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Nolan Schmidt

Nolan Schmidt

Nolan Schmidt joined Campbell Volleyball and Greg Goral’s coaching staff in June 2025. Schmidt comes to The Creek following a two-year stint at Triangle Volleyball Club based in Raleigh. 

“I'm excited for Nolan to join our staff,” head coach Greg Goral said. “He brings a great deal of knowledge as an attacker and a lot of energy to the gym as a mentor. He has a passion for coaching and will be effective in training and development, scouting and recruiting. He rounds out our staff nicely.”

Schmidt's first season was the most successful in program history, winning both the CAA regular season and tournament titles. The 2025 squad posted a record of 23-7, 13-3 in CAA play. After being swept at home by Charleston early in CAA action, the Camels rattled off 11 consecutive wins before a loss in the season finale after already earning a share of the regular season crown. 

As the 2-seed in the CAA Championship, the Camels got past Stony Brook in the semifinals and Hofstra in the title game with both matches going to five sets. The Camels posted a perfect record of 7-0 in five-set matches on the year. 

The Camels visited College Station, Texas for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to the eventual national champion Texas A&M in three sets. 

Gwen Wolkow and Maja Daca were each tabbed first-team all-CAA in 2025.

Campbell’s 17-win improvement in 2025 (23 wins in 2025, 6 wins in 2024) was the largest turnaround in the country that season.  

Schmidt has three years of coaching experience at the club level, having previously worked for Gaston Galaxy in Charlotte. Schmidt has also worked at UNC and Mike Schall’s summer program. Campbell will be his collegiate coaching debut. 

Schmidt played for Belmont Abbey College as an attacker, with club playing experience at Triangle, 303 VC (Colo.), FrontRange (Colo.), and VCNebraska. He graduated from Belmont Abbey early with a degree in business management.

Schmidt comes from a volleyball family. His mother is a coach of 20+ years, and his sister, Jasmine, played at Creighton and now coaches as well.