Madelyn Cole is excited to join the EXCEL Coaching team!  Before EXCEL, Madelyn was an assistant coach for the Golden Eagles volleyball staff.   Cole served as an assistant coach at Butler University. With the Bulldogs, she assisted with recruiting operations, incoming prep, on-court development with setters, and coordinated spring matches.

Cole spent the 2021 campaign as a graduate assistant for Providence College, where she coordinated weekly practice schedules, assisted in scouting and engaged in the development of athletes on and off the court. While at Providence, Cole was named a 2021 AVCA Diversity Award recipient.

On the court, Cole was a two-time Big East Champion and NCAA Tournament participant at Creighton University, where she was a two-year starter at setter. Cole was named to the All-Big East Team in both seasons and was an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American in 2019.

During her freshman and sophomore campaigns, Cole was a two-year starter at Marshall University. With the Thundering Herd, Cole was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.

A native of Dallas, Texas, Cole earned her bachelor’s degree in healthy lifestyle management from Creighton University.