Kelly Audia - Volleyball Coach - Xavier University Athletics

Kelly Audia

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
audiak@xavier.edu
Phone:
513.745.3493

Kelly Audia was hired in June of 2015 as an assistant volleyball coach after previously working as a high school teacher and volleyball coach at Prairie Central HS in Fairbury, Ill. All told, Audia brings 18 years of coaching experience to Xavier.Audia previously coached at Georgia State from 2010-13, serving as an assistant coach for two seasons before being promoted to associate head coach in 2012. He assisted in coaching six players to all-conference honors during his time with the Panthers, including two first-team honorees.

Audia was the head volleyball coach at Sequoyah HS in Canton, Ga., from 1997-2010 prior to joining the college coaching ranks. He led his team to seven conference championships, three state final four appearances and two Georgia State AAAAA Runner-Up finishes.

While at Sequoyah HS, he posted a record of 426-176 (.707) and was named GVCA Area Coach of the Year six times. Audia led his team to the state playoffs in 11 of his 12 seasons as head coach.

Audia also has experience at the USAV Junior Olympic level, serving as the head coach and technical director of the A5 Junior Olympic Volleyball Team from 2004-09. He served in those capacities for the U15 and U17 Teams.

The Woodstock, Ga., native earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Georgia Southern in 1996. He also holds a master's degree in education from North Georgia College and State University.

Audia is married to the former Tami Ores, a Xavier volleyball standout from 1997-2000. The couple resides in Anderson with their daughter, Zoe, and son, Beckett.