Nance Wernes:

NWAA is proud to have Nance on our Scholarship Selection Committee.  Her knowledge of sports and her enthusiasm in promoting women's sports brings an impressive resume to NWAA. 

Nance Wernes is a life-long athlete having earned nine varsity letters in high school and played volleyball at the Collegiate Level.  Athletics continued to be a large part of her life after college, and in 2004 she founded the Kansas City Storm to give women in and around Kansas City a rare opportunity: to play tackle football.  In three short years the Storm established themselves as a worthy opponent and in 2007 won their division crown!

Nance has supported girl athletes as a youth softball and basketball coach.  As an advocate of women’s sports in Kansas City, Nance started the Kansas City Women’s Sports Association providing a structure for all adult women’s sports in the area:  rugby, football, roller derby, lacrosse and swimming, to unite and work together.  In addition, she has launched her own not-for-profit entity – SupportHer with Sports to promote women’s health, esteem, and well-being with sports. 

Life-Long Athlete

·         Nine High School  Varsity Letters

·         Collegiate Volleyball Player, Hall of Fame Inductee (NWMSU Club 1980 Volleyball Team)

·         Medalist in Kansas City Corporate Challenge Competitions

·         Kansas City’s Executive Women’s Golf Association

·         Women’s Tackle Football Player

Female Sports Advocate

·         CYO Girls Grade School Basketball Coach

·         AAU High School Girls Basket ball Coach

·         Girls Youth Softball Coach

·         Member Kansas City Women’s Intersport Network (Win for KC)

·         Founder Kansas City Storm Women’s Sports Association

·         Founder Kansas City Storm Women’s Football Team

·         Founder SupportHer with Sports