Trent Jones

Trent Jones took over as the head volleyball coach at Rockhurst in 2020. Jones has led the Hawks to a 74-35 record in his first four seasons and three trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Jones previously spent nine seasons as the associate head coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Kansas City collected 145 victories during Jones’ nine seasons on the Roo’s coaching staff under head coach Christi Posey. The Roos posted seven winning records and had five consecutive winning seasons (2012-16) for the first time in school history. Sixteen players were named to All-Conference teams and three players earned All-Freshman honors.
The Roos finished with a 17-12 record and its first-ever postseason tournament appearance in 2019. Kansas City enjoyed a 21-11 mark in 2018, which were the second-most wins ever in the history of the program.
In 2014, Kansas City broke school records for wins (24), conference wins (12) and consecutive wins (17). The Roos claimed their first-ever conference championship, winning the WAC regular season title. Kansas City won a pair of preseason tournament titles for the first time in school history and defeated Missouri for the third time in school history.
Prior to his time in Kansas City, Jones spent three seasons as the head coach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis from 2008-10. The Tritons posted a 64-28 overall record (.696) and a 35-10 conference mark (.778), including winning three of four meetings with Rockhurst. Jones produced 12 All-GLVC selections, four All-Region selections and an All-Region Freshman of the Year honoree.
In 2008, Jones directed the Tritons to their first appearance in the AVCA Top 25 since 1993, while being named the GLVC Coach of the Year as UMSL finished with a 23-8 record in his first season as a head coach.
UMSL returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 years in 2010, finishing with a 20-9 record and a 10-4 GLVC mark. The Tritons spent nine weeks in the AVCA Division II Coaches Poll, marking the first national ranking for the program since 1993. UMSL reached a high ranking of No. 19 and four players earned All-GLVC honors.
Prior to directing the UMSL program, Jones served as first assistant at Washburn University from 2004-08, helping the Lady Blues to a 129-23 record. In 2007, Washburn made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Final Four after achieving a school-record 35-3 record in 2005.
From 2002-04, Jones served as a volunteer assistant at the University of Kansas where he helped guide the Jayhawks to their best season in school history and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2003.
Jones was a member of the Columbia College men’s volleyball team, where he led the Cougars to the 2000 NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Championship. Jones also played two seasons on the Graceland University volleyball team where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in History with an emphasis on Civil Rights in 2002.