Ashley Weers Bio
Adrienne Delph Bio
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell head volleyball coach Greg Goral announced on Tuesday the additions of Ashley Weers and Adrienne Delph as assistant coaches. Weers was a four-year standout for the Camels from 2006-09 and served as an assistant coach for the program from 2010-12, while Delph provides 20 years of coaching experience.
"This is exciting to complete my staff with two coaches that will help me set a positive and hard-working tone for the volleyball program," said Goral. "They are going to be instrumental in helping me shape the vision for a tradition of excellence at Campbell."
Weers rejoins the volleyball coaching staff in 2013 after serving as an assistant coach in 2010-12, while earning a masters in business administration in May 2012.
Most recently, she spent time in Missoula, Montana as the head coach of the 13- and 15-under club teams and administrative assistant at the Montana Volleyball Academy. The Littleton, Colo. native was also the junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant coach with the volleyball programs at Loyola Sacred Heart High School.
As an assistant at Campbell, she was responsible for supervising student-athlete academic coursework, so that they stayed on-track to graduate. Weers additionally, dealt with managing the budget, which included travel itineraries and ordering equipment for the team.
"Ashley, being the best volleyball player to ever wear a Campbell uniform, brings immediate notice to the direction we are headed," said Goral. "She is an exceptional asset to have on staff with her background at the university along with skills in training, recruiting and running the program. The best part is that she is passionate about Campbell, the team and bringing a winning tradition to the Creek."
During a four-year playing career, Weers was a prolific presence at the net for the Camels, ranking seventh in total blocks with 304, sixth in block assists at 237 and ninth in block solos at 67 in the program's record book.
She was tabbed to the 2009 All-A-Sun First Team, becoming just the third Camel to collect the honor in program history, 2008-09 A-Sun All-Academic Team and 2006 A-Sun All-Freshman Team. Weers is just the fifth Campbell volleyball player to receive multiple conference accolades.
During her senior campaign, she posted the best single-season attack percentage in school history, notching a .368 rate, which also led the Atlantic Sun and ranked 21st nationally.
With Weers leading the way on the court, the Camels recorded their best season since 2001, notching 17 wins in 2009, a 10-win turnaround from the previous year. The Camels also made their second-consecutive A-Sun Tournament appearance for the first time since 1997-98.
This is the first season at Campbell for Delph, who brings coaching experience at the Division I and III levels along with high school and club instruction.
"Adrienne's wealth of coaching experience really rounds out the staff," said coach Goral. "She has been in the trenches for a long time and knows the paths to take and the pitfalls to avoid when coaching at a high level. Her ability to train and organize different areas of the program will be a tremendous help."
Delph brings head coaching experience from Kenyon College (2006), Owens Community College (1994) and Heidelberg College (1992-93). She has additionally been an assistant coach at Capital University (1995-96, 2008-11), Troy University (2000-03) and Samford University (1997-98).
In one season as a volunteer assistant, Delph helped coach Ohio State University to a 30-4 record and an Elite Eight finish in the NCAA Tournament.
Additionally, she has been a part of club programs with the Columbus Volleyball Academy (2005-12), Wisconsin Power Volleyball Club (2004-05), Birmingham Volleyball Club (1999), Central Ohio Volleyball Club (1997) and Westerville Volleyball Club (1995).
The coaching career for Delph began at Bowling Green High School as an assistant coach for girl's volleyball from 1986-90 and girl's basketball from 1988-90, while serving as the head coach of the boy's volleyball team from 1988-91.
As a collegiate athlete, she began her volleyball career at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio from 1981-82 before transferring to Bowling Green State University for two seasons, 1984-85.
Campbell under first-year head coach Goral is currently in off-season conditioning, preparing for the spring practice period that begins in March.
