From 1980 to 2019, Texas State volleyball fans could count on one consistency: Head Coach Karen Chisum. Chisum was the head coach of Texas State/Southwest Texas for 40 seasons before retiring with 919 career wins, six-time conference Coach of the Year, 11 conference tournament titles, and nine regular season titles.
At the time of her retirement, Chisum was the longest tenured head coach in Texas State history. She also was the second longest tenured coach at a single school across all three NCAA divisions, the third winningest active Division I coach, the fourth winningest Division I female coach of all-time, and the eighth winningest active coach of all-time.