Coaching Staff
Head Coach – Drew Smith
Drew Smith has been the head coach of both the Boys and Girls tennis teams since their 2018 seasons. He helps run the Olathe JTL team during the summers, part of the KCJTL league, which he has been doing since the summer of 2018. In the past Drew has been an assistant coach at Topeka High School, and he attended Lawrence Free State High School, where he was a moderately successful Varsity tennis player.
Accolades:
2020 (Girls) - Sunflower League Coach of the Year
2021 (Girls) - 6A Regional & State Coach of the Year
2022 (Girls) - 6A Regional & State Coach of the Year
2023 (Boys) - 6A Regional Coach of the Year
2023 (Girls) - 6A Regional & Sunflower League Coach of the Year
Being a head tennis coach has been part of Drew’s career dream since he graduated high school, and he is very excited to be fulfilling that dream at Olathe Northwest!
Contact – drewsmith84@gmail.com/dasmith@olatheschools.org
Assistant Coach – Joel Johns
Joel Johns has been the assistant coach for the Boys and Girls tennis teams since their 2023 seasons.
More coming soon.