Coach Brooks joined Montreat College in 1998 and assumed the mantel of leadership for the volleyball and softball programs. During his five years at Montreat, both of his teams grew into highly successfully intercollegiate athletic programs, well respected within our region and across the country.
Three-times named by his fellow conference coaches, the Coach of the Year, he fielded not only highly competitive athletic teams but his players consistently led the athletic department in academic performance.
While at Montreat, he produced a remarkable record to include:
2 NAIA National Tournament appearances
2 Region XII Championships
2 Conference Championships
Established records for volleyball and softball for season wins
Both programs qualified for regional tournaments last two years
1 NAIA All-American
5 NAIA All-American Scholar Athletes
6 All-Region XII Players
18 All-Conference Players
2 All-Conference and All-Region Players of the Year
6 All-Tournament Players
He also established the Montreat College Invitational Volleyball Tournament, which became quite well known within our region and had the reputation as a “class” event. Since his departure from Montreat he has moved back to Tennessee and is now coaching both the softball and volleyball teams at Tennessee Wesleyan College