Wendy McManus

Wendy McManus enters her fifth season as head volleyball coach at Texas A&M International University. She has guided the Dustdevils to a 47-75 overall record and 13-29 conference thus far.

McManus guided TAMIU to a fourth place finish in the Heartland Conference standings in 2007, earning the team a conference tournament berth. The Dustdevils made the most of the team's first conference tournament appearance, dropping UT-Permian Basin in the semifinals before losing to Incarnate Word in the championship match.

McManus led the Dustdevils to a 24-5 record in her inaugural campaign as head coach in 2006. That mark stands as the best winning percentage (.828) in the seven-year history of the program.

Eight student-athletes have earned All-Heartland Conference honors under McManus' tutelage. Nicole Gipson earned second-team All-Heartland Conference honors last season, ending her outstanding career as a two-time all league selection.

Prior to arriving at TAMIU, McManus had a highly successful two-year run as head coach at College of the Southwest. She led the Lady Mustangs to a 43-26 overall record with a 25-7 mark in Red River Athletic Conference play. In her first season as head coach McManus led CSW to its first NAIA Regional Tournament berth in school history.

Prior to taking the reigns as a head coach McManus was an assistant coach at College of the Southwest for one year. She arrived at the Hobbs, N.M. school from Orleans, Ontario, Canada where she was a clinician for the Ontario Volleyball Association's Spikes (mini-volleyball) Program, as well as a coach for the Ottawa Kangaroos Volleyball Club.

McManus began her coaching career as an assistant coach at Bemidji State (Minn.) in 2000. She spent two years at the NCAA Division II institution, completing course work towards a master's in sports studies.

McManus competed in four seasons of volleyball at the NCAA Division I level at Chicago State. She was named the team's MVP as a junior and senior. McManus earned a bachelor's in psychology from Chicago State in 1999.