Aaron Hastings was brought on as West Virginia’s director of operations in July of 2017 after spending two years with the Mountaineers as a graduate assistant. Hastings oversees administrative duties, including team travel and video coordination, among other responsibilities.
Prior to coming to Morgantown, Hastings spent the 2010-11 season at Ohio State, serving as the director of operations for the Buckeyes, who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen that season. The Westerville, Ohio, native handlined administrative duties, including travel, co-directing camps and video coordination.
Prior to Ohio State, Hastings was the girls’ volleyball coach for six seasons at Westerville North High. While coaching at Westerville North, Hastings made significant improvements in the program by increasing the winning percentage to .602 compared to .242 the three seasons prior. During his second stint at Westerville North from 2012-2015, Hastings led the Warriors to their first-ever Ohio High School Coaches Association State Top-20 Ranking during the 2014-15 season.
While an undergraduate at Ohio State, Hastings served as a student manager for the Buckeyes’ women’s basketball team. During his tenure, the team produced four Big Ten Championships, two Big Ten Tournament Championships and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.
On the club level, Hastings has served as an assistant or head coach while qualifying teams to the Junior Olympics in 2008 and 2009 with Mintonette Sports and in 2009 and 2012 with Columbus Volleyball Academy.
Hastings graduated from Ohio State with a degree in education. He earned his master’s in athletic coaching education from West Virginia in 2017.
