Heather Noll joined the Lake Forest Athletic Department in January of 2012 as the head women's volleyball coach.

Noll comes to Lake Forest from Buena Vista University, where she was the head coach the last four seasons. Buena Vista players earned six All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors and accounted for 21 IIAC All-Academic Team entries during her four seasons. She was also an instructor in Buena Vista's School of Education & Exercise Science and served as the advisor of the Beavers' Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

Prior to her time at Buena Vista, Noll was a graduate assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for two seasons. The Warhawks were 71-12 during her time on staff, finished third in the country in 2006, and were the national runners-up in 2007. She also served as an assistant to Whitewater's strength and conditioning coach and as an ad-hoc instructor in the physical education department. Noll also has experience coaching at numerous volleyball camps and clinics and as the head men's club volleyball coach at UW-Whitewater.

Noll played collegiately for two years each at Indian Hills Community College and Coe College, which along with Lake Forest is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. She was a two-year IIAC All-Academic Team honoree at Coe and, as a senior, was the team's captain and Most Valuable Player.

In addition to her role as head volleyball coach, Noll serves as the advisor for Lake Forest College's Student Athlete Advisory Committee.