2025 NJCAA Volleyball Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA has announced six honorees to be inducted into the NJCAA Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Four student-athletes and two coaches have been honored in the 2025 class. Read below for more information on Dekyra Dennis, Iva Halacheva, Stephanie Champine, Steven Gream, Preecy Seever Miller, and Thais Baziquetto-Allen.
Dekyra Dennis | Student-Athlete | Coffeyville (KS)
Dekyra Dennis is a former student-athlete for Coffeyville Community College. Dennis led Coffeyville to back-to-back national titles in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, she was a First Team All-America honoree and was named KJCCC Setter of the Year.
After Coffeyville, Dennis continued her collegiate career at Jackson State University, where she led the Tigers to earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament in 2021. Dennis served as an assistant coach at Hutchinson Community College, where she was known for her leadership. After leaving Hutchinson in 2023, Dennis continued my coaching career as a Graduate Assistant at North Park University in Chicago, IL where she earned her Masters in Organizational Leadership in May 2025. Dennis currently is in her first year as an Assistant Coach with Augusta University.
Iva Halacheva | Student-Athlete | Cowley (KS)
Iva Halacheva is a former student-athlete for Cowley College. Halacheva was a three-time NJCAA First Team All-American in the 2019, 2020, and 2021 seasons. In her time at Cowley, Halacheva broke both the career kills record (1,583) and kills per set record (5.03).
After her time at Cowley, Halacheva continued her competitive career at Missouri State University. Off the court, she was also known at Cowley for her community involvement. Halacheva was described as "more than a talented athlete… an all-around role model" by former coach, Steven Gream.
Stephanie Champine | Student-Athlete | Owens (OH)
Stephanie Champine is a former student-athlete for Owens Community College. Champine was named to the NJCAA All-America team and the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Player of the Year in the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
Champine's success continued at the NCAA level, earning her OVC Player of the Year honors, and two Female Athlete of the Year honors at Austin Peay State University. Now coaching for St. Johns River State, Champine's coaching career is just as decorated as her playing career with a NJCAA national title in 2022 with Richard Bland College, and NJCAA Division II Coach of the Year honors.
Steven Gream | Coach | Cowley (KS)
Steven Gream is in his tenth season leading the Cowley College volleyball team. Gream led Cowley to back-to-back undefeated national titles in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Through his first nine seasons, Gream tallied 307 wins while only having 46 losses.
Gream has had a decorated coaching career, tallying 14 Coach of the Year recognitions from various associations. In addition to his undeniable resume, Gream has a reputation for helping the game of volleyball grow for young athletes in various communities to increase both quality and participation in these areas.
Preecy Seever Miller | Student-Athlete | Johnson County (KS)
Preecy Seever Miller was a student-athlete at Johnson County, competing in the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Preecy's career was highly decorated, earning multiple All-Region and Player of the Week honors in her two seasons. In 2013, she was named NJCAA First Team All-American. In that same season, she was named conference MVP.
Seever Miller saw continued success when she moved on to the next level at Rockhurst University. In her senior season, Preecy Seever Miller was named AVCA NCAA Division II National Player of the Year in which Rockhurst held a 34-3 record. Preecy continued her All-American status at the NCAA Division II level, being named a First Team All-American in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Off the court, Seever Miller is described as, "not only a student-athlete, but an incredible person and mom," by Jennifer Ei, the Head Volleyball Coach at Johnson County.
Thais Baziquetto-Allen | Coach | Florida SouthWestern
Thais Baziquetto-Allen served as the head coach of Florida SouthWestern for six seasons as well as Seward County (KS) for three seasons. Coach Baziquetto-Allen holds an NJCAA head coaching record of 231-53 (.813 winning %) as well as claiming seven Conference Championships. In addition to being named Coach of the Year on multiple occasions, she led the Bucs to three consecutive national titles, the only coach in NJCAA Division I history to do so. Under her leadership, 11 of her players earned NJCAA All-America honors, three players earned NJCAA National Player of the Year Awards, her teams earned nine straight AVCA Team Academic Awards, and 5 players earned CSC/CoSida Academic All-American honors.
Thais started her NJCAA journey as a student-athlete at St. Petersburg College (FL) before becoming an assistant coach at Lamar (CO) where she then made the jump into her head coaching roles. Off the court, Coach Baziquetto-Allen is known for leaving a lasting impact on her players and the people with which she works. She is now in her first year as head coach at Florida Gulf Coast University.
