WINONA, Minn. – Winona State volleyball has hired Jackson Van Eekeren as an assistant coach, head coach Kristine Pelky announced.
 
Van Eekeren comes to WSU after most recently serving as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Kent State University for the last two seasons.
 
"Jackson is a fantastic addition to our Warrior staff," noted head coach Kristine Pelky. "He brings experience as a collegiate player and coach that will have an immediate impact on our training.  His passion for the game and enthusiasm for learning will bring great energy to our program and we are so excited to have him here!"
 
Van Eekeren was a five-year team member at Hawaii, including the 2021 national championship season. The Rainbow Warriors won nearly 85% of its matches during his five seasons as a student-athlete. He earned a spot on the 2019 Big West Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
 
The Naperville, Ill. native was a three-year varsity player at Benet Academy, where he played for his mother who was a Division I volleyball student-athlete at Illinois. He was twice an All-East Suburban Catholic Conference performer. Van Eekeren also competed in USA High Performance during his prep years.
 
Van Eekeren earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a Finance concentration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in May 2020 and completed a Master of Science in Finance in July 2021.
 
Winona State volleyball is set to open their 2025 season on Friday, Sept. 5 in Detroit, Mich.