Tyler Wills 
Men's Volleyball '15

The first member of Clarke University Athletics to earn NAIA All-America status over four seasons, Tyler Wills is arguably the best men’s volleyball player to every play for the Pride.

Wills was a four-time AVCA/NAIA All-American for his time on the volleyball court at Clarke, including earning NAIA North Player of the Year in 2015. His 2015 season also included season marks of second-most kills (524), most attack attempts (1,185), 10th-most kills per set (4.00), fourth-most aces (44), seventh-most service aces (41), 10th-most digs (280), and second-most points (613.5).

In his career, he finished as the leader in multiple career stat categories including attack attempts (3,557), service aces (151), and reception percentage (.976). He also finished fourth in matches played (124), second in kills (1,498), third in sets played (443), fifth in points per set (4.08), second in total points scored (1,807.0), ninth in total blocks (279), sixth in block assists (242), fourth in digs (959), third in attack percentage (.313), and fifth in kills per set (3.38).

Since graduating from Clarke in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Finance with Minors in Accounting and Sports Management, Wills has been rising the ranks as a collegiate volleyball coach starting as an assistant at the University of Louisville before adding stops at Buena Vista University and Transylvania University. He is now currently the head coach for Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wis. where he most recently led the Sabres to a 23-7 record in 2022.

Wills wants the Clarke Community to remember the buzz that he and his teammates brought to the Kehl Center, playing with passion, and refusing to lose on that court. His competitive nature and hunger to improve had he and the teams he was on constantly climbing the ranks, climbing as high as No. 2 nationally.