Karen Monez begins her second season as the head coach of the Horned Frog Women's Rifle team.

"My goals are to build a women's rifle team that is competitive in a collegiate shooting arena and to improve shooting skills and provide a team atmosphere where they can thrive," Monez said.

As a veteran of many international and national competitions, Monez holds two world records. She has participated in several shooting disciplines over the past 35 years including smallbore, air rifle, 300-meter highpower, air pistol, smallbore silhouette, highpower silhouette and cowboy action shooting. In 1979, she earned a gold medal at the World Championship in women's air rifle in Seoul, Korea. Monez set world records in women's air rifle in 1979 and in the standard rifle 50-meter 3x20 competition in 1989.

Monez has spent 25 years of her life in military service. For three years she was a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit International Rifle Section and then 22 years as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve Shooting Team. She was also a resident athlete at the United States Training Center from 1989-1992. Her career has taken her to international shooting competitions in 19 foreign countries.

Monez was a member of three Championship of the Americas teams (1977, 1981 and 1985), three World Championship teams (1978, 1979 and 1982), and won individual medals in five World Cup competitions, including four gold medals. She competed in U.S. International Shooting Championships from 1974 to 1998 and won eight individual titles and 19 team titles. Over her career, she has totaled 55 individual titles and 42 team national records.

A life member of the National Rifle Association, Monez is also affiliated with USA Shooting, the Texas State Rifle Association and the Single Action Shooting Society. She and her husband, John Chapman, reside in Weatherford, Texas where they ranch and raise cattle and quarter horses.