Women's Volleyball
Drew Langston
- Title:
- Director of Volleyball Operations
- Email:
- langstod@wfu.edu
Drew Langston took over the position of Director of Volleyball Operations on April 7, 2025. Less than a year prior, following his return to DEACTOWN, he acted as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for the fall 2024 season. Langston initially worked as a volunteer coach for the Demon Deacons during the 2022-23 campaign.
During Langston's first year back with the Old Gold and Black in 2024-25, he helped build the Deacs to rank as one of the top blocking teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), finishing seventh in blocks as a team among league member schools and totaling a 2.45 per-set average.
The 2023-24 school year involved Langston acting as an assistant coach for Elon University’s volleyball team in nearby Alamance County. Setter Jessica Parker was named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie Team, becoming the second consecutive Phoenix player to earn such honors.
During Langston’s first run with the Deacs in fall 2022, the team pieced together a 17-14 overall record while earning 10 victories on their home floor – the most since 2014. Wake Forest went on to participate in the 2022 National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) for its first postseason appearance since 1986 when the Deacons played in the ACC Tournament before the event ceased in 2004. Langston's efforts on the sideline aided into the team finishing third in the league in digs as a unit, posting a 14.50 per-set average. Emma Farrell was named the 2022 ACC Freshman of the Year after leading the conference in a digs-per-set average (4.41), as she and classmate Paige Crawford additionally were tabbed to the conference's 2022 All-Freshman Team, becoming the first pair in program history to secure All-Freshman selections in the same season since Caroline Rassenfoss and Caitlyn Della in 2016.
A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Langston attended Murray State University for his undergraduate years, where he worked with the Racers' volleyball team for four seasons as a student assistant and received a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration in May 2022. His duties at Murray State involved managing daily practice schedules, coordinating efficient practice drills, assisting in opponent scouting, film breakdown, and travel coordination, while also monitoring the program's social media platforms. The Racers produced multiple all-conference players each year throughout Langston's tenure and were crowned Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Tournament Champions in 2018 en route to making an NCAA tournament appearance.
Langston has volleyball coaching and training experience with both Alpha Performance Volleyball and Kentucky Basketball Academy, both of which were held in Lexington.
During Langston's first year back with the Old Gold and Black in 2024-25, he helped build the Deacs to rank as one of the top blocking teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), finishing seventh in blocks as a team among league member schools and totaling a 2.45 per-set average.
The 2023-24 school year involved Langston acting as an assistant coach for Elon University’s volleyball team in nearby Alamance County. Setter Jessica Parker was named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie Team, becoming the second consecutive Phoenix player to earn such honors.
During Langston’s first run with the Deacs in fall 2022, the team pieced together a 17-14 overall record while earning 10 victories on their home floor – the most since 2014. Wake Forest went on to participate in the 2022 National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) for its first postseason appearance since 1986 when the Deacons played in the ACC Tournament before the event ceased in 2004. Langston's efforts on the sideline aided into the team finishing third in the league in digs as a unit, posting a 14.50 per-set average. Emma Farrell was named the 2022 ACC Freshman of the Year after leading the conference in a digs-per-set average (4.41), as she and classmate Paige Crawford additionally were tabbed to the conference's 2022 All-Freshman Team, becoming the first pair in program history to secure All-Freshman selections in the same season since Caroline Rassenfoss and Caitlyn Della in 2016.
A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Langston attended Murray State University for his undergraduate years, where he worked with the Racers' volleyball team for four seasons as a student assistant and received a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration in May 2022. His duties at Murray State involved managing daily practice schedules, coordinating efficient practice drills, assisting in opponent scouting, film breakdown, and travel coordination, while also monitoring the program's social media platforms. The Racers produced multiple all-conference players each year throughout Langston's tenure and were crowned Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Tournament Champions in 2018 en route to making an NCAA tournament appearance.
Langston has volleyball coaching and training experience with both Alpha Performance Volleyball and Kentucky Basketball Academy, both of which were held in Lexington.
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