JAN BARKER - VOLLEYBALL COACH OF THE YEAR 1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
Jan Barker - Amarillo High
Why Honored: Barker led Amarillo High to 10 state high school volleyball championships, the most team state titles by a coach in Amarillo ISD history.
Barker won her first state title in 1987 and her last one in 2016. The highlight of that run was winning four state titles in a row from 2006-09 with her two daughters playing - an accomplishment never achieved before at the state’s highest level - and compiling a 187-8 record.
Her last season at AHS, she guided the Lady Sandies to a 39-8 and finished her career with 1,116-175 record.
Barker made 14 state tournament appearances, coached 16 All-Americans and helped send more than 100 of her players off to play college, 34 of them at the NCAA Division I level.
Quotable: "With so many strong volleyball coaches in our area, it is a great honor to be recognized this year. It's all about the success of the incredible girls on our team. I am so proud of them and this honor goes to them as well."
- Barker
