Carl Wheeler was brought on as the Volunteer Assistant Coach in August of 2021.
Wheeler played volleyball for 10 years, and currently trains athletes in the sand and indoor. He attended University of the Pacific from 2013-2017 to study English and Secondary Education. Wheeler was part of a historic period for the men’s volleyball program, which included combining the former varsity DI athletes with the club team when the varsity men’s program was discontinued.
He was a four-year starter for the University of the Pacific's club team as a right-side hitter. During his time at Pacific, the team made three consecutive NCCVL playoff appearances, and claimed an unbeaten home court record over the 2015-2017 seasons, which included a 27-11 conference record and a 20-4 record in NCCVL North play during his four years. The program won the NCCVL DII conference title in 2016 with a program-best overall record of 22-11, a second straight conference finals appearance in 2017 in the NCCVL DI championship, and won the 2017 NCVF Silver National Championship. In 2016, this historic team received its’ first NCVF national ranking, and in 2017 they climbed to a program-best #3 NCVF DII national ranking. Wheeler was named to the NCCVL All-Conference 2nd team in 2016 but was unable to finish the 2017 campaign due to a season-ending injury.
Wheeler returned to coach the Pacific men's club team in 2019 and recorded a 15-16 overall record, they climbed to #16 in the DII NCVF national rankings, and he led them to a program-best finish in the DII quarterfinals at the NCVF national championships.
Currently, Wheeler is the Club Recruiting Coordinator and Boys Director at Rage Volleyball Club in Ripon, Calif. He has been coaching boys and girls teams at Rage since 2018. He is a girls’ Varsity Assistant Coach at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif., where he also was a beach volleyball assistant coach.
In 2021, his team finished 5th at Boys Junior National Championships in the 18-Club division. He will be attending BJNC for a second consecutive season with his 18’s team, which double qualified in the 2022 season.
