EVBC | Earlham Volleyball Club

meet our coaches for the 2023-2024 season! these will be updated after coaching decisions have been made on october 15th!

Our coaching assignments are tentative until November 1st. Reminder that if you are interested in coaching for the upcoming 2023-2024 season, fill out the form below.

Cameryn Caskey

Club Director, 14u

Cameryn grew up in Earlham, Iowa where she played high school volleyball for Earlham and club for EVBC. Cameryn was an all-conference defensive specialist. She is the current assistant varsity coach here at Earlham and this is her fourth year coaching for EVBC. She is looking forward to working with her teams on serving, serve receive, and defense.

Kelcie Hale

13U

Hello! I am Kelcie Hale and I am 22 years old. I am currently trying to obtain my BA in education. I went to Earlham High School and played volleyball, basketball, and ran track. I played basketball for three years at the collegiate level. I stopped playing because I needed to focus on school and myself. I live in Earlham, and I have lived here for five years. This will be my second year coaching with EVBC and I am super excited to get to know you and the athletes! :)

Holly Gettler

17U Black

Hello! My name is Holly Gettler and we live in Earlham with our two daughters and dog Oakley. I am a Registered Nurse and work in the Emergency Department as a nursing supervisor. I also currently coach volleyball for the Earlham 7th and 8th grade teams. I have played volleyball for many years for Waveely-Shell Rock and still play sand volleyball every summer. I also coached high school and club for Waverly Shell Rock for a few years. I love being in the gym and am always up for a good game of volleyball or pepper!!

Andrea Maxwell

17U Black

Hi, I am Andrea Maxwell! I am married and have 2 sons in the Earlham School District. I played volleyball at Hazelwood West HS in St. Louis and played collegiate volleyball at Rockhurst University, with a 140-14 record, I was also in the top 10 in NCAA II blocks and hitting percentage as a Middle Hitter, I have numberous accolades in my volleyball career, but that was all due to my great teammates. I look forward to helping the players develop individually as well as a team. Go Cards!

Hanna & Matthew Mankin

16U Black

Hanna and Matthew currently reside in Dexter with their daughter, Ellie and two golden retrievers. They are both graduates of EHS, where they were multi-sport athletes. Hanna is a dental hygienist and Matthew works as a transportation coordinator. As an All Conference, All District and 3rd Team All State outside hitter, Hanna has 15 years of playing experience at high school, collegiate and recreational levels. She coached EVBC back in 2014 before her college program began. Together over the years, they have played sand volleyball where Matthew has learned the ins and outs of the sport. They’re excited to be back as coaches and are eager to see what this club season has in store!

Katie Hughes

15U Black

Hi! My name is Katelyn (Katie) Hughes. I graduated in 2021 from Earlham High School and I currently go to SWICC for nursing. I played volleyball from 5th-12th grade for both Winterset, Earlham and EVBC. This will be my third season coaching for EVBC. In the past, I have coached 15U and 13U. I am looking forward to working with my team on serving, serve receive and defense.

Journey Allsup

15U Black

Hi, I'm Journey Allsup. I grew up in Winterset, Iowa and started playing volleyball when I was in 7th grade and continued through high school as a defensive specialist. I was also involved in softball, soccer, and track. This is my second year coaching for EVBC. I am looking forward to working with my team on serving and serve receive.

Katie DeGroff

10U/11U

Lindsey Hoodjar

10U/11U

My name is Lindsey Hoodjer and this will be my first year coaching in Earlham. Growing up I played volleyball, basketball, golf, and softball at Greene (now North Butler) in Northern Iowa. I was a setter in high school and received all conference honors my junior year on the honorable mention team. After college I coached 7th and 8th grade volleyball in Clarksville and also coached the high school club team there for one year. I recently moved to Earlham and work as a school social worker in Des Moines. For the last two years, I have coached 12u and 13u club teams for Norwalk Volleyball Club. I am excited to coach 12u in Earlham! In my spare time, I enjoy photography, reading, playing in a women's volleyball league, napping with my dog, attending activities for my nieces and nephews, and spending time with my boyfriend and his two kids.

Haleigh Cross

15U Black

Hello, my name is Haleigh Cross! I am currently in school to become a firefighter and a paramedic at DMACC. I have one dog named Gus who goes just about everywhere with me. In high school I was a cheerleader and did a little bit of volleyball as well. I am very excited to help coach this year and get to meet and know everyone as well.