Stephen F Austin State University Volleyball

One of the architects of SFA’s championship culture, Debbie Humphreys has gained a reputation as of one of the nation’s top NCAA Division I volleyball coaches through her 37 seasons in charge of the Ladyjacks. In that time, she has compiled a highly impressive record of 846-376. She reached the 800 win mark against Boise State on September 8th, 2023 which makes her one of two active Division I coaches who have reached that milestone, and the only active coach who have achieved this milestone at one institution. The 800 plus wins by Humphreys is currently the second most among active Division I coaches, and 20th all-time. Chris Poole (Florida State) is the only active coach ranked ahead of Humphreys in terms of wins. The Humphreys File Colleges: Texas Tech University (1986) Family: Richard (Husband), Regan (Daughter), Will (Son) Coaching Experience 1988-Present: SFA | Head Coach Accomplishments • Eight-Time Southland Conference Coach of the Year (1992, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) • Twelve Southland Conference Regular Season Championships (1994-96, 2004-07, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) • One WAC Conference Championship (2022) • One WAC Coach of the Year (2023) • Nine NCAA Tournament Appearances (1994, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) • AVCA Southwest Region Coach of the Year (2023) • AVCA 30 over 30 Award Recipient • Has served on AVCA Head Coaches Committee representative • Top 25 Poll Voter • Served as Chair of SLC Coaches' Committee • SFA Hall o

Alex Holt joined the Ladyjack staff on January 6th, 2025, and is entering her first season at SFA after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach and served as the recruiting coordinator for two seasons at Louisiana Tech. The 2024 season saw Holt orchestrate one of the best blocking performances in over a decade. The Bulldogs finished the year with 216.5 total blocks, the most since 2010. The 319 block assists were the most by a Tech team since 2009. She developed Charlize Williams into one of the best middle blockers in program history. Williams tied the program record with 1.24 blocks per set and ranked tied for fifth with 128 total blocks. She also oversaw the development of freshman Rori Gray into a Conference USA All-Freshman season. LA Tech carried the momentum from the 2022 season into 2023 and qualified for their first Conference USA Tournament in program history. Under Holt's guidance, the Bulldogs finished with 277 block assists, the most since the 2019 season. Her presence was felt in year one with the program as LA Tech built momentum after registering 11 wins, the most since 2019. Four of those came against Conference USA action, including two 3-0 sweeps of Charlotte and UTSA, to match the most CUSA victories in a single season since 2016. The team came one win shy of qualifying for the CUSA Tournament for the first time in program history, a goal they are set out to do in 2023. Holt was responsible for helping develop the Bulldogs blocking game that

Madi Hicks (formerly Wilkerson) is entering her fourth season with SFA in 2025. She spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach before being promoted to Associate Head Coach in December of 2024. During her time as assistant coach, she also served as the Head Beach Volleyball Coach from October 2023 to December 2024. Hicks has helped the team to a 79-19 overall record, a 2022 WAC Tournament Championship, a 2023 WAC Regular Season Championship and two NCAA Tournaments, including the program’s first at-large bid in 2023. Here at SFA she has helped mentor 13 All-Conference athletes, one Freshman of the Year, one Player of the Year, one Libero of the Year, and one AVCA All-Region athlete (2022 & 2023). Prior to joining SFA Volleyball, Hicks spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons as the Director of Volleyball Operations and Technical Coordinator for Auburn University. She was the "master calendar" for the program, where she handled team travel and scheduling as well as camps and finances. She handled the statistical and video work for the program with her expertise in Data Volley in addition to her Director of Operations role. Hicks also had the opportunity to coach for the Southern Region High Performance teams that competed in the High Performance Championships in the summers of 2021 and 2022. Hicks, a native of Midlothian, Texas, joined the Auburn volleyball staff after serving as a graduate assistant at Southern Methodist University for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. There she earn

Max Dunn begins his second season in Nacogdoches and will serve as an assistant coach while pursuing a Master's in Kinesiology - Human Performance. Prior to SFA, he spent two seasons at Siena College helping lead their team to a six-win improvement from the prior season and a MAAC Semifinal finish during the 2022 season. Dunn also coached Sara Wagner and Emily Wunder to All-MAAC 2nd team selections and Wunder also earned an All-Tournament Selection. Dunn was Siena Volleyball head coach Simone Asque-Favia's first coaching hire on June 16, 2022. Dunn is a former club volleyball manager and varsity manager for the Women’s Volleyball team at Indiana University. A native of Indiana, Dunn arrived at Siena College after spending the previous year as the varsity head coach at Owen Valley High School in Spencer, Indiana. Since August of 2019, Dunn was also a volunteer coach for the Indiana University Women’s Club Volleyball team, assisting both administratively and on-court. In January of 2020, Dunn also founded and works as a coaching instructor at The Coaching Academy, which provides instruction and provides opportunities to high school athletes who have an interest in coaching for all sports. Dunn has also worked at Tier Ten Sports Camps with multiple titles, at The Hidden Opponent as a mental health advocate and speaker for student athletes, and as a performance consultant and beach coach for IBeach31 Volleyball Club. In April of 2020, Dunn founded and was head coach for Riptide S