Grace Marti enter her third season as an assistant with the Northern State volleyball program in the fall of 2026. Marti joined the Northern State staff after a playing career at Cornell College.
Northern went 19-10 overall and 11-9 in the NSIC in the fall of 2025. Five Wolves were named to the NSIC All-Conference teams in first team selections Abby Brooks and Natalia Szybinska and second team honorees Abby Schauer, Ava Nilsson, and Linnea Nesheim. Brooks, Schauer, and Szybinska tallied CSC Academic All-District honors and Schauer earned her second CSC Academic All-America award.
In her first season on staff, Northern went 21-7 overall and 12-6 in the NSIC. Four Wolves were honored on the NSIC All-Conference and CSC Academic All-District teams, while Abby Meister earned both All-Region and All-American accolades. They spent time ranked in the AVCA Top-25 poll and the NCAA Central Region Rankings.
Marti opened her coaching career with the Kairos Volleyball Club from 2019-21, leading the 13U and 14U programs. In addition, she spent one season as the assistant coach for the 13U and 14U teams at the Mt. Vernon Volleyball Club.
In the spring of 2024, Marti assisted with the Cornell program. She led the strength and skill development exercises from the program and assisted with recruiting, service activity coordination, and coordinated student orientation for first year and transfer students.
She opened her playing career at NSIC foe Sioux Falls, spending a pair of seasons with the Coo. Marti played three seasons at Cornell from 2021-23, earning two All-Midwest honors. Cornell won back-to-back-to-back league championships in her tenure and qualified for three straight NCAA Tournaments. With the Rams, Marti tallied 650 kills and 201 blocks in her career. In addition, she earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and sports management.
