Austin Peay State University Athletics

Jami Thomas joins the Lady Govs volleyball team as an assistant coach for the 2014 campaign.

Thomas, a Paola, Kansas, native brings 14 years of coaching experience to the Lady Govs staff. Most recently, she was the head varsity coach at Clarksville High School where she led the Wildcats to an 11-5 record and the District 10-AAA semifinals during the 2013 season. Thomas also coached Sycamore High School during its 2012 campaign.

In addition to her high school coaching, Thomas serves as the director for the New South Volleyball club in Clarksville. In just three seasons, she has helped build a team that finished second at the regional level. She has extensive coaching experience in the club volleyball community after spending eight years as a club coach in the Kansas City area. While in Kansas City, she coached the MAVA 15s to a fifth-place national finish.

Prior to starting her coaching career, Thomas played volleyball at Rockhurst University where she graduated in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree. She was a member of the 1998 and 2000 teams (missing 1999 due to injury) that compiled a combined 80-4 record as the program transitioned from NAIA to NCAA Division II status. She began her collegiate career at Barton County Community College where she was a Distinguished Academic All-America pick and a member of teams that finished third (1997) and fourth (1996) in the junior college national tournament.