Maranatha Christian Academy

Drew Rongere has spent the last 23 years coaching volleyball at the collegiate, high school, and club levels. He is back for his second season at Maranatha Christian Academy leading the Mustangs Volleyball program. 

In his first season as head coach for the Mustangs in 2023, Rongere led them to the most regular season wins in school history with 18 wins. 

He had his most successful season as a club coach during the 2023 season as he led MN Select 16-1 to a 3rd place finish at the AAU National Championships in the 16-open division and had two of his players, Elena Hoecke and Hayden Reeder, named All-Americans. He has been coaching at MN Select Volleyball Club since 2005 with a short stint in there of running his own club. 

From 2009-2013 he coached and held the position of Director of Operations for Wicked Moose Volleyball Club. From 2010-11 he served as Head Coach at Chisago Lakes High School. Prior to Chisago Lakes, he coached for one season at Totino-Grace High School where he took the Eagles from 6th place in the North Suburban Conference the previous year to a 2nd place finish with a conference record of 9-1.

From 2005-2009 Drew served as the Head Coach at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. While at the helm, he led the Golden Rams to three consecutive trips to the MCAC Tournament and consecutive NJCAA DIII top ten national rankings. Drew was named 2008 MCAC Coach of the Year as he led six players to a third place finish in the MCAC Southern Division and a trip to the MCAC Tournament. As the 2006 MCAC Coach of the Year, he led the Golden Rams to their best finish in 18 seasons. During his four years at Anoka-Ramsey, he coached (2) NJCAA All-Americans, (3) All-Region XIII players, (5) All-MCAC players, (7) All-MCAC Southern Division performers, and (5) All-MCAC Tournament selectees.

Prior to taking over at Anoka-Ramsey, Drew served as an Assistant Coach for the Texas State University Women’s Volleyball team during their 2003 and 2004 Southland Conference Championship seasons.

Drew began his coaching career at Clarksville High School in Clarksville, Texas where he coached eight Red River Valley All-Conference players and compiled a record of (51-13) over two seasons.

His playing experience includes three years on the North Dakota State University Men’s Club team and one year on the Texas State University Men’s Club team.

He has a M.Ed. in Sports Management from Texas State University and is the current Athletic Director and Head Volleyball Coach at Maranatha Christian Academy.

Drew lives in Otsego, MN with his wife Lisa. They have two boys, Riley (21) and Cody (17).