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University of North Carolina Athletics
Volleyball
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Jennifer Charles is spent two seasons with the North Carolina volleyball program (2013-14), where she helped the 2014 team to a 29-3 record, the program’s most wins since 2002. The Tar Heels achieved a series of program bests with Charles on staff, including the highest RPI at No. 5, highest AVCA Coaches Poll ranking at No. 7, and highest NCAA tournament seed at No. 7.
In 2013, UNC earned a 27-5 record and was ranked in the top 25 in each of the 2013 season’s weekly AVCA Coaches Polls while peaking at No. 10. Charles joined the program in 2013 as a volunteer assistant after spending the 2012 season as an assistant coach at Kennesaw State.
At KSU, Charles’ focus was on the growth of the Owls’ middle blockers as well as breaking down film and running practices. She also spent a year as an assistant at Midland College, helping to guide three all-conference players in 2011, and spent a year at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where her primary duties included film breakdown and development of the team’s middle blockers.
A former standout volleyball player at Georgia Southern, Charles was a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles. She finished her career in 2006 as the top blocker in Georgia Southern history with 462 total blocks over her four years.
A two-sport athlete, Charles also competed for two outdoor seasons and one indoor season as a thrower for the GSU track and field team. She was a member of the Eagles’ 2007 Southern Conference Champion outdoor team and won the 2008 outdoor conference title in the shot put.
Charles earned a master’s degree in sport administration in 2013 from California University of Pennsylvania and graduated from GSU in 2007 with a degree in sports management and a minor in business.
