Calaeb Campbell enters his second season as an assistant coach with Southeast Missouri volleyball. Campbell’s role involves coaching the liberos and defense, assist with recruiting, coordinate travel, scout opponents, and assist with video analysis and breakdown.
During his first year with the Redhawks, Campbell’s defense ranked fourth in the OVC with 16.85 digs per set. The Redhawks registered 1,921 total digs on the season. Senior libero Jade Mortimer picked up 4.61 digs per set, ranking fourth in the league. Her 525 total digs also ranked fourth among the OVC. Mortimer earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 7.
Prior to Southeast, Campbell served as the volunteer assistant at fellow Ohio Valley Conference institution Tennessee Tech University.
At Tennessee Tech, Campbell was responsible for demonstrating and running a variety of team and position-specific drills. He also aided heavily in student-athlete physical fitness. TTU finished the season ranked second in the league in digs per set and fifth in opponent hitting percentage in the OVC.
A native of, Spencer, Tenn., Campbell has also served as a coach for the club and high school levels. He was the head coach of the MidTN Volleyball Club out of Murfreesboro, Tenn. He spent nearly three years as a site director and coach with the Ethos Volleyball Club.
His high school experience includes a season as a non-faculty coach at Hume- Fogg Academic High School in Nashville, Tenn. He spent three and a half years assisting the coaching staff at Cookeville High School. At both schools he worked with varsity and junior varsity student-athletes.
Throughout his undergrad, Campbell played club volleyball at Tennessee Tech. He served as the libero for the team and earned Best Defensive Player each season. He also worked closely with the Exercise Science Majors Club to get the team active in the community with various philanthropic activities.
Campbell graduated in 2013 from Tennessee Tech with his Bachelor of Arts degree in Multidisciplinary Studies and Exercise Science.
