Jeremiah Larsen begins his third season as the head assistant coach with the Redhawks volleyball program. Larsen's duties include working with the team's passers and outside hitters along with coaching the team's defensive schemes.

Larsen also serves as the trams recruiting coordinator as well as assisting in various administrative duties of the Redhawks program.

"We are very fortunate to have Jeremiah's technical background in the gym," said Coach Ren. "He continues to impress me with his knowledge of the game. He is a very passionate person and it shows in all aspects of his work on and off the court."

Since his arrival on campus he has helped the program transform into one of the top defensive teams not only in the Ohio Valley Conference but in the country. Last season the team ranked 14th nationally in digs with 17.37 per set. This after the team ranked 52nd nationally in 2007.

Before coming to Cape Girardeau he was a volunteer assistant coach at Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah.

Prior to UVSC, Larsen served three seasons as head coach at Brighton High School in Sandy, Utah, where he guided them to a 2006 Utah 5A state championship and a No. 9 national ranking by Prep Volleyball.com with a 30-1 record and earned Utah Coach of the Year honors from the Salt Lake Tribune. During his three seasons at the helm of the Brighton program he compiled an amazing record of 78-5.

In addition, he coached at the Summit Volleyball Club for three years, helping them to a 2006 national ranking of No. 15 by PrepVolleyball.com.

Larsen competed for four seasons and lettered two years as a setter/libero at Brigham Young University, where he was a member of the 2001 NCAA Division I and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) championship teams. Larsen received his undergraduate degree in Sociology at BYU in 2004.

Larsen and his wife Casie are the proud parents of one child, Brock.