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CRISTIE LILES - HEAD COACH

Coach Liles is in her 17th year of teaching and coaching. Her background began in Amarillo, Texas where she played volleyball for Amarillo High School. In 1988, the Amarillo Sandies won the 5A State Championship. Coach Liles attended Sam Houston State University on a full volleyball scholarship. She also served as a graduate assistant for Sam Houston State Volleyball. After graduating college, Coach Liles returned to Amarillo High where she coached volleyball and track for four years. From 1999-2002, Coach Liles was the Head Volleyball Coach at Stony Point High School in Round Rock, Texas. In 2002, Coach Liles was hired as the Head Volleyball Coach at Marcus High School. During her tenure at Marcus, she has led her team into the play-offs seven out of eight years, including 5 District Championships; 3 Area Round Finalists; 2 Regional Quarterfinalists; and, 2 Region I finalists. Coach Liles has been married thirteen years to her wonderful husband, Parker. He coaches Varsity Receivers at Hebron High School, and teaches Algebra I. They have a 10-year old son, Jake, who attends Heritage Elementary.

Quote: “You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they’ve got one heartbeat. Then you’ve got yourself a team.” - BEAR BRYANT

MANDI ROBERTS - VARSITY ASSISTANT / JV RED COACH

Coach Roberts is in her fourth year of coaching at Marcus. Prior to coming to Marcus she coached at Coppell Middle School East, where she coached volleyball, basketball, and track. She has coached club volleyball for Texas Juniors DFW and Dallas Synergy. Roberts is a 2006 Graduate of Sam Houston University, where she received a degree in Health Education and minored in Kinesiology. She received her Masters in Education in 2010 from Lamar University and is currently working on her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Walden University. Coach Roberts has been married for four years to her wonderful husband Jonathon. This past February they welcomed their beautiful baby boy, Corbin, into their lives. Mandi is thankful for the support that Jonathon gives her and the Marcus Volleyball Program. At Marcus she teaches Special Education and is the JV Softball Coach.

Quote: “Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” - JOHN WOODEN

Inspiration: "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” " - WINSTON CHURCHILL

AMY MILLER - JV SILVER COACH

Coach Miller returns to the Marcus Volleyball program for her 7th season. She will be the Freshmen Red team coach. Prior to her tenure at Marcus High School, Coach Miller coached basketball, soccer, volleyball, and track at Briarhill Middle School. She has also coached varsity soccer, junior varsity softball, and junior varsity field hockey at The Hockaday School. She has been very active in the Lewisville community, creating youth organizations such as LGSA and local volleyball and soccer clubs; and, she is also past director of coach and player development for GLASA. Coach Miller is a graduate of Texas Woman’s University where she received a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology and is certified to teach Special Education as well as Physical Education. She is married to her husband, Tom, and has four daughters - Taren, Kali, Britny, and Jenna. All four of her children have graced the halls of Marcus High School.

Inspiration: “Think you can, think you can't; either way, you'll be right."

Quote: "And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!" - DR SEUSS

BRENDA JACOBS - FRESHMAN RED COACH

Coach Brenda Jacobs is in her 7th year at Marcus High School and begins her 31st (!) year in education and coaching. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education at Eastern Illinois University and her Master’s degree in Education at Olivet Nazarene University. Before moving to Texas in 2002, she coached volleyball for 8 years in Illinois. She coached basketball (22 years), track, cross country, softball, tennis, and soccer. She also taught physical education, aerobics, personal training, psychology, and sociology. Currently, Coach Jacobs teaches Teen Leadership which she says is the best class at Marcus!  She is also the Fellowship of Christian Athletes leaders here at Marcus and loves to share her faith.  She has been married to her husband, Dan, for 25 years and they have two children. Marissa, 24, graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois after playing soccer and winning a two National Championships. Jared, 21, is a college soccer player at Metro State University in Denver. Both of their children graduated from Marcus High School. Her hobbies are fitness activities, reading and watching her kids play sports. She is a member of St. Philip’s Church and participates in Bible Study and church activities.

Quotes for her students and players: “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future”, and "Work as though God were signing your paycheck or giving you your grades!!”

Inspiration for her:  “Let everything I do glorify God.”

JONATHAN LEE - FRESHMAN SILVER COACH

Coach Lee is in his 5th year of teaching and coaching. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 2003 where he received a Bachelors of Business Administration in Management Information Systems. Coach Lee was an IT Consultant for four years prior to pursuing his desire to teach and coach. He currently teaches Web Mastering, Entrepreneurship, and Sports & Entertainment Marketing at Marcus. He is also the head freshman basketball coach. Coach Lee has been married for 6 years to his wife, Jacqie. They have a beautiful little girl named Katelyn. She is almost a year and a half old. Coach Lee was a graduate of Marcus High School in 1998 and was a member of the 1997 State Champion football team.

Quote: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” – TIM DUNCAN