Tiffany Horton (Senior Woman Administrator: 2nd Year / Head Volleyball Coach: 4th Year)
Coaching Mission
- Use the game of volleyball to help young women grow in their faith while coaching them to reach their full potential on the court.
Education / Coaching Credentials
- Arizona University 2011 (B.A. Family Studies & Human Development)
Coaching Experience
- Transylvania University 2020-2021
- Alpha Performance Volleyball Club Coach (2017-2021)
- Lexington United Volleyball (Current)
- Lafayette High School
- Lexington Christian Academy
Volleyball Career
- Four-Year starter at the University of Arizona (2007-2010)
- All-Pac-10 honors as a senior in 2010
- Pac-10 All-Freshman honors in 2007
- Helped lead Arizona to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009 and 2010
- Named National Player of the Week by AVCA
- All-Region honors in 2008
- Pac-10 Player of the Week four different occasions, twice as a senior
- Selected as an alternate for the USA National Women's Volleyball Team in Colorado Springs
- In 2020, named top 10 University of Arizona volleyball players of the decade (2010-2019)
- All-Time Arizona Stat Rankings | Kills (1,585 - 5th), career average kills per game (3.82 - 5th), kills in a match (32 – T10th), career digs (1,174 – 8th) and digs in a season (414 – 8th)
- Played two years professionally in Puerto Rico and Switzerland
- Serve as an intern with Athletes in Action in 2020
Personal
- Married to husband Donald, three sons, resides in Lexington, Ky.
- Hometown | San Bernardino, Calif.
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Tiffany Horton was named head volleyball coach at Asbury University on January 13, 2022. In 2024, she was assigned as the Asbury Athletics Senior Woman Administrator.
Horton brings an extensive volleyball background as an accomplished player both at the NCAA Division I and professional levels. Horton has also been a successful coach in the Central Kentucky area, most recently serving at Transylvania University as a volunteer assistant coach for the past two seasons.
Horton coached at Lexington Christian Academy and Lafayette High School prior to joining the Transy staff. She has also been a very active club coach for Alpha Performance Volleyball (2017-2021) and currently for Lexington United Volleyball.
“I am very honored to lead the volleyball program at Asbury University,” Horton said. “This is a unique opportunity to coach the sport I love, while also sharing my faith in Christ to encourage and challenge our student-athletes. I want our team to always play with great effort and I’m excited to build a program that glorifies God.”
“We are thankful that God led Coach Horton to Asbury,” Mark Whitworth, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics & University Communications said. “She was an outstanding volleyball player and has worked diligently to build her expertise as a coach. I particularly appreciate the fact that she has recently been involved with a very successful NCAA Division III program. We are thrilled to welcome Tiffany and her family to TeamAU.”
Horton was a four-year starter at the University of Arizona from 2007-2010, earning All-Pac-10 honors as a senior in 2010 and Pac-10 All-Freshman honors in 2007. She helped lead the Wildcats to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009 and 2010. The talented outside hitter was also named a National Player of the Week by the AVCA and received All-Region honors during the 2008 season. Horton completed her career at Arizona being named the Pac-10 Player of the Week on four different occasions, including twice as a senior. Following her final season, Horton was selected as an alternate for the USA National Women’s Volleyball Team in Colorado Springs. In 2020, she was named one of the top 10 University of Arizona volleyball players of the decade (2010-2019) by All Sports Tucson. She still ranks among the Wildcats’ all-time career and single season leaders in several categories, including career kills (1,585 - 5th), career average kills per game (3.82 - 5th), kills in a match (32 – T10th), career digs (1,174 – 8th) and digs in a season (414 – 8th).
Horton earned a bachelor’s degree from Arizona in 2011, majoring in Family Studies & Human Development. Following her time at U of A, Horton played two years professionally in Puerto Rico and Switzerland. She also served as an intern with Athletes in Action in 2010.
Horton is originally from San Bernardino, Calif. She met her husband Donald, a former football student-athlete, while they were attending the University of Arizona. They have three sons and live in Lexington.
