In joining the Bellarmine staff in 2022, Jesse Earl reunited with her collegiate coach as the Auburn alumna played for Rick Nold her final three years as a college players.
A standout libero as a player, Earl was a two-time team captain at Auburn and became the Tigers' first AVCA All-American, earning honorable mention honors as a senior in the fall of 2017. She also was named Auburn's Female Athlete of the Year in 2017. Away from campus, Earl was named to the 2017 USA Volleyball Collegiate National Team and competed in Europe.
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A native of Indiana, Earl played high school volleyball for Lawrence North in Indianapolis and competed for Munciana in club volleyball, where her teams finished in the nation's top three for six consecutive years. She signed with Xavier University out of high school and played her freshman season for the Musketeers, starting every match at libero and earning four "Freshman of the Week" awards in the Big East.
Following her playing days, Earl served two years on the volleyball staff at Mercer University and one year at the University of the Incarnate Word.
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Earl earned her bachelor's degree from Auburn in 2018 and received a master's degree in higher education leadership from Mercer in 2020.
