Former volleyball coach arrested

Kate Kompas

Former Iowa State head volleyball coach Kerry Miller turned herself over to authorities in late May, almost two weeks after a warrant had been issued for her arrest.

According to an article in the Ames Tribune, at about 1 p.m. on May 27, Miller came to the Story County Courthouse with lawyer J.D. Hartung to face charges of submitting a false academic transcript, which is punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,500 fine.

Thirty-six-year-old Miller is being charged under an Iowa criminal statue regarding “prohibitions relating to false academic degrees, grades or honors,” which is a serious misdemeanor, said Loras Jaeger, director of ISU’s Department of Public Safety.

On May 11, Story County Attorney Stephen Holmes issued an arrest warrant for Miller.

DPS officers attempted to arrest her at her home at 1315 Big Bluestem Court, but she had already left for her parents’ home in New Jersey.

Miller listed on her application to ISU that she was a three-year letterwinner with the Arizona Wildcats as well as the 1983 Southwestern Conference Rookie of the Year while with the University of Houston.

Both of those credentials are false.

She also claimed that she had a degree from the University of Arizona. In fact, she attended classes at Arizona but never graduated.

According to Ames Tribune reports, Miller pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A trial date has been set for Thursday.

Miller resigned April 21 after a tumultuous season at ISU.

Her team went 3-27 on the year, and three players left the squad, citing Miller as their reason for leaving.