Mike Jordan enters his 26th season as New Mexico State head coach already the winningest coach in program history with 544 wins. Having served as head coach for only the Aggies, Jordan has amassed a career recrod of 544-228 ahead of the 2023 season.

2022 marked a quarter century of Jordan at the helm for the Aggies. The team finished the season 16-12, wtih a 7-7 record in WAC play. After falling short to Grand Canyon in the WAC Tournament Quarterfinals, the season concluded with a thrilling 5-set win over UTEP.

Several Aggies earned postseason recognition, led by Molly Johnson who received First Team All-WAC honors. Kate Birtcil and Lia Mosher were both Second Team All-WAC selections in 2022.  

New Mexico State held their opponents to a .188 hitting percentage, which was the third-best mark in the conference. The team finished with a .211 hitting percentage, led by Lia Mosher (.362), who led the WAC in that category for the second year in a row. Mosher finished her career with a hitting percentage of .349, the second-best mark in program history.

In year 24, Jordan led the Aggies to their third-straight WAC Regular Season Championship as they were crowned winners of the West Division with a conference record of 10-4 in the Fall of 2021. By way of winning the regular season, the Aggies also earned a spot in the 2021 NIVC Tournament.

With the leadership of Jordan in place, Katie Birtcil, Lia Mosher and Shaney Lipscomb each earned First Team All-WAC honors while setter Carly Aigner-Swesey was named Second Team All-WAC. Additionally, Mosher, Birtcil and Darian Markham each earned WAC Player of the Week recognition during the season.

Led by Birtcil, the Aggies' offense ranked first in the conference in overall hitting percentage, kills per set, total kills, total assists and assists per set. This dominance also carried over into WAC play as they ranked atop the league in hitting percentage, kills per set, total kills, total assists, assists per set, total points and points per set in contests against WAC opponents.

The Aggies combined hitting percentage in the Fall of 2021 (.254) was also good for 35th in the nation at the Division I level while they held opponents to a mere .174 hitting percentage throughout the season. Mosher's hitting percentage played a large part in that as she ranked 19th in the country with a .399 average on the season.


Despite playing in just two home matches, the Aggies still captured the WAC Regular Season Championship following a 15-1 regular season in the Spring of 2021. Jordan picked up his 500th career win during the season during a sweep of California Baptist on Feb. 22.

Under Jordan's guidance, Lia Mosher and Savannah Davison were named First Team All-WAC while Mosher also earned AVCA All-Midwest Region honors. Shaney Lipscomb and Victoria Barrett were both named Second Team All-WAC with Barrett earning WAC Freshman of the Year Honors. Along with Barrett, libero Darian Markham was also named to WAC All-Freshman team. 

On March 3, the Aggies set the school record for hitting percentage torching Seattle U with a .554 hitting percentage. In the same match, Shaney Lipscomb became one of just four players in NCAA history to hit 1.000 on 14 or more swings with 14 kills on 14 attempts. During the season, NM State had one of the most prolific offeneses in the country, ranking second in kills per set and assists per set and seventh in hitting percentage. 


The 2019 season was another banner season for the Aggies as they posted a 27-4 overall record and a perfect 16-0 WAC record. NM State won the WAC regular season championship, its second-straight WAC Tournament championship and made a second-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Under Jordan’s tutelage, Megan Hart was named WAC Player of the Year, WAC Tournament MVP and an AVCA All-American honorable mention. Savannah Davison and Julianna Salanoa were also named First-Team All-WAC.
As a team, the 2019 Aggie squad ranked second nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.121) and seventh nationally in blocks per set (33.24). New Mexico State also posted a 19-match winning streak that stretched from Sept. 21, 2019 to Dec. 6, 2019.

New Mexico State went 24-8 during its 2018 campaign, which included a 12-4 record during Western Athletic Conference play. The Aggies claimed the WAC Tournament title, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time under his guidance.

Savannah Davison, Tatyana Battle and Megan Hart were named to the all-tournament team and Hart won the coveted Most Valuable Player award after posting a double-double during the championship match.Davison, Hart and Battle also received All-WAC honors during the 2019 season

NM State posted a 10-1 record at home during the 2018 season, and Jordan led the squad to a five-set victory over Arizona during the banner season. The Aggies also picked 

The Aggies took home their third-straight Western Athletic Conference regular-season title in 2017 when the team went 12-2 in league play while posting a 21-8 overall record. The leader of the NM State squad took home his sixth WAC Coach of the Year honor and his eighth coaching award overall.

Under Jordan's guidance, five Aggies earned all-conference nods following the regular season. Lia Mosher was named to the All-WAC Freshman Team while Sasha Lee Thomas and Ariadnne Sierra earned second team honors and Sierra was also named the WAC Libero of the Year. Kassandra Tohm and Tatyana Battle represented New Mexico State on the All-WAC First Team with Tohm taking home the coveted WAC Player of the Year honor. The senior was also named AVCA Midwest Region Honorable Mention Team at the conclusion of the season.

Adding to the many accolades during the 2017 season was Kaylee Neal, when the senior libero was named a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American. She was just the third NM State player to earn the honor

During the 2016 season, Jordan led New Mexico State to a 24-7 record. He earned his 400^th career win when the Aggies defeated Valparaiso in straight sets on September 2, 2016. The team closed tournament play riding a three-match winning streak and carried their momentum by winning eight-straight matches. The Aggies won their second-straight WAC regular season title when the team posted a 13-1 record.

Jordan coached five players to All-WAC teams during the 2016 season. Ariadnne Sierra was named the conference Libero of the Year after tallying double-digit digs in 13 of 14 WAC matches. Jordan Abalos and Tatyana Battle were named the first team while Sasha-Lee Thomas and Sierra were named to the second team. Setter Alexsa Parker received WAC All-Freshman team honors.
 
The 2015 season was a banner year for the Aggies, finishing with a 28-6 record and reaching the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time, and claiming the WAC regular season and tournament titles for the first time since 2013. NM State ran the table, going 14-0, in the Western Athletic Conference, and was only the fourth team in conference history to accomplish the feat. The Aggies finished the regular season riding a 19-match winning streak, the second longest in school history.
 
The 28 wins in 2015 marked the 13th time a Jordan-coached team finished with 20 wins or more. The 2015 season was also Jordan’s 15th-straight winning season at the helm.
 
The Aggies racked up the accolades during the 2015 season, Jordan earning his fifth WAC Coach of the Year honor, the seventh such honor of his career. Senior standout Gwen Murphy was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the 2015 WAC Player of the Year and the WAC Tournament MVP. Murphy was also named the Sport Import/AVCA National Player of the Week for Aug. 24-30, becoming the first Aggie in school history to receive this honor. Murphy was also awarded the 2015-16 Joe Kearney Award, which named after the former WAC commissioner and is given to the top male and female athlete in the conference.
 
Additionally, the Aggies had three athletes named All-WAC, with Murphy earning First Team honors and Nathalie Castellanos and Sasha-Lee Thomas earning Second Team honors. Briana Ainsworth and Tatyana Battle were named to the WAC All-Freshman Team. In all, Jordan has coached 22 players to 39 first team all-conference selections and 19 players to 21 second-team all-conference selections as head of the Aggie program.  
 
The 2014 Aggies finished the season with 17-11 record, going 10-4 in the WAC and finishing second in the conference. NM State entered the WAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed, but fell to the eventual champions, CSU Bakersfield, in four sets in the semifinal round.
 
NM State had two athletes named All-WAC, with Gwen Murphy and Sasha-Lee Thomas earning Second Team honors. Jordan Abalos and Sasha-Lee Thomas were named to the WAC All-Freshman team. In addition, Murphy, Bradley Nash and Taylor Livoti were named to the Preseason All-WAC Team.
 
The Aggies finished the 2013 season with a 22-11 overall record, going 14-2 in WAC play and winning their second straight WAC regular season title, while also making the NCAA Tournament for the second time in as many years after winning the WAC Tournament title again.
 
With 22 wins in 2013, this marks the 12th time in 13 seasons NM State has 20 or more wins under Jordan.  The 2013 season was also the 14th straight season Jordan lead the Aggies to 10 or more conference wins.
 
Earning a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, the Aggies defeated Idaho in five sets in the semifinals before sweeping Bakersfield in the championship match.  Desiree Scott was named the WAC Tournament MVP while three other Aggies were named to the all-tournament team. 
 
NM State has made seven trips to the NCAA Tournament (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013), all under Jordan. In 2013, the Aggies were matched up against Arizona and fell in straight sets.
 
The Aggies received a myriad of accolades in the 2013 season, including an honorable mention to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region for Scott.  Scott also received two WAC Player of the Week awards, was named to the preseason All-WAC team along with teammate Lauren Loerch, was named to the Hawaiian Airlines Invitational All-Tournament Team along with Loerch, and was named to the All-WAC Team along with teammate Gwen Murphy while also garnering the WAC MVP award.  Loerch was also named to the Cal-Molten All-Tournament Team.
 
Along with their prowess on the court in 2013, six Aggies earned the All-WAC Academic honors under Jordan.  Jordan was named the WAC Coach of the Year for his team’s outstanding effort.
 
It was the 15th consecutive year that Jordan coached at least one first team all-conference player. Former Aggie Meredith Hays also earned a spot on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-West Region team as an honorable mention in 2012.  It was the 10th consecutive year that a NM State player under Jordan has received an AVCA all-region honor.
 
Jordan led the Aggies to a 22-11 overall record in 2012 while finishing with a 12-6 record in WAC play.  The 22 overall wins marked the 10^th time in 11 years that Jordan and the Aggies have finished with at least 20 wins.  2012 was also the 12th straight season that Jordan has led NM State to double-digit conference wins. 
 
After entering the 2012 conference tournament as the No. 4 seed, Jordan led his team to the school’s first WAC Tournament championship.  The Aggies defeated No. 1 seed Utah State in the semifinals and No. 2 seed Idaho in the championship match en route to becoming the lowest seed to ever win the WAC Tournament.  The tournament championship ensured Jordan and NM State its sixth bid into the NCAA Tournament.  The Aggies would go on to lose in the first round of the tournament to the 12th-ranked team in the country, the BYU Cougars. It was the fourth NCAA bid for NM State.
 
In 2011, Jordan led his team to a 23-10 record, while he guided setter Jennah DeVries to her third AVCA All-American (honorable mention) honor.  Jordan coached an impressive five players to All-WAC honors.  DeVries, Hays and Kelsey Brennan earned First Team honors, while Michelle Kuester and Kelsi Phillips were named Second Team.  Hays also finished her first year at NM State as the WAC Freshman of the Year.
 
Jordan led his 2010 team to an 18-13 record.  That season outside hitter Kayleigh Giddens, a First Team All-WAC selection, broke the single season kills record with 542 and also broke the career kills per set record under Jordan’s direction.  Giddens averaged 4.42 kills per set, while former outside hitter Lindsey Yon, who also played under Jordan, averaged 3.84 per set.  Four players earned All-WAC honors in 2010.
 
The 2009 season was the eighth consecutive season where NM State tallied 20 or more wins, after the Aggies posted an overall record of 26-9 and a 15-1 WAC record in 2008 winning their first ever regular-season WAC Championship.
 
Jordan once again helped his team to multiple honors in 2009, including DeVries earning AVCA All-American honors.  She was the sixth player in program history to be named an All-American.  Jordan has coached all six All-Americans. DeVries, along with Giddens, Kelsey Brennan and Whitney Woods earned First Team All-WAC honors, while Erin Birmingham was named to the Second Team.  Brennan, DeVries, Giddens and Woods also earned WAC All-Tournament team honors.
 
The Aggies saw plenty of success in 2008 and 2009 and it reflected in the attendance numbers. Under Jordan the progam was ranked in the top-20 in attendance and averaged 1,818 fans per match in 2009 after ranking 20th in the nation the year before with 1,634 fans.  The highest attended match at the Pan American Center in 2009 came on Oct. 3, when No. 4 Hawai’i and the Aggies played in front of 4,289 fans. The Aggies were still in the top 25 for attendance after the 2011 season.  
 
After a successful 2008 season, libero Krystal Torres earned AVCA All-American honors, while Lindsey Yon, Amber Simpson and Krista Altermatt joined her earning first team All-WAC honors. Other honors from the 2008 season include Yon, Simpson and Torres as WAC All-Tournament selections and AVCA All-Region honorees.
 
Simpson and Torres, who played their entire careers under Jordan, both set school records when the 2008 season was finished.  Simpson broke the record for total blocks in a career and finished with 574, while Torres became the career digs leader finishing with 1,942 in four years.
 
Jordan led NM State to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and had six Aggies named to All-WAC teams, while going 26-6 on the year in 2007.  NM State reached a No. 13 ranking in the AVCA Top 25 poll, the highest in school history.  Jordan reached the 200-win mark with a victory over Houston, Sept. 2, 2007, which makes him the only NM State volleyball coach with at least 200 wins.
 
In 2006, the Aggies completed one of the most successful seasons in school history finishing 33-4, a school record for wins in a season.   NM State finished No. 23 in the AVCA Top 25 poll and earned its first at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. 
 
Jordan continued to gain respect for Aggie volleyball as one of the premier programs in the country.   For the first time in school history, a pair of Aggies earned AVCA All-America honors.   Middle hitters Kim Oguh and Amber Simpson were both named to the Honorable Mention list in 2006.
He guided the Aggies to their first ever win over No. 11 Hawai’i that snapped the Rainbow Wahine’s 114-conference match win streak on Oct.  13, 2006. NM State finished second in the WAC after a 14-2 record along with its first appearance in the WAC Tournament Championship Match.   The Aggies earned four First Team All-WAC selections, while Jordan collected his second consecutive WAC Coach of the Year award.
 
In 2006, NM State finished 17-0 at home and ranked No. 15 in the nation in home attendance, despite playing all but two matches at Las Cruces High School while the Pan American Center underwent renovations.  The Aggies returned to the Pan American Center in 2007 and averaged 1,785 fans, which ranked 16th in the country for attendance.   Only eight years ago in 2004, NM State finished No. 29 nationally in average attendance before jumping 18 spots to No. 8 in 2005.
 
The Aggies shattered the Pan Am attendance record on Oct. 1, 2005 against No. 11 Hawai’i, when an astonishing 7,115 fans attended the match, which was the No. 19 largest crowd in the nation to witness a volleyball match that season.  In 2007, Aggie fans marked six of the top 20 attendance records including the No. 2 mark of 4,361 fans on Sept. 22, against No. 11 Hawai’i.
 
For the second time in Jordan’s tenure, the program was faced with the challenge of entering a new conference in 2005 as NM State was introduced as one of three new members to the Western Athletic Conference.  In 2005, the Aggies finished 20-7 and were picked to finish fourth in the preseason polls, but the team surpassed expectations as it finished the regular season tied for second with an 11-5 conference record and garnered eight all-conference honors, including Jordan’s third-straight Coach of the Year award.
 
During the 2004 season, Jordan earned his 116th career victory at New Mexico State and surpassed former Aggie headman Tom Shoji (1981-86) as the program’s all-time winningest coach.
 
In 2004, Jordan looked to build on the Aggies first conference title and trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2003 as he took his team, which lost seven seniors from a record-breaking 2003 club, through the 2004 schedule with just one senior and 11 freshmen.  NM State finished the 2004 campaign with its second straight Sun Belt Tournament crown and a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.  The Aggies won 30 matches in a season (30-3) for the second time in school history and completed their second consecutive undefeated conference season (15-0).  NM State’s .909 winning percentage ranked fourth among all Division I programs and set a school record, surpassing the mark of .882 set in 2003.
 
For his accomplishments, Jordan was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season while guiding the Aggies to a multitude of team and individual honors. 
Outside hitter Stevi Adams, who became the school’s all-time kills leader, also became just the second Aggie to earn AVCA All-America honors, when she was named an Honorable mention pick.  Jordan also helped Jackie Choi earn Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year honors, while three Aggies collected First Team All-Sun Belt honors, one was named Second Team All-Sun Belt and three made the All-Tournament team.
 
Along with its second-straight Sun Belt regular season and tournament titles, NM State also won the 2004 Hilton Las Cruces Classic and the 2004 Idaho State Classic.   Twenty of the Aggies’ 30 wins in 2004 came via a three-set sweep and only once did the Aggies get pushed to five sets.
 
In 2003, Jordan and the Aggies demolished the record books.   Jordan led the Aggies to their first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship, their first ever NCAA appearance, their first ever 30-win season and their first perfect conference season (15-0).   He also coached the Aggies first AVCA All-America selection Trinia Cuseo (honorable mention).
 
While earning Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year honors, Jordan helped his squad to a multitude of honors, including three First Team All-Sun Belt honors, a Second Team All-Sun Belt and Defensive Player of the Year honors and four academic honors.
 
Prior to the 2003 season, Jordan was selected to coach an elite club volleyball team called Team Volleyhut.com at the 10th Annual Sibillini Volleyball Tournament in the Marche Region of Italy.  Team Volleyhut.com took second place at the international tournament. 
 
In 2002, NM State had another successful season, posting a 26-7 overall record going 13-2 in the Sun Belt Conference and were the West Division Champions for the second consecutive year.  The Aggies ended the year ranked No. 8 in the South Region Poll.  With 26 wins, the team posted its best record in over 13 seasons.  NM State concluded the season with the best hitting percentage in the conference (.251), the best opponent hitting percentage (.153), and averaged the most digs per match (15.4). During the 2002 season, Jordan passed former Aggie volleyball coaches Myles Gabel (1987-89) and Gail Parkin (1977-80) to become the second winningest coach at New Mexico State.
 
Jordan was responsible for coaching the 2002 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year, Cuseo.   Jordan also had two players named to the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team, two First Team and one Second Team All-Sun Belt selections.
 
In the 2001 season the Aggies went 19-11, which was the best record in over 12 seasons.  They also won the Sun Belt Conference Western Division title, another first for the Aggie volleyball program.   NM State concluded the season with the second best hitting percentage (.229) in the conference and was third in total blocks per match (2.54).   Jordan was responsible for coaching the 2001 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Kristin Webster, and two Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference selections.
 
Jordan arrived in Las Cruces in 1998 after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Utah State. With the Navy-clad Aggies in 1996-97, Jordan helped to improve a program that, when he arrived in 1996, had finished the previous season with a 0-30 record. Utah State ended the 1997 season with an 18-15 mark and received an invitation to the Big West Tournament for the first time in school history.  In two seasons, USU won more matches (25) than the prior six years combined (22).
 
Jordan spent the 1995 season as an assistant coach at Cameron in Lawton, Okla., where he helped the team improve from 8-20 to 17-15 while breaking 11 school records in the process.   He also served as a coach at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival West Region tryouts and as a court coach at the 1994 and 1995 U.S. Junior National Team tryouts.
 
Jordan was the head women’s volleyball coach at Ursuline High School in Santa Rosa, Calif., from 1990-94, where he led the team to a 125-34 record, four conference championships and three sectional titles. At Ursuline, he produced 27 all-conference selections, five league MVPs, three all-state honorees and one All-American.
 
From 1990-95, Jordan also served as the co-head coach of the Empire Volleyball Club in Santa Rosa, Calif.  He led the team to a top-10 regional finish each year, while helping 75 percent of Empire participants to collegiate playing careers.  
 
Jordan has also organized a variety of volleyball camps during his coaching tenure, including the Mike Jordan Volleyball Camp and Mike Jordan Setters Camp. 
 
Jordan resides in Las Cruces with his wife, Yvonne, their son, Luke and dog, Ryno.