Coach Hardman, in her first season, brings over 20 years of experience in the game of volleyball to Adams State University.
Before coming to Adams State, Hardman served as the head coach at Trinidad State Junior College for the previous five seasons (2015-2019). At Trinidad State Junior College she coached many Academic All-Americans and assisted many of her student-athletes to play at the next level while earning awards from NJCCA and the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Before that, Hardman spent three years at McPherson College as an assistant coach. While there, they went to NAIA Regional playoffs twice in three years. The next step in Coach Hardman’s journey was Bethany College. She was there as an assistant from 2008-2010 and then again from 2013-2015. Hardman helped to coach several KCAC all-conference players while at McPherson and Bethany College and one NAIA All-American.
Coach Hardman, a native of Kansas, attended and played volleyball for four years and was a thrower on the track team for 3 years at Kansas Wesleyan University, where she graduated with a B.A. in Athletic Training and minors in Health and Psychology. She went on to earn her M.B.A., with an emphasis in Sports Management in May 2013 from Kansas Wesleyan University as well.
Coach Hardman is married to David Hardman and they have two children, Brenton and Quinton.
