Bethany College (WV) Men's Volleyball

Bio Chuck Shoemaker joined the Bison as the men's volleyball head coach in 2023  Shoemaker comes to Bethany after a stint at Alderson Broaddus. He joined the Battlers in November of 2018 after a coaching stint in Rocky Mount, North Carolina at North Carolina Wesleyan College with Women's Volleyball from 2015 to 2018. Before North Carolina Wesleyan, Shoemaker was the Assistant Coach of Women's Volleyball at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 2013 to 2015. At the IUP, Shoemaker worked primarily with blockers, coaching one player to First Team All-PSAC honors in his first season. He also organized day-to-day team operations and served as director of the Crimson Hawks' volleyball camps. Prior to joining the Hawks, Shoemaker completed a graduate assistantship at the University of Cumberlands in 2012. There, he helped lead the Patriots to a 36-22 record over two seasons, while also serving as head coach of UC's junior varsity squad. Additionally, his Cumberlands tenure allowed the Pittsburgh, Pa. native to assist in all aspects of skills training and recruiting. Shoemaker's other experience includes one season as assistant men’s volleyball coach for Deer Lakes High School, where he helped lead DLHS to the 2011 PIAA State Championship. He has also offered his services at several camps and clinics, while most recently, he posted a 37-27 record with the Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association, including two tournament wins and a fourth place finish in the Keystone Regional Bid tournament. Graduated from Clarion University with a degree in secondary education and minor in coaching in 2011.  Earned his M.A.Ed from Cumberlands in 2012. 

Brittany Arent joined the Bison as an assistant coach for the men’s volleyball program in 2023.She comes to Bethany from Alderson Broaddus University. In 2018, she became a volunteer assistant coach with the men’s volleyball program. Her duties included equipment management, nutrition, marketing, travel arrangements, and game day operations.Prior to Alderson Broaddus, she served as a site supervisor at Nash County Recreation and Senior Services where she worked with children in multiple sporting leagues all year long.In 2016, Arent began working with Barton College. Her duties at Barton included facility operations, sports information and compliance.As a student at IUP, she worked with the Crimson Hawks athletics department and was a sports journalist for the college paper.Arent has experience in women’s volleyball as she was a high school coach and served as an assistant athletic director.She graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2018 with a bachelor of science in sport administration and minor in business.