Colgate University Athletics

Before Colgate
Nina Gannon is a 2026 graduate of Townview TAG who played four years of varsity volleyball (2022-26)...over her high school career, she amassed 729 kills and 205 blocks, including a senior season hitting .476 with 235 kills and 75 blocks…she earned numerous individual honors, including District 12-5A Newcomer of the Year (2022), 1st Team All-District (2023), and District 14-5A MVP Middle Blocker (2024, 2025), as well as the 2023 Woodrow Team Offensive Award…Gannon helped her high school team reach the second round of the State 5A Division II playoffs in 2022 and 2023 and the third round in 2024 and 2025…outside of school, she competes with Untouchables EPA (2024-26) in the North Texas Region, earning national recognition including 2022 Girls Junior Nationals 14 American Bronze, 2025 Show Me National Qualifier 17 Liberty Medalists, 2025 Windy City National Qualifier 17 USA Runner-Up, 2026 KC MLK Classic 18 Liberty Champions, and 2026 Las Vegas Classic 18 Club Champions.

Personal
Born: Nina Perlic Gannon in Dallas, Texas.
Family: Daughter of Jasmine Long and John Gannon has one stepbrother, Jackson Pierson, and one sister, Nola Gannon.

Julia on choosing Colgate: “I chose Colgate because I immediately fell in love when I stepped on campus. The coaching staff and team are so incredibly close-knit, and the town shares that same sense of community. Combined with Colgate's academic rigor, it felt like the perfect place for me."