on a variety of institutional committees.
Prior to Chadron State, Mullis coached at Cowley College. She was a part of two NJCAA Championship seasons while at Cowley, and one runner-up finish. In 2012, she was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Two-Year College Assistant Coach of the Year. As the head coach for the Tigers, Mullis went 56-22 (17-1 conference), earning two conference and two district championships, and she finished both seasons among the top six teams at the national tournament. She was named the Jayhawk Conference East Division Co-Coach of the Year in 2014, in her very first year as a head coach.
A proud alumni, Mullis was an all-conference and all-district libero at Neosho County Community College. After playing two seasons at Neosho County, she continued her playing career at NCAA Division II Pittsburg State, where she served as a defensive specialist and helped lead the Gorillas to a pair of top-25 rankings and a trip to the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
Riann obtained both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Pittsburg State University and holds a Doctorate of Educational Leadership from Kansas State University. She and her husband, Scot, have a daughter, Ruby (11), and reside in Chanute, Kansas.
