Skylights ink Wyoming star

The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team has certainly had success with junior college players from Wyoming. And head coach Jerry Wagner is hoping for more with his newest signee.

Wagner has announced the signing of Laramie County CC standout Anastasija Dragovic to join the Skylight program next fall. Dragovic is from Belgrade, Serbia. Dragovic is a 6-4 middle blocker, who had 40 kills, 4 solo blocks, and 32 assisted blocks on the season.

"I'm beyond excited Anastasija has chosen to continue her volleyball career here at MSUN," said coach Wagner. "She possesses a great amount of maturity, drive and determination; all things that will help take our program in the direction we want to go."

"Ana understands and appreciates true teamwork and while watching our Skylights compete this year, she indicated strongly she wanted to be part of that type of program. She recognized what outstanding team energy these girls have, and it was a big part of her decision to join the program. Ana has a positive attitude and possesses a great amount of passion. She will be a great teammate on and off the court because she is willing to put in the time and hard work it requires to be successful in both areas. Ana has tremendous family support and was brought up in a big sports family."

Dragovich is the daughter of Tijhomir and Gordana Dragovic. She also has four older sisters and one brother - Jelena, Nevena, Milena, Nada and Balsa.

"Both of my parents and all of my siblings played on the intercollegiate and professional levels," Dragovic said. "My mother, Gordana, played basketball for the National Team of Former Yugoslavia and she was one of the best players. My father Tihomir also was a very good basketball player. He had played for the National Team of Montenegro and afterward became a very good basketball coach. He made amazing results on the International level. All of my four sisters played college volleyball and one brother played college basketball in the U.S. I am the sixth kid in the Dragovic family."

Jelena graduated from California Baptist University in 2014. Nevena graduated from Lewis-Clark State College in 2014. Milena graduated from Tulane University in 2014. Nada graduated from California State University- Northridge in 2019. Balsa graduated from Harvard University in 2019.

"I believe Ana will add greatly to our team chemistry and program as we continue to make forward strides in the Frontier Conference," Wagner said.

Dragovic will major in business and finance.