Bio

Nicole Smith has been the Head Volleyball Coach at Ranger College since 2016, and is also our Senior Women's Administrator. A former collegiate standout, Smith has turned the Lady Rangers into one of the top teams in the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference. In 2019, the Lady Rangers posted a school-record 23 victories and earned their coach her second straight NTJCAC Coach of the Year award. Prior ther time with Ranger College, Smith helped found the University of Arkansas-Monticello program in 2005. She served as the team’s head coach until 2011 before leaving to coach club volleyball in Houston. Prior to coaching at Aransas-Monticello, she spent six seasons as the head coach at Blinn College and two years as the head coach at Hill College. Collegiately, the Baytown (Texas) High School graduate played at Lee College in Baytown before signing with Francis Marion College in Florence, South Carolina. During her career, Smith has coached numerous All-Americans and Academic All-Americans.