Austin Peay State University Athletics

Luke Van Handel joined head volleyball coach Evan Amstutz’s inaugural coaching staff at Austin Peay as an assistant coach in January 2025.

Van Handel comes to Clarksville after serving as a graduate assistant for the Stephen F. Austin women's volleyball team, where he worked along Amstutz during the 2024 season.

Before joining the Ladyjacks coaching staff in 2024, Van Handel was an inaugural member of the Maryville University men's volleyball program in St. Louis, Missouri. Van Handel holds the Saints' single-match record for digs (22) and posted the fourth-most digs (162) and fifth-most kills (198) in a single season during the 2022 campaign.

Van Handel earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Maryville in 2024 and is currently working towards a master's degree in kinesiology from Austin Peay.