MSU Denver Athletics

Debbie Hendricks is entering her 16th season as the head coach of the Roadrunners and her 24th season overall as a head coach in 2015.  Hendricks became the 20th active NCAA Division II coach to reach 400 wins in 2009 and carries a record of 529-217 into the 2015 season, including 333-136 at MSU Denver. She currently ranks 15th among active Division II coaches in wins and 22nd in winning percentage (.709).

She has been named RMAC coach of the year three times (2001, 2002, 2003) and is the longest-tenured coach at Metro State. Hendricks has directed the Roadrunners to 15 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. The Roadrunners have won three RMAC regular season titles (2001, 2002, 2003) and six RMAC tournament titles (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013) under her tutelage. During her time at MSU Denver, Hendricks has coached 10 All-Americans (Devon Herron, Jessy Roy, Shawna Gilbert, Gabrielle Curtis, Julie Green, Stefanie Allison, Bri Morley, Ngoc Phan, Lauren Quijano, Alysa Heath); three RMAC players of the year (Bazana, Herron, Morley); an RMAC setter of the year (Curtis); three RMAC defensive players of the year (Bri Ostler, Amy Watanabe, Phan); three RMAC freshmen of the year (Herron, Allison, Kelsey Ellis); and 21 all-region players.

In 2014, Hendricks guided the Roadrunners to a 23-7 record and their 15th consecutive NCAA Tournament. MSU Denver won 16 out of 17 matches at one point during a stretch from September into November, including nine straight at one point. For the second consecutive year, the team reached the RMAC Tournament finals. The Roadrunners finished second in the RMAC during the regular season with a 15-3 mark, their best conference record since 2010. Hendricks coached Lauren Quijano to All-America honors for the second time in her career as she ended the season ranked in the top five in the RMAC in kills per set and hitting percentage.

Hendricks helped the 2013 squad to its 14th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance after catching fire in the postseason, winning the RMAC tournament championship and entering the NCAA tournament with a five-match winning streak. The Roadrunners featured All-America outside hitter Alysa Heath and all-region right-side hitter Quijano. The team finished with a 20-11 overall record, including 13-6 in the RMAC.

Hendricks had a very young squad in 2012 and led MSU Denver to an 18-11 record, including 11-6 in the RMAC. She took her team to the NCAA tournament behind All-America sophomore Quijano, who was one of just three returning starters and one of just six returning letterwinners out of 14 players on the 2011 team. Her team was excellent in the classroom as four players earned academic all-RMAC (only returning players are eligible for the award).

In 2011 Hendricks guided the Roadrunners to their 12th consecutive NCAA tournament with a 24-7 record. She coached a pair of All-America players in Bri Morley, who was also the RMAC player of the year, and Ngoc Phan, the RMAC defensive Player of the year. Metro State finished third at the Colorado Premier Challenge, its highest finish at the tournament since 2005. The Roadrunners also went 4-0 at the Oredigger Classic and did not lose a set until their seventh match of the season, a five-set loss to No. 4 Washburn (Kan.) at the Premier. Metro State finished the season ranked No. 11 in the final AVCA poll.

Off the court, the success continued for the Roadrunners. Seven players were named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or better) during the fall semester, and five earned those honors in the spring. For the year, Metro State volleyball compiled a 3.19 GPA.

Hendricks' 2010 squad went 25-7, including 16-2 in the RMAC.  The Roadrunners reached the semifinals of the Central Region tournament before being eliminated by national champion Concordia-St. Paul in four sets.  Metro State also finished runner-up in the RMAC tournament.  Metro State endured a 14-match winning streak from the beginning of October through mid-November and was led by AVCA honorable mention All-America outside hitter Bri Morley and all-region libero Ngoc Phan.  The Roadrunners faced 11 nationally-ranked teams during the season, going 5-6 in those matches.  Hendricks' team was also strong in the classroom with three academic all-conference players.  Senior middle blocker Anna Mapes was named RMAC Academic Player of the Year.

In the spring of 2010, Hendricks received the "Milestone Award" from the Sportswomen of Colorado for her achievements during the 2009 season.

In 2009, her 10th season at Metro State, she guided the Roadrunners to their most successful season in school history.  Metro State advanced to the Central Region championship, where the team fell to Concordia-St. Paul, which went on to win its third straight national championship.  On the way, the Roadrunners picked up two wins in the NCAA tournament, the most in school history.  Prior to the Concordia match, Metro State rattled off nine straight wins, including rallying for a five-set thriller to top third-ranked Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney for the RMAC tournament championship.  Earlier in the season, Hendricks reached her 400th career win in a five-set win against No. 3 West Texas A&M at the Colorado Premier Challenge on Sept. 5.  A week earlier, she won her 200th match at Metro State against No. 16 Florida Southern in Aug. 29.

At Metro State, Hendricks turned a team that went 10-21 in 1999 into a 21-9 squad in her first season in 2000. She won RMAC regular season and tournament titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003 behind setter Devon Herron, who was named All-America in 2002 and 2003.

Prior to coming to Metro State, Hendricks coached at West Texas A&M from 1993-98 and led the Lady Buffs to the 1997 NCAA Division II national championship with a 37-3 record. Hendricks, who was named to the Lone Star Conference's 75th anniversary all-sports team in April 2007 for her achievements at WTAMU, compiled a 159-47 (.772) record and coached four Lone Star Conference championship teams. The 1997 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year, Hendricks had two 30-plus win seasons in 1997 (37) and 1995 (30), and was named the 1997 and 1998 Lone Star Conference South Division coach of the year and the 1998 Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame coach of the year. Hendricks was inducted into West Texas A&M University's Hall of Champions on Oct. 9, 2009.

Before her stint at West Texas A&M, Hendricks served as the first volleyball coach at Wayland Baptist and developed the program from the ground up. In 1992, her second year at Wayland Baptist, Hendricks directed Wayland Baptist to a second-place district finish and a national ranking.

A graduate of Lubbock Christian University, Hendricks served as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech for two years. During her time in Lubbock, the Lady Raiders broke into the top-20 for the first time and finished the 1990 season ranked No. 9 nationally.

Hendricks was a two-time Academic All-American, academic all-conference and all-district selection as a student-athlete at Lubbock Christian from 1985-1988. She played on two nationally-ranked NAIA teams and held school records for season and career assists and service aces.

Hendricks, a former chair of the NCAA volleyball rules committee, she has also served on the AVCA All-South Central region committee and the AVCA All-America committee. She is currently on the chair of the NCAA Division II Volleyball Committee and has served on the committee for the past two seasons.

Hendricks' Collegiate Head Coaching Record