Coach Lauren Martinez is a Corpus Chrisi native, she graduated from Richard King High School in Corpus, where she was a volleyball stand out. Coach Lauren was first team all district in her high school career, All South Texas 2nd team, MaxPreps Honorable Mention, and many more accolades attached to her name. She was not only a stand out for Richard King High School but also in the club volleyball world as well. She played libero during her years of volleyball; She played for Corpus Christi Crossfire now known as Corpus Christi Force Volleyball Club. Coach Lauren later went off to College where she attended Texas A&M Corpus Christi obtaining her degree in 2021 with a Bachelors of Science in University Studies and a concentration in Reading and Math. Lauren Martinez is now a volleyball assistant for IWA in Corpus Christi. She has been coaching for 4 years and she will be going into her 4th season as a head coach for Corpus Christi Force. If you cannot find Coach Lauren in the gym you can find her at IWA, at home with her two dogs, shopping at TJ Maxx, or out at her Family's ranch. Coach Lauren will be taking on 12 Crossfire this year in her first year as a head coach and we cannot wait to watch her do amazing things with this team!