Mandy Smid has resigned her position as head volleyball coach at Aberdeen Roncalli.
Smid has been with the program for 15 years, the past 11 as head coach of the Cavaliers.
The mother of three children age 7 and younger, Smid wanted to spend more time with her family.
"Honestly, I couldn’t ask for a better liason into transitioning back to being mom," Smid said. "I had just a great year with the girls. It’s been a great run. We’ve had some really successful programs and some amazing athletes I’ve gotten to work with over the last 11 years."
During her tenure as head coach, Smid had just one season under .500, led Roncalli to numerous SoDak 16 appearances, coached in one state tournament and won multiple Northeast Conference championships, including this past season.
"That doesn’t happen that often," said Roncalli athletic director Derek Larson of going out on top. "That’s something to be proud of to be able to win the conference, especially with how good our 
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