Stacy Muckenthaler enters her twelfth year as head coach of the Lady Bobcats, having compiled a 230-136 record. The Lady Bobcats are coming off a 19-15 campaign in 2024 where they finished 12-10 in their inaugural year in the Sooner Athletic Conference and made another solid run in the NCCAA National Championship Tournament. The Lady Cats now embark on their second season in the Sooner Athletic Conference in the NAIA, while continuing their dual affiliation with the NCCAA.
Muckenthaler has made valuable contributions to the Lady Bobcats' physical training and on-court success, while impressing upon her team the importance of character and commitment both on and off the court. Muckenthaler has played an instrumental role as the College has hosted the NCCAA DI Women’s Volleyball National Championships for six years.
During her tenure, Muckenthaler has coached two AVCA-NAIA Second Team All-American, two AVCA-NAIA Honorable Mention All-Americans, four NAIA Honorable Mention All-Americans, five NCCAA First Team All-Americans, four NCCAA Second Team All-Americans, one NCCAA Third Team All-American, and 24 NAIA/NCCAA Scholar Athletes. Her 2017-18 team received the AVCA Team Academic Award, as well as earning recognition as an NAIA Scholar Team. The Lady Cats were also recognized as NAIA and NCCAA Scholar Team status in 2024. Muckenthaler has been named 2017 A.I.I. Coach of the Year, and 2017 AVCA North Central Region Coach of the Year. In 2019 Muckenthaler garnered her first National Championship and received 2019 NCCAA DI Coach of the Year honors.
After graduating from Republic in 2005, Muckenthaler attended Northeastern Oklahoma for two years, playing volleyball and basketball. Transferring to College of the Ozarks in 2007, she made an immediate impact on the team, earning MCAC First Team All-Conference and Newcomer of the Year honors. At the close of her playing career in 2008, Muckenthaler was named First Team All-Conference, NAIA All-American, and ranked #6 in NAIA Division I hitting percentage. As a student assistant in 2009, she helped the Lady Cats qualify for participation in the NAIA National Championship--a feat she has repeated three times since becoming head coach. She also served as an assistant coach at College of the Ozarks from 2010-2013 prior to being named head coach in 2014.
Muckenthaler graduated from College of the Ozarks in 2011 with a BS degree in Physical Education: Health/Wellness and completed her master’s degree in Athletics Administration at William Woods University in 2013.
Coach Muckenthaler is a full-time Assistant Professor, who teaches in the College's Physical Education Department.
She and her husband, Tanner, reside in the Branson area with their two children Elle and Halle.