Zoe Kersey

2025 is Coach Zoe Kersey's fourth year as Sequoyah Eagle's Volleyball Head Coach.

In the 2024 season, the Eagles maintained a top 16 ranking and advanced to the Championship bracket in every varsity tournament, finishing with a 17-13 record and three 3rd place tournament finishes. Ady Johnson reached a major milestone with 1,000 career kills and was selected to play in the 2025 All-State game. The junior high program also saw strong success, with the 7th grade team earning 2nd at the OKU Tournament, and the 8th grade team finishing 2nd at both the OKU and Catoosa Tournaments. 

In 2023 season, Sequoyah had their first 20 win season since before 2018.  The Eagles finished with a runner-up finish at the Oologah Varsity Tournament and a consolation championship at the Wesleyan Christian School Varsity Tournament.  The team finished ranked in the top 16, beat eight top 16 teams, and earned 3rd in their conference.  The 2023 team finished the season with a 20-8 record and earned 2nd at regionals at #11 in class 4A.  One player signed to play collegiate volleyball.

With the first match of 2022, Kersey accumulated her 100th win.  Sequoyah was ranked consistently in the top 16, earned a win against #5 Summit Christian, and earned a consolation championship at the Oologah Varsity Tournament, then beat the tournament winners the next week.  The 2022 team finished the season with a 16-6 record and earned 2nd at regionals at #11 in class 3A.

Previously, Kersey coached for the Bixby Spartans from 2019-2021.  There she accumulated 44 wins, putting her just 1 win away from 100 varsity career victories. In 2021, Bixby was the only team to defeat the 2021 6A State Champion, Jenks, in the regular season.  At Bixby, she accumulated 1 tournament championship, 2 championship runner-up, and 2 consolation championship in some of the most difficult tournaments in the state.  In 2019 and 2020, two players earned All-State Team selections, and in 2021, one player earned All-State Team alternate.  Three players signed to play collegiate volleyball.

Kersey coached for Stillwater as the Head Coach in 2017 and 2018.  When she took over the program, the team hadn't been to the state tournament in four years, hadn't hosted regionals in five years, and hadn't had a top 5 ranking since the program's early years.  In just two years, the team had a 55-14 record, two Regional Championships, two All-State selections, three tournament championships, nine All-Tournament selections, three Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference (COAC) First Team selections, three COAC Second Team selections, 2018 All-Area Co-Players of the Year.  Six players signed to play collegiate volleyball.  

Kersey earned 2018 Regional Coach of the Year, 2018 COAC Coach of the Year, 2017 and 2018 All-Area Coach of the Year, and October 2020 Coach of the Month.

Prior to coaching at the varsity level, Kersey was the Freshman Head Coach from 2011 through 2016.  There she compiled a 91-61 record, one undefeated season, and an undefeated home record for nearly four years.

Kersey has coached for The OC Volleyball Club and Tulsa Boys Volleyball Club off-and-on since 2019.

She coached club volleyball from 2010 to 2018 for Stillwater Volleyball Club, currently Crush Volleyball Club. Her teams have had medal finishes at Redland Rendezvous and Battle at the Fort.  In the 2016-17 season, she was elected the Executive Director.  With that title, she encouraged coach education by sending all coaches to  USA Volleyball CAP-I certification (Coaching Accreditation Program) and sending two teams to the club's first USA Volleyball National Qualifier Tournament

During the summers, she coaches sand doubles teams for The OC Volleyball Club in the Tulsa Metro. Three doubles teams competed in the inaugural OKRVA Beach Regional Tournament and one pair qualified for Nationals.

Coach Kersey graduated from Oklahoma State University in December 2015 with a degree in Physical Education/Health and Safety and minors in Coaching Science and Art History. 

She has played volleyball for over 20 years. She plays in the Claremore Women's League and for Tulsa Volleyball Beach League at Helmerich Park.  In high school, she lost only one game in Oklahoma in her four years at Bishop Kelley and won the 5A State Championship in 2008 and 2009. 

Coach Zoe Kersey is currently living in Foyil with her husband, Jason, and their 3 dogs.  Her coaching strengths include quick team offenses, serving, and serve receive.