Jackson Benjumea
Jackson Benjumea
Head Beach Volleyball Coach
Jackson Benjumea has served as the head beach volleyball coach at Geneva since the inception of the program in 2017. He began his beach career in Miami where he trained with Gaston Macau. Jackson played in several AVP qualifiers and has played in the professional east coast circuit since 2000. Jackson played with and against several professional beach players such as Phil Dalhauser, Nick Lucena, Steve Grotowski, and Hudson Bates. He has a passion for teaching the sport and volunteered as the UCF men’s club coach in 2015. He has worked with people of all ages and backgrounds to help them grow in the fundamentals and knowledge of the game.
Coach Benjumea continues to play locally and is excited about growing the game at the high school level. The team finished as regional champs in the SSAA in 2019 and were crowned SSAA State champions in 2024 and runners up in 2025. The beach program also competes in the FHSAA and finished as district runners up in 2026 qualifying for the regional tournament. Jackson is a physical therapy assistant at Advent Health and brings a wealth of functional training and rehabilitation exercises to the athletes he works with.
