Jared Johnson is now in his ninth season as the assistant coach for the Central Community College volleyball team. In his role, Johnson assists head coach Mary Young in several phases of team operations.

Johnson has a wealth of volleyball experience at the collegiate and club level. While attending CCC-Columbus, he served as a student assistant coach while earning an associate of arts degree. Johnson then transferred to Peru State College where he was on the men’s volleyball team. As a senior, Johnson was the national leader in digs per game and earned MAMVIC All-Conference honors. He graduated with a BS in middle grade education.

From 2005 to 2012, Johnson was a libero for the Omaha-based Slamwich club volleyball team. He helped lead Slamwich to back-to-back national championships in 2007 and 2008.

For nine years, Johnson taught seventh grade science at Columbus Middle School, and for three years, he served as the head volleyball coach at Columbus High School. During that time, Johnson earned a master of arts in education with an emphasis in secondary school counseling from Wayne State College. He currently serves as a counselor at Columbus Middle School.