Kelly (Hunter) Natter

Kelly (Hunter) Natter, a three-time All-American setter and two-time national champion at Nebraska, was named an assistant coach on Dec. 22, 2021. Prior to that, Natter spent three seasons on the Husker staff as a graduate assistant and a volunteer coach.

Overall, Natter has spent 11 of the last 12 seasons with the Husker program as either a player (2013-17) or coach (2019-24). In those 11 seasons, Nebraska has posted a top-10 finish every year, winning two national championships, playing in five NCAA Finals and making six trips to the final four.

Natter works with the Huskers’ liberos and defensive specialists while assisting with other positions. She has also worked direclty with NU’s setters in her time on the Husker staff. In 2023, Natter helped freshman Bergen Reilly earn Big Ten Setter of the Year and AVCA All-America honors as the Huskers won the Big Ten title and reached the NCAA Championship match. Reilly was the first freshman to win Big Ten Setter of the Year since the award originated in 2012. In 2024, Reilly was named an All-American and Big Ten Setter of the Year once again, leading the Huskers to their highest hitting percentage since 2016 and another appearance in the NCAA Semifinals.

As a volunteer coach in 2021, Natter helped Nebraska finish as the national runner-up. The Huskers finished with a No. 2 final ranking after a memorable run to the National Championship match as the No. 10 seed.

Natter was named a first-team AVCA All-American, the Big Ten Setter of the Year and an All-Big Ten selection for the second time in her career following her 2017 senior season. She received numerous honors from volleyball publications, including National Player of the Year and All-America first-team honors from PrepVolleyball.com and VolleyMob.com. Natter was also named co-Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship with teammate Mikaela Foecke after the Huskers beat Florida in the national title match in 2017.

The Papillion, Nebraska native earned CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team accolades and was named a semifinalist for the Senior CLASS Award. She ended her career with 4,125 assists and 699 career postseason assists, both of which rank second in school history. Natter finished her career with a 16-1 record in the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska’s starting setter, posting the most wins and highest postseason winning percentage by a starting setter in Husker history.

Natter earned her bachelor’s degree in management and marketing in May 2017. She graduated with her master’s degree in the arts of business administration from Nebraska in December 2019. Natter is married to A.J. Natter, who played football for the Huskers from 2014-16.