Andrew Diaz de Padilla was named the first Head Coach of the Lebanon Valley men's volleyball program in February, 2026. He came to The Valley after spending two seasons as the Assistant Coach for the women's volleyball team at Division I Jacksonville University. In 2025, the Dolphins had their best season in over a decade, winning 20 games for the first time since 2014 and earning a conference tournament victory for the first time in 10 years. During his two seasons in Jacksonville, the Dolphins had five All-Atlantic Sun Conference honorees and two student-athletes named to the Conference All-Freshman Team. Before his stint in Jacksonville, Diaz de Padilla was an Assistant Coach with the Everest Volleyball Club in Twinsburg, Ohio, and an Intern at California Polytechnic State University. He has also worked at numerous summer camps at multiple NCAA schools.
Diaz de Padilla is a 2022 graduate of Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, with a degree in Sport Management. He was a four-year setter on the men's volleyball team, earning Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Third Team honors during his final year. He helped lead the Terriers to the program's first AMCC title and NCAA Tournament berth in 2021, going undefeated against conference opponents. The 2022 team captain earned Academic All-conference honors three times, was a four-year member of SAAC, and served as President during his senior year. Diaz de Padilla earned his master's degree at Wittenberg University, where he played another two seasons. He was a two-year team captain while leading the Tigers to back-to-back Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Regular Season Championships. The setter recorded the program's most assists in a four-set match and in a five-set match.
