Alexa Wharton enters her first season as Head Volleyball Coach at Tiffin University in 2023-24.

Wharton most recently served as assistant coach at the University of Memphis, where she coached from 2018-21. While there she also served as recruiting coordinator and academic coordinator.

In her time at Memphis, Wharton played a major role in the program's turnaround, helping the Tigers improve their win total from 10 victories the season before she joined the staff to 17 in 2019. The 17 wins were the program's most since 2015.
 
Among Memphis's accomplishments in 2019 was the program's best start to a season in school history. The Tigers opened 2019 with an 11-0 record, and Memphis was one of the last five remaining undefeated teams in NCAA Division I volleyball.
 
A setter during her playing career, Wharton helped mentor setters that had 1,000 assists seasons in back-to-back campaigns. It was the first time Memphis had consecutive seasons with a 1,000-assists setter since 2013 and 2014. 
 
Wharton's efforts on the recruiting trail were also significant in building Memphis's program. As the Tigers' recruiting coordinator, Wharton helped Memphis pull in a talented 2019 class that earned High Honorable Mention accolades from PrepVolleyball.com.
 
Prior to Memphis, Wharton coached at Green Bay during the 2017-18 season. At Green Bay, Wharton helped direct the Phoenix to a 17-16 overall record, including a 9-7 Horizon League mark. Green Bay came on strong in the 2017 postseason with a 4-2 record, advancing to the Horizon League championship match and the NIVC quarterfinal round.
 
Prior to her time in Green Bay, Wharton served as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III powerhouse University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Wharton was a member of the staff that guided the Warhawks to an undefeated home record (32-0), one Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) regular-season title (2015), back-to-back WIAC Tournament crowns and consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament appearances over those two campaigns. UW-Whitewater advanced to the 2016 NCAA Division III Sweet 16.
 
The Warhawks, ranked No. 1 in the Midwest Region, were selected to host the NCAA Division III Region Championship both seasons. 
 
Before her time at UW-Whitewater, Wharton served as a graduate assistant at Heidelberg University for the 2014 campaign.
 
Wharton was a volleyball student-athlete at Heidelberg from 2010-13. A four-year starter at setter, Wharton helped lead The 'Berg to three Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) crowns in 2010, 2011 and 2013 and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2012. She was an All-OAC honoree in 2013 and finished her career in the No. 6 spot on Heidelberg's all-time assists chart.
 
Wharton, a Tiffin native and Tiffin Calvert High School graduate, graduated from Heidelberg with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology in May 2014. She earned her Master of Science in education from UW-Whitewater in May 2017.