Bio

Manuel enters her 1st season at the Head Coach of the Lady Greyhounds, who are coming off a Region 2 Championship and a Central Plains District Championship appearance.

Manuel comes to West Memphis from Claremore, Oklahoma where she served as an Assistant Coach at Rogers State University for the past two seasons. Before Rogers State, Manuel spent two seasons under Jason Burton at Texas A&M-Commerce as an assistant coach for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. During her time in Commerce, Texas she helped guide the Lady Lions to an impressive 42-7 record, with a pair of NCAA Tournament bids. Coach Manuel started her coaching career as an assistant coach at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas for two seasons. Manuel helped guide the Grizzlies to a 49-15 record during her two seasons in Kansas. During her second and final season with the Grizzlies, she helped guide them to the Conference Championship as well as the Region VI Championship, and would eventually make a run to the Sweet 16 in the National Tournament. The Conference and Region VI Championship were both program firsts.

Prior to her time as a coach, Manuel also began her collegiate playing career at Butler Community College, where she played from 2011-2013 under head coach Mike Helmer. During her career as a Grizzly, Manuel played in 59 games, including helping her team to a 26-7 record in her sophomore season, leading the team to the Region VI semifinals. Following her time at Butler, Manuel would then go on to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she would play under head coach Misti Cussen. Manuel appeared in 63 games over her final two seasons, helping ORU to a third-place finish in the Summit League in her Senior season. The Golden Eagles would then advance to the WBI semifinals in postseason play. Manuel would go on to earn her Science Degree in Recreation Administration.