Kyle Steele
Camp Director
Kyle Steele is the Men' & Women’s Head Coach at Jessup University.
Jessup University formally announced Kyle Steele as head coach of both the men's and women's volleyball programs in March of 2024. Steele made the jump to Rocklin after a very successful stint as the head men's volleyball coach at OUAZ in Surprise, Ariz.
"I'm excited to be a part of Jessup and the culture," said Steele on coming to Jessup. "I'm also excited to be a part of the PacWest and expound on my experience as a volleyball coach in the NCAA."
During his tenure with the Spirit, which began in 2017, Steele built OUAZ into one of the most dominant men's volleyball programs in the NAIA. Steele guided his team to three consecutive NAIA National Tournament berths and consistently kept the Spirit ranked inside the top five.
OUAZ won 112 games under Steele. He joined the university after spending three seasons as the head women's volleyball coach for Oklahoma City University, where he guided the Stars to a 73-25 record and a Sooner Athletic Conference Championship.
Steele has 185 wins as a collegiate head coach entering his first season with the Warriors.
Vice President of Athletics Lance Von Vogt said on the hiring of Steele, "Kyle's purpose, faith, character, family values, experience, and volleyball coaching acumen are second to none. He was the unanimous selection from our committee and administrative team to lead both our women's volleyball program as well as launch our men's volleyball program."
Steele's first season in Rocklin will also be the first for the university's men's volleyball program. On the women's side, the Warriors are coming off back-to-back conference tournament appearances and will soon be competing in year one as an NCAA Division II institution.
The 2024-25 season will be the second time in Steele's career that he takes over a brand-new program, as his first season in Surprise was also year one of the men's volleyball program.
On stepping in to lead a brand-new program, Steele added, "There are going to be some very tough challenges ahead. However, I think this will make for an awesome environment for Jessup. I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead, knowing it will be a tough road."
"Kyle fits exactly what we were looking for," added Von Vogt. "He is going to provide an elite experience for the student-athletes within our program."