AJ Koele enters her first season as an Assistant Coach for the DBU Volleyball program. Koele capped off a standout collegiate career at DBU in 2022, earning AVCA First Team All-American honors and was named the South Central Region Player of the Year in her lone season with the Lady Patriots. She played a pivotal role in DBU’s 25–7 campaign that year, helping lead the Lady Patriots to an NCAA Regional appearance. Koele began her collegiate career at Mississippi State in 2018 before spending the next three seasons at Baylor University.
Following her playing career, Koele gained valuable coaching experience in South Carolina, spending two seasons coaching high school volleyball at Oceanside Collegiate Academy in Mount Pleasant. She also served as a coach and director for SC Elite Volleyball Club in Charleston. Prior to her time in South Carolina, Koele held the role of communications coordinator for the Antioch Movement in Waco, Texas.
Koele earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Baylor University and later completed her Master of Liberal Arts at Dallas Baptist University.
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