Jeff Hulsmeyer

Biography

Jeff Hulsmeyer was named the 13th head coach of Wake Forest volleyball within program history on Jan. 9, 2025. Hulsmeyer comes to DEACTOWN following 10 seasons at FSU, where he most recently helped guide the Seminoles to a ninth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In each of the last two fall seasons (2023-24), Florida State has been consistently ranked within the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA) Top 25 Coaches Poll. Additionally, the team was crowned co-champions of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship – a first such achievement for the program since 2012. Hulsmeyer handled several duties during his time with the Seminoles, including development of the team’s setters, recruiting, scouting opponents in match preparation and handling the implementation of the team’s training program. Florida State produced five seasons of 20-plus wins, along with 12 All-Americans, two ACC Player of the Year nods, an ACC Rookie of the Year and 31 All-ACC selections during Hulsmeyer’s time in Tallahassee. Hulsmeyer brings over three decades worth of coaching experience at the collegiate level. In addition to his time at Florida State, he previously was the offensive and recruiting coordinator of Kansas State’s volleyball program for six years, following head coaching stints at both Georgetown College and Purdue University. The late 1990s involved him being an assistant coach at Illinois, preceded by three years apiece as head coach of Arkansas State and Western Ken