Oklahoma Baptist University Women's Volleyball

The Tori Wright File Hometown: Carrollton, TX Education: Oklahoma Baptist, 2013 Coaching Background 2022-Pres. Oklahoma Baptist, Assistant Coach 2019-22 Royse City High School, Head Coach Tori Wright returned to Oklahoma Baptist as an assistant coach in 2022 after spending three years as the head coach at Royse City High School in Texas. During her current tenure on the sideline with the Bison, she has helped guide the program to a pair of GAC Tournament titles, two NCAA Tournament appearances, and a stellar 79-33 record. Wright has also helped coach 14 all-conference honorees, two all-region selections, and one All-American, alongside 10 CSC Academic All-District selections. Prior to returning to Bison Hill, Wright (formerly Orms) served as an assistant coach at Colleyville Heritage, Independence, and Ralph H. Poteat high schools in the Lone Star State before taking over at Royse City, where she led the program to two state playoff appearances. As a standout student-athlete for the green and gold from 2009-12, Wright appeared in 92 matches during her collegiate career. A three-time Sooner Athletic Conference champion, she capped off her senior year in 2012 by earning both the NAIA Champions of Character award and the prestigious Bison Award for Leadership. That same 2012 squad finished the season ranked fifth nationally in the NAIA National Poll, winning a school-record 35 matches en route to a national quarterfinal appearance. A native of Carrollton, TX, Wright played her high school volleyball at Hebron High School, where she was part of a program that went 41-5 and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 UIL State Tournament. Hebron qualified for the UIL postseason in each of her four seasons.

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Oklahoma Baptist, Head Coach 2007 Carl Albert High School, Head Coach Career Records All-Time 436-185 (.701) OBU Record 436-185 (.701) Conference 211-58 (.784) Postseason 38-19 (.667) By The Numbers 1 - Perfect season 4 - 30+ win seasons 6 - National tournament appearances 7 - Conference tournament titles 8 - Regular-season conference titles 12 - 20+ win seasons 13 - All-American selections 17 - Winning seasons 21 - Academic all-district selections 85 - All-conference selections 157 - Wins inside the Noble Complex (157-45 overall) Championships/Honors - Ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2020-21 after perfect season - Five-time Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2020) - 2012 Mid-South Region Coach of the Year - 53 straight SAC regular-season wins from 2010-14 - Named Big XII Co-Libero of the Year at OU in 2006 Anna Howle came to Oklahoma Baptist as the head volleyball coach in 2008 to revive a program that had been dormant for more than two decades. Since her arrival, Howle has turned the Bison into a highly successful program, earning six national tournament bids while winning seven conference tournament titles and eight regular-season conference championships. Overall, the Bison have compiled a record of 436-185 during Howle’s tenure, good for a .702 winning percentage. OBU has been dominant on its home floor during her time on Bison Hill, posting a record of 157-45 inside the Noble Complex. The Bison are also 211-58 in conference contests and 38-19 in postseason play since 2008. Her 2020 squad, which competed in the spring of 2021 due to Covid-19, finished a perfect 18-0 and was ranked as high as No. 1 in the country before ending the season at No. 2 in the final AVCA Division II poll. A three-time Sooner Athletic Conference and two-time Great American Conference Coach of the Year, Howle has led Oklahoma Baptist to 20 or more wins 12 times, including 30 or more victories on four occasions. In 2012, Howle was recognized as the AVCA Mid-South Region Coach of the Year after leading the Bison to a 35-6 record while winning the SAC regular-season and tournament titles and advancing to the NAIA National Tournament quarterfinals. Between 2010-14, the Bison won an incredible 53-straight SAC regular-season contests on their way to three-straight conference tournament and regular-season titles. Howle has coached 13 All-Americans and 85 all-conference selections, including four conference Player of the Year winners. In total, the Bison have won 22 “of the Year” awards during Howle’s time with the program. Off the floor, the Bison volleyball program has had seven academic All-Americans and 21 academic all-district honorees. The program also received the AVCA Team Academic Award four times during Howle’s tenure. In addition to her duties as head coach, Howle is also an assistant athletic director and the senior woman administrator for OBU athletics. She also teaches kinesiology and leisure studies courses at Oklahoma Baptist and was instrumental in OBU's transition to NCAA Division II. Prior to reviving the Bison volleyball program, Howle was the head coach at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City where she led the Titans to their first-ever state tournament appearance in 2007. A standout at the University of Oklahoma, Howle was the Big XII Co-Libero of the Year as a senior in 2006 when she helped lead the Sooners to 28-6 record and a third-round appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament. She still holds an OU record with 552 career digs during the 30-point rally scoring era and holds school records for digs in three sets (26) and five sets (31) during the same era. Howle also competed for one season on the Sooner track & field team, earning all-Big XII honors in the heptathlon. A native of Stoughton, WI, Howle was a standout on the court and on the track at Stoughton High School, where she finished her career as the school’s all-time assists leader and was a four-time state champion in the 100-meter dash. Howle and her husband, Tyler, are the parents of four children; Suzy, Eli, Emmitt, and Kaia. Anna Howle's All-Time Collegiate Head Coaching Record Year Overall Record Pct. Conf. Record (Finish) Pct. Postseason 2025 22-10 .668 11-5 (5th) .687 GAC Tournament Champion; NCAA DII Regional Participant 2024 16-13 .552 10-6 (4th) .625 GAC Tournament Participant 2023 22-9 .710 13-3 (1st) .813 GAC Tournament Champion; NCAA DII Regional Participant 2022 19-11 .633 13-3 (2nd) .813 GAC Tournament Participant 2021 23-4 .852 14-2 (1st) .875 GAC Tournament Runner-Up 2020* 18-0 1.000 10-0 (1st) 1.000 GAC Tournament Champion 2019 28-6 .824 14-2 (1st) .875 GAC Tournament Champion; NCAA DII Regional Participant 2018 16-17 .485 9-7 (6th) .563 GAC Tournament Participant 2017 18-15 .545 11-5 (3rd) .688 GAC Tournament Semifinalist 2016^ 23-15 .605 11-5 (3rd) .688 NCCAA Tournament Semifinalist 2015^ 27-13 .675 14-2 (2nd) .875 NCCAA Tournament Runner-Up 2014 24-12 .667 13-3 (2nd) .813 SAC Tournament Runner-Up 2013 33-7 .825 16-0 (1st) 1.000 SAC Tournament Champion; NAIA Tournament Participant 2012 35-6 .854 12-0 (1st) 1.000 SAC Tournament Champion; NAIA Tournament Quarterfinalist 2011 31-11 .738 14-0 (1st) 1.000 SAC Tournament Champion; NAIA Tournament Participant 2010 26-10 .722 12-2 (1st) .857 SAC Tournament Semifinalist 2009 31-10 .756 8-5 (3rd) .615 SAC Tournament Runner-Up 2008 24-16 .600 6-8 (5th) .429 N/A Overall 436-185 .702 211-58 .784 * - 2020 season played in spring 2021 due to Covid-19; NCAA Tournament canceled ^ - OBU ineligible for NCAA postseason in 2015 & 2016 during transition from NAIA