Addison Barnes serves as Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator for Drake University's Volleyball program in Des Moines, Iowa. Barnes, a Neenah, Wisconsin, native, was named Assistant Volleyball Coach at Drake on April 15th, 2024. Barnes is the Director of Operations for the Drake program.
On top of those external duties, she remains focused mostly on the program’s defensive systems and working with pin hitters. She is currently going into her second year in this role. Prior to her arrival, she played for five years at the University of Loyola Chicago receiving her bachelor’s degree in communication studies in 2023. During her time at Loyola, Barnes was named Loyola’s first Freshman of the Year in the MVC in 2019.
