Coach Jessica Phelan played volleyball at the University of Arkansas, where she earned two First Team All-Southeastern Conference honors and was named the school’s first All American, earning second team honors in 1997. She was also named first team Academic All American in 1998 and was the first University of Arkansas Scholar-Athlete to earn the H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year Award and post graduate scholarship.  She was inducted into the Razorback Hall of Honor in 2011. Jessica Phelan has served as the head volleyball coach at Fayetteville High for 19 seasons and led the Bulldogs to eight state championships and 4 runner-up finishes. A long-time resident of Northwest Arkansas, she was featured in the Fayetteville Insider’s Guide in 2014. In addition to coaching duties, Coach Phelan teaches Advanced Placement Psychology and has served as an AP reader. Coach Phelan is married to FHS tennis coach, Darin Phelan. Darin is a 1993 graduate of Fayetteville High School and the couple have three children (Tyler, Kennedy, and Lucas)