Shenandoah University Women's Volleyball

The Shenandoah University volleyball program entered a new era in March, 2019 with the addition of Kent Clayberg as its new head coach. Clayberg is the fifth full-time head coach in program history.  Clayberg comes to Shenandoah with an impressive resume, having won 290 matches as the head coach at Central (Iowa) from 2003 through 2017. In his tenure as head coach, the Dutch won five Iowa Conference titles while making four NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.  He was the Iowa Conference Coach of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Prior to his head coaching experience, the 1990 Central graduate was an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1998 through 2002. In that time, Central won three Division III national championships, five Iowa Conference titles and an appeared in the NCAA Tournament four additional times.  Off the court, his squads were honored for a national record 17 conference years with the AVCA Team Academic Award and 112 players earned conference All-Academic accolades. Following his departure from Central, Clayberg served as an assistant at DI Charleston Southern University before going into private business.  

Longtime Winchester resident Jerry Wampler joined the Shenandoah University volleyball staff in August, 2021.   Wampler, a USA Volleyball certified coach, comes to SU after serving as a club volleyball coach since 2008.   Wampler’s club experience started with the Apple Valley Volleyball Club 17’s team in 2008 and he added a vice president’s role within the club in 2010. He served in this latter role through 2020.   Most recently, he was the head coach of the Vienna Elite West Volleyball Club 17’s team in 2020-21.   In addition to his volleyball coaching, Wampler is a professional teaching instructor in both golf and tennis. From 1982 through 1998, he was the head tennis professional at Stonebrook Swim and Racquet Club before becoming the head golf professional at Winchester’s Rock Harbor Golf Club. He served in this role until 2017.   Wampler maintains his professional licensure from both the US Professional Tennis Association and the Professional Golfers Association.   With the Hornets, he will be involved in all aspects of the program including practice and game management, recruiting, and player development.   ###