Championship Volleyball Camps
Coaching Staff
Madi Wilkerson | Associate Head Coach
Madi Wilkerson joined the SFA volleyball program in January of 2022 and spent the past three seasons as assistant coach before being promote to Associate Head Coach in December of 2024.
"We are excited to have Madi join the SFA volleyball family," said Head Coach Debbie Humphreys. "After a successful playing career, she has received high level experience at SMU and Auburn. She brings lots of practical experience to our passers and defenders. We look forward to working with her, as we prepare to take steps forward in the WAC."
Wilkerson spent two seasons as the Director of Volleyball Operations and Technical Coordinator for Auburn University. She was the "master calendar" for the program, where she handled team travel and scheduling as well as camps and finances. Wilkerson handled the statistical and video work for the program with her expertise in Data Volley in addition to her Director of Operations role.
A four-year libero at Saint Mary's College of California, she finished her career second in program history with a 3.64 digs per set average. During her time at Saint Mary's, Wilkerson led the Gaels to a runner-up finish at the West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Championship as a sophomore. She led her indoor squad in digs each of her last three seasons.
Wilkerson, a native of Midlothian, Texas, joined the Auburn volleyball staff after serving as a graduate assistant at SMU for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
Alex Holt | Assistant Coach
Alex Holt joined the Ladyjack staff on January 6th, 2025 after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach and served as the recruiting coordinator for two seasons at Louisiana Tech.
The 2024 season saw Holt orchestrate one of the best blocking performances in over a decade. The Bulldogs finished the year with 216.5 total blocks, the most since 2010. The 319 block assists were the most by a Tech team since 2009. She developed Charlize Williams into one of the best middle blockers in program history. Williams tied the program record with 1.24 blocks per set and ranked tied for fifth with 128 total blocks. She also oversaw the development of freshman Rori Gray into a Conference USA All-Freshman season.
LA Tech carried the momentum from the 2022 season into 2023 and qualified for their first Conference USA Tournament in program history. Under Holt's guidance, the Bulldogs finished with 277 block assists, the most since the 2019 season.
Her presence was felt in year one with the program as LA Tech built momentum after registering 11 wins, the most since 2019. Four of those came against Conference USA action, including two 3-0 sweeps of Charlotte and UTSA, to match the most CUSA victories in a single season since 2016. The team came one win shy of qualifying for the CUSA Tournament for the first time in program history, a goal they are set out to do in 2023. Holt was responsible for helping develop the Bulldogs blocking game that finished the season with 216 total blocks, their most since 2010, and 110 solo blocks, the sixth most in a single season in program history.
Prior to her time in Ruston, Holt served as an assistant coach at Cisco College from 2020-2022. She played for the Pacific Tigers from 2014-2019 for both the indoor and beach volleyball teams. Holt was named the team captain in her final season with the Tigers. In her senior season, she played in all 29 matches and finished her career with 399 kills and 167 total blocks.
The Sacramento, California native graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences and a minor in teaching professions in 2018. She received her master's degree in the fall of 2019 in educational and organizational leadership from Pacific.
Max Dunn| Assistant Coach
Max Dunn begins his first season in Nacogdoches as a graduate assistant in 2024 and is pursuing a Master's in Kinesiology - Human Performance.
He previously spent two seasons at Siena College helping lead their team to a six-win improvement from the prior season and a MAAC Semifinal finish during the 2022 season. Dunn also coached Sara Wagner and Emily Wunder to All-MAAC 2nd team selections and Wunder also earned an All-Tournament Selection.
Dunn was Siena Volleyball head coach Simone Asque-Favia's first coaching hire on June 16, 2022. Dunn is a former club volleyball manager and varsity manager for the Women’s Volleyball team at Indiana University.
A native of Indiana, Dunn arrived at Siena College after spending the previous year as the varsity head coach at Owen Valley High School in Spencer, Indiana. Since August of 2019, Dunn was also a volunteer coach for the Indiana University Women’s Club Volleyball team, assisting both administratively and on-court. In January of 2020, Dunn also founded and works as a coaching instructor at The Coaching Academy, which provides instruction and provides opportunities to high school athletes who have an interest in coaching for all sports.
Dunn has also worked at Tier Ten Sports Camps with multiple titles, at The Hidden Opponent as a mental health advocate and speaker for student athletes, and as a performance consultant and beach coach for IBeach31 Volleyball Club. In April of 2020, Dunn founded and was head coach for Riptide Sand Volleyball, a successful summer sand volleyball program in Bloomington, Indiana for ages 12-18.
The Hoosier State native began his coaching career in Bloomington at both area high schools, first joining as a volunteer assistant and boys’ varsity assistant coach at Bloomington High School South for a year before moving to Bloomington High School North as an assistant setting coach and varsity practice player.
Dunn graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in May of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in athletics coaching. He was a member of the dean’s list and executive dean’s list each of his four years.