EVBC | Earlham Volleyball Club

meet our coaches for the 2022-2023 season!

Our coaching assignments are tentative until November 1st. Reminder that if you are interested in coaching for the upcoming 2022-2023 season, fill out the form below.

Cameryn Caskey

Club Director, 16u Black and 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 Head Coach

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! :)

Sarah Groves

13u Assistant Coach

Hi, I am Sarah Groves. I am married and have two step-daughters, a daughter, and a son. We live a crazy and busy life! I am a 5th and 6th grade teacher at Dallas Center-Grimes School District. I have enjoyed coaching a variety of sports over the years. I started playing volleyball at a young age. I played club volleyball and played for my hometown. However, I also played softball and basketball. I love staying active and I am extremely competitive :) I am looking forward to the club volleyball season.

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

17u Red

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

16u Red

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.

Karry Goff

16u Black

Hello! I am Karry Goff and I am a senior at Earlham High School. I have played EVBC for 4 years and school volleyball for 6 years. I have also been a part of the softball team at earlham for 6 years. This is going to be my first year coaching, so I am super excited to start coaching and working with the team!!

Journey Allsup

16u 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

15u Black

Abby Presler

14u

Hello, my name is Abby Presler and I am a senior at Earlham High School. I have played volleyball at Earlham all four years of high school as an outside hitter, and have also played EVBC for 4 years. This will be my first year coaching a team, and I am excited to work with kids also at Earlham! After high school I plan to major in nursing.

Kara Hohertz

14u

Hello, my name is Kara Hohertz, and I am currently a senior at Earlham. I am a middle hitter in volleyball and I also play basketball. In my free time I like to hangout with friends and go shopping. After high school I am going to the University of Iowa to major in radiation sciences. This will be my first year coaching club volleyball and I’m super excited for the season!

Hannah Yetter

13u Assistant Coach

Lindsey Hoodjar

12u

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

16u Red

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.