Gear came to Cambridge in June of 2024 following a two-year stint at SUNY Brockport. While serving as an assistant coach for the Golden Eagles, Gear also worked towards a master's in athletic administration. Prior to SUNY Brockport, he spent a season as an assistant coach at Nazareth College.
Gear also has a wealth of coaching experience with club teams, serving as both an assistant and head coach for three separate volleyball clubs in the Rochester, New York area.
In his own collegiate experience, Gear enjoyed a playing career at men's volleyball powerhouse, University of Southern California. While with the Trojans, Gear was a model student-athlete, serving on the team's leadership committee, receiving the NCAA MPSF All-Academic Scholar Athlete Award, and earning the USC Ideal Trojan Award. In 2021, Gear graduate from USC with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences.
