Shannon (Perry) Wieland (2015) - Hall of Fame

Shannon (Perry) Wieland

Induction:
2015
Class:
1999

Shannon (Perry) Wieland ranks second all-time at UNI in assists with 4,881. She led the Panthers in assists in each of her four seasons.

She was named the MVC Player of the Year in 1998 and 1999. She was a three-time first-team All-MVC pick and a three-time first-team academic All-MVC honoree.

She was the first UNI volleyball player to earn Division I All-America honors from the AVCA in 1999 as she tallied second-team status. She recorded five triple-doubles in her career.

She has also been selected as a member of the MVC All-Centennial Team. Perry was a three-time member of the MVC Scholar-Athlete squad.
She would help lead the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament in 1998 and also in 1999 where she would take the Panthers to the Sweet Sixteen – for the first time in school history.

In 2000, Perry was selected as the representative from the state of Iowa as a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.

Perry is originally from Overland Park, Kan., and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School.

She is married to former UNI wrestling All-American Tony Wieland. The couple resides in West Des Moines with their two children. She is working as a physical therapist and as a consultant volleyball coach.