Lamar University Athletics

Barbara Comeaux was a four-year setter on the Lamar University volleyball team, helping LU win four consecutive Texas Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) district titles. She also helped the Lady Cardinals win a pair of Texas AIAW state titles in 1967 and 1968, qualifying LU for the national tournament.

Comeaux went on to become the head volleyball coach at Port Neches-Groves High School, where she has won more than 1,100 matches over a span of four decades. Comeaux guided PN-G to state championships in 1972, 1979 and 1981 and runner-up finishes in 1978 and 1980.