Houston Christian University Head Volleyball Coach
Trent Herman announced the hiring of
Shelby Martin-Parker as assistant coach on Monday morning.
Martin-Parker comes to the Huskies after working with the LOVB Houston volleyball program. Prior to that, she served as an assistant coach at Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina for two years, where she helped lead the Wildcats to the 2022 North Carolina AAAA State title. Martin-Parker also coached club during that time at Triangle Volleyball Club in Raleigh, and she has been a National level club coach for five years.
COACH HERMAN ON THE SHELBY MARTIN-PARKER:
"I am extremely excited and grateful to have Shelby join our staff. She had such a distinguished collegiate career and now brings an energy and relentless work ethic to our program. She has been a part of some high-level volleyball as both a player and on the technical side, and we are really looking forward to what she can bring towards the growth of our program."
The Waxahachie, Texas native was a setter in college, finishing her career with 4,354 assists. She was the 2017 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and earned second team All-AAC twice while playing for East Carolina University from 2017-19. She then spent a season at Kansas State University, where she was tabbed with second team All-Big 12 honors during the 2020/21 campaign.
After graduating from KSU, Martin-Parker spent a final season at UCLA in 2021 where she helped lead the Bruins to a No. 13 national ranking while reaching the NCAA Tournament Regional. She was an honorable-mention All-Pac 12 selection after recording 1,199 assists and ranking fourth in the league at 10.52 sets per.
Parker-Martin is married to Heath Parker and the couple has twin one-year old daughters, Charlotte and Dallas.
HCU finished an injury-ravaged 2025 campaign at 12-18 overall, advancing to its 13th consecutive Southland Conference Tournament. HCU has signed five players for the 2026 season after losing just one senior off last year's club.
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