Hokie ClubAdams enters his fifth season at Virginia Tech, primarily working with liberos/defensive specialists.
In 2023, Adams' pupil Iliana Rodriguez would finish her only season at Tech with 400 digs, 7th in the ACC, and the second-highest single season total during Adams’ tenure. Rodriguez would also be the only member of the 2023 squad to play every single set during the season.
Under Adams, Tech would see a new entry in the record books, as Logan Mosley finished her senior campaign with 196 digs, bringing her career total to 1,304, finishing 8th in program history. A graduate transfer from Iowa, Maddie Slagle, would join the Hokies and lead the team in digs with 383. Mosley and Slagle both would end the season tied with freshman Hanna Borer for most sets played at 107, not missing a single set throughout the 2022 season.
2021 would add to Adams’ strong track record with the back row. Logan Mosley would continue to perform well as a libero with guidance from Adams. Mosley finished the season with a team-leading 409 digs, good for 7th in the ACC, recording her 1,000th career dig against Louisville. Adams would also aid in the development of freshman Mary Page, who would finish with 151 digs and a .946 receiving percentage. That season would see the highest output in digs for the Hokies during Adams’ tenure, finishing the year with 1493 total digs.
Joining at the beginning of the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Adams aided in the development of back row play, and it was his first time working with then sophomore Logan Mosley, who finished the season with 192 digs and a .959 receiving percentage as a libero. As a team during Adams’ first year with the Hokies with 799 team digs in 17 matches, averaging 12.48 digs per set.
Most recently, Adams spent eight years (2012-2019) with Radford volleyball, while also employed as an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. While coaching with Marci Byers, Radford claimed three Big South regular season titles, two Big South tournament championships and competed in three national tournaments (NCAA in 2013, 2017, NIVC in 2018). In Adams’ time with the Highlanders, he aided in the development of setters, exemplified by two athletes, Haley Kleespies and Jena Braden, who finished first and third in career assists, respectively, in program history.
In 2008, Adams became co-head coach of Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Adams helped lead the Knights to a combined 97-13 record (.882%). He saw nine athletes named to the All-Beach District first team, six to the All-Eastern Region first team, five on the Group AAA All-State team, and a two-time AAA State Player of the Year, Cheyanne James, who would also play for Adams at Radford University.
Adams earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Math Education in 1997 from North Carolina State University. After receiving his degree, Adams had stops at various high schools in North Carolina, as well as coaching multiple club teams in three states. He also co-founded the Beach Elite Volleyball Club of Virginia Beach, Va.
He and his wife Karen have five daughters, Trinity, Mattox, Raelin, and twins Vivienne and Genevieve.
In 2023, Adams' pupil Iliana Rodriguez would finish her only season at Tech with 400 digs, 7th in the ACC, and the second-highest single season total during Adams’ tenure. Rodriguez would also be the only member of the 2023 squad to play every single set during the season.
Under Adams, Tech would see a new entry in the record books, as Logan Mosley finished her senior campaign with 196 digs, bringing her career total to 1,304, finishing 8th in program history. A graduate transfer from Iowa, Maddie Slagle, would join the Hokies and lead the team in digs with 383. Mosley and Slagle both would end the season tied with freshman Hanna Borer for most sets played at 107, not missing a single set throughout the 2022 season.
2021 would add to Adams’ strong track record with the back row. Logan Mosley would continue to perform well as a libero with guidance from Adams. Mosley finished the season with a team-leading 409 digs, good for 7th in the ACC, recording her 1,000th career dig against Louisville. Adams would also aid in the development of freshman Mary Page, who would finish with 151 digs and a .946 receiving percentage. That season would see the highest output in digs for the Hokies during Adams’ tenure, finishing the year with 1493 total digs.
Joining at the beginning of the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Adams aided in the development of back row play, and it was his first time working with then sophomore Logan Mosley, who finished the season with 192 digs and a .959 receiving percentage as a libero. As a team during Adams’ first year with the Hokies with 799 team digs in 17 matches, averaging 12.48 digs per set.
Most recently, Adams spent eight years (2012-2019) with Radford volleyball, while also employed as an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. While coaching with Marci Byers, Radford claimed three Big South regular season titles, two Big South tournament championships and competed in three national tournaments (NCAA in 2013, 2017, NIVC in 2018). In Adams’ time with the Highlanders, he aided in the development of setters, exemplified by two athletes, Haley Kleespies and Jena Braden, who finished first and third in career assists, respectively, in program history.
In 2008, Adams became co-head coach of Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Adams helped lead the Knights to a combined 97-13 record (.882%). He saw nine athletes named to the All-Beach District first team, six to the All-Eastern Region first team, five on the Group AAA All-State team, and a two-time AAA State Player of the Year, Cheyanne James, who would also play for Adams at Radford University.
Adams earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Math Education in 1997 from North Carolina State University. After receiving his degree, Adams had stops at various high schools in North Carolina, as well as coaching multiple club teams in three states. He also co-founded the Beach Elite Volleyball Club of Virginia Beach, Va.
He and his wife Karen have five daughters, Trinity, Mattox, Raelin, and twins Vivienne and Genevieve.