Jayme Plummer enters his second season as a full-time assistant coach for the Zips. He was promoted to the position in the fall of 2010 after serving as a graduate assistant in 2009. Plummer's main responsibilities include all travel, video exchange and summer camps.

"I am excited to be in a position to elevate Jayme as a full-time assistant coach," said Arenz at the time of his promotion. "In the past year, he has demonstrated his passion for coaching and the mentoring of our student-athletes. I look forward to the countless contributions that he will continue to make towards the success of our program."

After spending the 2009 season as a graduate assistant, Plummer filled in as an temporary assistant coach in the summer of 2010 after the resignation of former coach Cass Dixon. Performing well, Arenz made Plummer a permanent part of the staff in September.

"This could not have worked out better for me," said Plummer. "I get to work with a highly respected coaching staff that is building a program on the rise along with great student athletes and I am close to where I was raised. I feel very blessed to be given this opportunity."

A club player at Kent State University from 2000-04, Plummer brings five years of coaching experience to the program. After coaching a women's club team at KSU in 2004, Plummer went on to coach the Quiksilver Volleyball Club from 2004-2009 where he led his team to as high as a third place finish at nationals in 2008. Moving onto the college ranks in 2007, Plummer was an assistant coach at Cleveland State for two seasons (2007-08) where he helped the team grab the 2007 Horizon League tournament title and an NCAA tournament appearance.

A native of Columbia High School in Columbia Station, Ohio, Plummer graduated in December of 2008 from Cleveland State with a degree in art education. Currently, Plummer is continuing his education at Akron by working on a master's of sports physiology.