Hockman enters her ninth season as head coach of the Pioneer volleyball program after directing her squad to an overall record of 22-20 last season, including a 6-10 mark in the AMC South Division.  Last year marked the eighth winning campaign in nine seasons for Hockman.  The program has fared extremely well under her direction, with an AMC title in 2000 and 2001 and having battled for the title in nearly every other season in which she has coached.  Through eight seasons, Hockman, who has two AMC Coach of the Year honors to her credit, has an impressive 213-118 record (89-41 AMC).

Athough Tanya and her husband, Scott, were blessed with the arrival of their third child just prior to the start of the current season, she will remain as the Pioneer head coach but will continue to receive additional help from longtime assistant coach Rafael Gonzalez.

Having graduated with a BA in Christian Ministries at Malone in 1994, Hockman was a four-year letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball at the College.  She went on to attain a masters in Christian Ministries , also at Malone, in 1999.  Prior to becoming the head coach, she was an assistant Pioneer volleyball coach for four years.  At Malone, she has coached two NAIA Honorable Mention honorees (Angela Lockhart and Brandie Beebe), two AMC Player of the Year recipients (Angela Lockhart and Kim Slone) and six NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes.  In addition, she also served as an assistant Malone women’s basketball coach for six seasons (1995-2001).

Hockman is also currently serving as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Theology (Sports Ministries).  She is also the NCCAA East Region Volleyball Chair, a position she has held since 2005.  In addition, she is a former board member of both the Association of Church Sports and Recreation Ministries and the Regional Sports Consortium.

Tanya and her husband, Scott, also a Malone graduate (1994), and their daughters Jaidan (4), Kiara (2), and Nya (1 month) reside in North Canton .