Coming off a school-best 30-22 season in 2007, the Marshalltown Community College volleyball team is gaining national recognition. With mostly a new group of six to be on the court, the Tigers are reloading to prove worthy of the attention. Marshalltown starts the season Friday at Iowa Western’s Reiver Classic sporting the No. 11 ranking in the NJCAA Division II preseason poll. “I have mixed feelings on that preseason ranking because it’s nice to be recognized for what we’ve done in the previous years and it gives a little indication of what people think we have this year,” said Marshalltown head coach Jackie Holland. “But I also like to be on the opposite side and have it be something that we have to work at or work for. We’ll see if the girls can step up to the challenge this weekend because we’ll see a lot of tough teams.” The Tigers return three sophomores that were on last year’s team and must replace their firepower at the net.