Bio

Micah Rhodes was hired as the head coach of Midland University volleyball in February of 2025 after head coach Paul Giesselmann announced his retirement. Rhodes originally joined the Warriors' coaching staff prior to the 2023 season as a volunteer assistant. After his first season, he was hired as the full-time assistant coach, where he continued and expanded his role within the nationally ranked program before taking over as head coach.

In his first season with MU, he helped the Warriors finish in the top four of the GPAC standings and advance to the quarterfinals of the 2023 NAIA national tournament. His primary focus was working with the team’s offense and blocking, closely training the pin attackers and middle blockers. Midland ranked second nationally in blocks, averaging 2.99 per set, in 2023.

Rhodes has coached several Warriors to honors and accolades. Abbey Ringler earned First-Team All-GPAC and All-West Central Region recognitions and was an AVCA honorable mention All-American selection after ranking seventh nationally in blocks per set. Right-side hitter Jacki Apel was named Second-Team All-GPAC, while Lauren Williams and Lauryn Samuelson garnered All-GPAC honorable mentions. Samuelson ranked fourth in the NAIA in blocks per set.

Prior to assisting at Midland, Rhodes spent three seasons at Bellevue University as the Bruins' recruiting coordinator while assisting in all facets of the program. His primary on-court responsibilities included training the middles and right sides along with directing BU's blocking efforts. Bellevue finished ninth nationally in blocks per set during the 2022 season.

Rhodes capped a successful 2021 season as the AVCA North Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year after assisting Bellevue to its first Final 8 appearance at the NAIA National Tournament since 2000 and a season-ending No. 9 national ranking. He also was honored as the North Star Athletic Association Assistant Coach of the Year after the Bruins finished as NSAA regular season and conference tournament runners-up.

Several Bruins garnered honors and accolades during Rhodes’ three seasons. In 2022, both Jacki Apel and Nicole Meyer earned First-Team All-NSAA and All-North Central Region recognition. Apel was also named an NAIA honorable mention All-American after ranking third nationally in total blocks and fifth in blocks per set. Middle blocker Haley Fleischman was named 2021 NAIA honorable mention All-American, first team AVCA all-North Central Region, AVCA North Central Region Freshman of the Year, first team All-NSAA, and NSAA Freshman of the Year. Sienna Black earned 2021 Second-Team All-NSAA honors from the middle blocker position. Following the 2020-21 season, middle blocker Coree Lipovsky was named First-Team AVCA All-North Central Region and First-Team All-NSAA, while right-side hitter Jacki Apel earned Second-Team All-NSAA accolades.

Before becoming the Director of Operations at Creighton for the 2019 season, Rhodes was an assistant coach at Nebraska-Omaha during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Rhodes served as the Mavericks' offensive and blocking coordinator, working closely with the pin attackers and middle blockers. He also assisted with recruiting, scouting, and organizing UNO's volleyball camps.

As a team, Rhodes guided the 2018 Mavericks to a program-best hitting percentage in the Division I era (0.221). In 2017, he helped UNO to a league-best 2.38 blocks per set in conference-only games.

Under his tutelage, the UNO middle blockers garnered several honors and accolades. Isabella Sade earned 2018 First-Team All-Summit League honors and was the 2017 Summit League Freshman of the Year. Anna Blaschko was named to the 2017 conference all-freshman team while earning All-Summit League honorable mention in 2018.

During his first stint with CU in 2016 as a volunteer assistant coach, the Bluejays went 29-7, reached their first NCAA Elite Eight, and won their third straight BIG EAST regular-season and tournament titles. Rhodes was also part of Creighton's 2016 BIG EAST Volleyball Coaching Staff of the Year.

Prior to CU, Rhodes served four years (2012-16) as an assistant coach at Buena Vista University, where he coordinated recruiting, travel, and film. Rhodes helped tutor an All-American, three AVCA All-Region selections, two IIAC Freshman of the Year award winners, and the program's first IIAC Player of the Year, and he helped develop 10 All-IIAC honorees. For most of 2015, Rhodes led the team in all aspects as interim head coach.

Rhodes has also served as a head coach in the Premier Volleyball Club organization in Omaha, most recently as the head coach of the 172's squad in the spring of 2021. He also spearheaded the nationally-ranked 161’s team in 2020 before the season was cut short due to the pandemic.

A native of Grand Island, Neb., Rhodes began his career as a student manager with the Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team from 2008-11. He was also a four-year member of the men's club volleyball program, vice-president of the organization in 2011, and a three-year starting outside hitter, helping the team to three straight NIRSA Sweet 16 appearances. Rhodes earned his bachelor's degree in journalism with a major in advertising and public relations from UNL in 2011.