Diane Davidson Rouzee was a two-sport star from 1979 to 1983 and has compiled a stellar record as a high school coach.
In volleyball, she was a member of teams that won the CSIC all four years. Those teams, coached by Rosella Meier, qualified for nationals three times and the 1982 team was fourth in the NAIA. Rouzee was a three-year starter, team captain, all-conference, all-district and NAIA Academic All-American.
In softball, Rouzee was a three-year starter at first base and in the outfield. As a junior, she hit .404. The Lopers qualified for nationals three years in a now and was national runner-up in 1983. She was an all-conference and all-district selection.
Rouzee has been a business teacher and highly successful volleyball coach at Grand Island Northwest High. She has been a teacher at Northwest for 30 years and head volleyball coach for 25.
Rouzee has coached three state championship teams and seven teams that were runner-up. Eighteen of her teams have qualified for the state tournament and she sports a career mark of 604-159.
She was won numerous coaching awards including national coach of the year runner-up in 2012. In 2013, she was named Nebraska girls high school coach of the year by both the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star.
