Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

Athletics

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RVC competes in NJCAA Division III in men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, golf, baseball, softball, and men's and women's tennis. Not to brag, but we're pretty good at it. Our teams have won seven national championships and we have had more than 100 All-Americans.

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Whether your plan is to take classes and transfer to a four-year university or enter one of our career programs designed to get you into the workforce right away, Rock Valley College has what you are looking for. Select from one of our more than 60 transfer areas or more than 30 career programs.

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Whether you are new to the college or know your way around, we have a variety of services designed to help you succeed. We're here for you every step of the way.

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At Rock Valley College, you're not just a number. Our highly respected faculty have master's degrees, doctorates and real-world experience. You won't be competing for attention in a huge lecture hall. Our average class size is 21, so you'll get a chance to interact, challenge and be challenged by your instructors.

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Library

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The Estelle M. Black Library at Rock Valley College features nearly 75,000 volumes and more than 650 periodicals, and access to the interlibrary loan system. It also features spaces for individual and group study, and if you get thirsty, there's a coffee shop in the lobby!

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Student Life

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Have fun. Try stuff. RVC gives you opportunities to get involved. There are lots of student activities to choose from. We offer more than 20 clubs and organizations. Try your hands at student government. Join the staff of our campus newspaper. What's it going to be?

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Volleyball

RVC lands Byron's Trosper

Whitney Trosper has signed on to play volleyball with the Golden Eagles next season. She is a middle blocker who was an all-conference honorable mention selection last season for Byron High School. She plans to participate in the Fire Science program at RVC.

Left to right: Dakotah Sorn, Whitney Trosper, Breahna Stewart, Abby Jenkins

Left to right: Dakotah Sorn, Whitney Trosper, Breahna Stewart, Abby Jenkins

Winnebago's Wogomon signs with RVC

Winnebago’s Tara Wogomon will play volleyball and softball for Rock Valley College next year. Wogomon was a four-year varsity player in both sports, leading the volleyball team to back-to-back conference titles as a junior and senior.

Tara Wogomon

Guilford star, Kuchinski signs with Golden Eagles

Gretchen Kuchinski, a first team all-conference selection from Guilford High School, has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for Rock Valley College in the fall of 2012. Kuchinski made her signing official in front of friends and family at Guilford High School on Monday, December 5.

Kuchinski will join a Golden Eagle team that finished in third place for the second straight season at the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) national tournament. She will team up with fellow former NIC-10 standouts and returning RVC sophomores Kristen Kotch (Hononegah), Breahna Stewart (Boylan), and Rachal Woody (Hononegah) for third year head coach Abby Jenkins. 

Gretchen Kuchinski

Pictured left to right: RVC head volleyball coach Abby Jenkins, Gretchen Kuchinski, Guilford High School head volleyball coach Tina Sundstedt

Golden Eagles Volleyball logoAbout RVC Volleyball

RVC Volleyball won NJCAA championships in 1996 and 1997. In recent years, the Golden Eagles were conference champions in 2009 and 2010, and  co-conference champions in 2007 & 2008 and won the regional to advance to the NJCAA national tournament in 2007 and 2010. RVC has also had 16 NJCAA all-American volleyball players since 1996.


 

 

 

2011 Volleyball Team