Natalie Tribble

Year Inducted: 2025

Natalie Tribble was North Iredell High School's record-setting volleyball coach from 2000 to 2017. She led the Lady Raiders to the school’s first state volleyball championship in 2008 and the team had a perfect 26-0 record, with emphasis on perfect. The team won all 26 matches by 3-0 margins, never losing an individual set in any match.

During her tenure at North Iredell the team won 396 matches and had just 70 losses. North Iredell won a second state championship in Tribble’s last season in 2017 after finishing as the state runner-up in both 2010 and 2011.

Tribble was honored with the Toby Webb Female Coach of the Year Award in 2015 by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and the team received a MaxPreps Tour of Champions/Army National Guard National Ranking Award for the 2017 championship team.

North Iredell won 11 North Piedmont Conference championships during Tribble’s 18-year coaching career. She was honored as NPC Volleyball Coach of the Year nine times.

Tribble served as an English teacher at North Iredell for 25 years and was the 2021 Teacher of the Year.