Adam Kessenich Named Volleyball Assistant Coach
5/23/2023 12:30:00 PM | Volleyball
Kessenich has spent last three seasons as an assistant at Northeastern
OMAHA, Neb. -- Adam Kessenich will join the Creighton Volleyball program as an assistant coach, head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth announced on Tuesday, May 23rd.
Kessenich joins Booth's staff that also includes assistant coaches Angie Oxley Behrens and Brian Rosen, as well as technical coordinator Kaleb Scharman.
Kessenich has spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Northeastern, where he was involved in player development, match scouting and recruiting for the Huskies. NU won 34 matches during Kessenich's time in Boston, reaching the CAA Tournament final during the 2020-21 season.
Prior to his time at Northeastern, Kessenich spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Minnesota. The Gophers went 54-10 during those two seasons, winning the Big Ten title in 2018 and reaching the Final Four in 2019. That 2019 club picked up a five-set victory over Creighton in Second Round of the NCAA Tournament at Maturi Pavilion.
Kessenich previously served as head coach of the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club Boys 17 Gold team in 2017 and was an assistant with the Boys 16 Gold team in 2016. During that span Kessenich also coached at Shorewood High School, where he was the girl's varsity assistant coach in 2017 and the boy's junior varsity assistant coach in 2016.
Kessenich has over 20 seasons of volleyball experience. He was a four-time letterwinner as a standout player for St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. A three-year captain, Kessenich was named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 and ended his career as the University's all-time leader with 1,238 career digs.
Kessenich graduated from St. Ambrose in 2016 and received bachelor of science degrees in both mechanical and industrial engineering.
Creighton earned an 11th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament last fall and finished the 2022 season with a 27-5 record. The Bluejays won their ninth straight regular-season BIG EAST title while also capturing the BIG EAST Tournament title for the eighth time in the past nine seasons.
Kessenich joins Booth's staff that also includes assistant coaches Angie Oxley Behrens and Brian Rosen, as well as technical coordinator Kaleb Scharman.
Kessenich has spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Northeastern, where he was involved in player development, match scouting and recruiting for the Huskies. NU won 34 matches during Kessenich's time in Boston, reaching the CAA Tournament final during the 2020-21 season.
Prior to his time at Northeastern, Kessenich spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Minnesota. The Gophers went 54-10 during those two seasons, winning the Big Ten title in 2018 and reaching the Final Four in 2019. That 2019 club picked up a five-set victory over Creighton in Second Round of the NCAA Tournament at Maturi Pavilion.
Kessenich previously served as head coach of the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club Boys 17 Gold team in 2017 and was an assistant with the Boys 16 Gold team in 2016. During that span Kessenich also coached at Shorewood High School, where he was the girl's varsity assistant coach in 2017 and the boy's junior varsity assistant coach in 2016.
Kessenich has over 20 seasons of volleyball experience. He was a four-time letterwinner as a standout player for St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. A three-year captain, Kessenich was named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 and ended his career as the University's all-time leader with 1,238 career digs.
Kessenich graduated from St. Ambrose in 2016 and received bachelor of science degrees in both mechanical and industrial engineering.
Creighton earned an 11th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament last fall and finished the 2022 season with a 27-5 record. The Bluejays won their ninth straight regular-season BIG EAST title while also capturing the BIG EAST Tournament title for the eighth time in the past nine seasons.
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