Drew Alewine enters the season as a first year Assistant Coach for the Royals.
Prior to Queens University of Charlotte, he served as a student assistant coach at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. While at Winthrop, he assisted with the defensive specialist and liberos. During the season he spent with the Eagles, Winthrop saw a rise in overall digs and digs per set, as well as a Top 5 conference defense and a Top 3 player in overall digs.
In addition to Winthrop, Alewine served as an assistant varsity coach at York Prepatory Academy in Rock Hill, SC, under the winningest coach in school history, Brenda Brandon. In addition, Alewine oversaw the middle school program. In his only season at York Prep, Alewine’s middle school team posted a record of 16-4 and were named conference silver medalist, the first in school history. While coaching the varsity program, Alewine oversaw defense and serving that saw a team out dig every team played as well as increasing their overall team digs, digs per set, and blocks from the previous year.
At the club level, Alewine coached for Intense Volleyball Club in Rock Hill, SC. During his tenure as head coach for the 14 National Elite team, they consistently competed and won gold and silver championships while placing in the top of the Palmetto Region and national qualifiers.
Alewine received an honors diploma from Winthrop University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management.
