Head Coach - Brianne Smedley

Brianne Smedley comes into her second year Cameron from Berry College, an NAIA school in Mount Berry, Georgia, where she was the head coach of the Vikings.

Smedley coached the Vikings to an 82-37 record in her two seasons at the helm, including a 29-7 conference record. Last season her squad set a Berry College record for wins in a single season after going 35-9. The 2007 squad also achieved its first national ranking in school history.

Smedley began coaching in 2003 after competing for four years for the Mississippi State University Bulldog volleyball team. She graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education, and stayed in Starkville, Mississippi, to attain her Master of Science degree in 2002, also in Physical Education.

During her collegiate career as a right side hitter and middle blocker, Smedley was named the team MVP in both 1999 and 2000, and was named to the All-SEC Second team in 2000. She was also named the MVP of the Memphis and Air Force Invitational tournaments in 2000, and garnered All-Tournament honors at the MSU Invitational in both 1999 and 2000.

After becoming a head coach Smedley continued to accumulate a number of awards and accolades. She was named the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Coach of the Year and the Region XIII Coach of the Year in 2005. She also coached the first Honorable Mention All-American and the first Third Team All-American in Berry College history.

Also at Berry, Smedley coached a total of eight First Team All-Conference players, four Second Team All-Conference players, seven All-Region players, and one Conference Freshman of the Year.

Upon Smedley’s acceptance of the position, Jackson was confident that Cameron had found the right person to bring stability back to the historic Aggie volleyball program.
Prior to Berry College, Smedley served as Assistant Coach at both Centenary College of Louisiana, a Division I program, and Saint Leo University ( Florida), a Division II program.

Smedley also has coached at a number of big name summer camps on the campuses of the University of Alabama, the University of Texas, the University of Florida, and the University of Tennessee, to name a few.