IN THE SPOTLIGHT
WeCOACH COMMUNITY MAKING HEADLINES
March 2023
- Molly Marin (2022 WCA #51) Regis Women’s Basketball wins RMAC for first time since 2007
- Riley Piechnick (2019 WCA #47) hired as head coach of Davidson College women’s soccer team:
- Trelanne Powell Head Coach Trelanne Powell and her program have finished the regular season undefeated
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- Lori Locust Titans hire Lori Locust as 1st full-time female coach
- Karen Weitz and Ashley Fouch coaching boys and girls basketball programs at their respective high schools
- Christina Whitlock Cardinals’ groundbreaking coach Christina Whitlock is working to make her mentor proud
February
- Natalie Darwitz, Darwitz Promoted to Associate Head Coach at the University of Minnesota
- Shelby Denning Sewanee assistant a role model for women in football
- Theresa Grentz Rutgers honors Hall of Fame Women’s Basketball coach
- Danielle Montenegro, Female Coaches Lead The Next Generation
- Camise Patterson (2022 WCA #51) announced as FAMU Athletics new Softball Head Coach
- Kim Rosamond Tech women to celebrate legends and milestones(100th career victory) as TSU comes to town Saturday
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- Katrina Beeck, Kelly Beck, Courtney Brinsky, Ann-Marie Cook, Dorcas DenHartog, Cindy Farmer, Melissa Graham-Perkins, Marnie Giunta, Addy Hallen, Kathy Hipwood, Danielle Johnson, Maggie Kirkham, Carly Littlefield, Courtney Maas, Jessie Magoto, Linda McShane, Courtney Meldrum, Chelsea Osborne, Angela Poindexter, Kellie Redman, Mary Souther, Kari Strang, Erin Terry, Kaitlin White 2022 USTFCCCA High School State Cross Country Coaches of the Year
- Milan Bolden-Morris and Heather Marini Female football coaches breaking barriers
- Karima Christmas-Kelly and Jessie Miller hired as Indiana Fever new assistant coaches
- Jadyn Watson Fisher UNC Title IX celebration: All-female hoops staff a testament to ongoing equity push
- Livingston Lancelot Coaches call for more age-group tournaments for girls
- Emma Lindblad The first class of Softball Canada’s female mentorship program graduates
- Janice McKeith hired as The Milwaukee School of Engineering first head swimming coach in school history
- Erica Morrow St. Bonaventure aims for new energy with interim women’s basketball coach
- Jaedyn Shaw U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year
- Sophia Smith 2022 Biosteel U.S. Soccer Female Player Of The Year
- Ashley Stephenson former Women’s National Team Star hired by Blue Jays as minor-league coach
- Sue Williams 2022 USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
January 2023
- Margueritte Aozasa (WCA #46) cements legacy at UCLA with Women’s Soccer NCAA title
- Jo Chubb named Head Coach for Coastal Carolina Women’s Soccer program
- Erica Demers (WCA #23) takes reins for University of Cincinnati Women’s Soccer
- Sunny Gelnovatch leads Women’s Soccer at Lock Haven
- Emily Kohan (WCA #48) elevated to Head Coach of Colorado State Women’s Volleyball program
- Dawn Sullivan takes the reins as new Missouri Women’s Volleyball Head Coach
- Elise van Heuvelen finds new home with Iowa Women’s Tennis program
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- Danielle Fujuita, Sandra Prusina and Rebecca Johnson play key roles with the Calgary Flames, Wranglers
- Jessica Jackson and Jasmin Moses help build South Carolina football’s best recruiting class since 2012
- Taylor Schram becomes Dartmouth’s Women’s Soccer Head Coach
December 2022
- Natasha Adair prepares for first season as Arizona State Head Coach with dream team staff
- Katrina Beck returns to Illinois State as Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach
- Bethann Burke becomes winningest coach in Goldey-Beacom College Women’s Basketball history
- Elaine Jones named Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach at University of Indianapolis
- Julianne Sitch makes history as she leads Men’s Soccer team to NCAA Final Four
- Vanessa Valentine takes the reins as new Nevada Women’s Soccer Head Coach
- Sharon Versyp legendary coach finds new home with USC Beaufort Women’s Basketball
- Stephanie White becomes new Head Coach for Connecticut Sun
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- Stephanie Frappart becomes the first woman to referee a Men’s World Cup Match
- Ronnie Gajownik and Bianca Smith make history during Arizona Fall League season
- Caroline O’Connor and Kim Ng claim two senior roles with the Miami Marlins a first for MLB
- Olivia Pichardo becomes first woman on a NCAA Division 1 Varsity Baseball squad
- Nina Rodgers & Olivia Soares first African American Women coaches to square off in NCAA D1 Hockey
- Professional Volleyball Federation Inaugural U.S. Women’s Season launches in 2024
November 2022
- Nayelly Hernandez-Walkter named Assistant Coach of Columbia Men and Women’s Squash program
- Lauren Korholz named Assistant Head Coach of Columbia Heavyweight Rowing
- Amanda Levens (WCA Class #1) received extension to lead Nevada Women’s Basketball program
- Sharon Versyp Purdue legend announced as USCB Head Women’s Basketball Coach
- Lindsay Widsom-Hylton named Assistant Coach of University of Texas Women’s Basketball program
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- Amaka Agugua-Hamilton takes reins as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at the University of Virginia
- Mickey Grace joins the UConn football staff as the Huskies’ offensive analyst
- Julia Kearney first female football coach at St. Johnsbury Academy
- Felisha Legette-Jack takes reins as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Syracuse
- Fatima Reyadh first woman to coach men’s basketball in Bahra
- Dawn Staley recipient of the Billie Jean King Leadership Award
- The Regina Victorias all female football coaching staff
October 2022
- Amanda Caldwell (WCA #42 , A2 #5) selected to Lead Tulane University’s Swimming and Diving Program
- Becky Hammon named WNBA’s 2022 Coach of the Year
- Kristi Bredbenner & Jessica Leger headline Four Additions to Division 1 Softball Committee
- D Mira Jalosuo former Gopher, Finnish national team D Mira Jalosuo hired to be the assistant coach for SCSU women’s team
- Valerie Lohr (WCA #47, A2 #5) Saint Mary’s Hall Upper School Varsity Field Hockey Coach promoted to Director of Student Well-Being & Performance Mindset
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- Candice Dupree hired as San Antonio Spurs Assistant Coach
- Kelsey Koelzer Arcadia University Head Women’s Ice Hockey Coach (NCAA’s first Black female coach in the sport), Trailblazing Coach Building Program from Scratch
- Rebecca Johnston Flames hire decorated Canadian hockey player Rebecca Johnston in player development role
- Nikki Fargas & Natalie Williams ‘We kind of have to succeed’: are thriving atop the Las Vegas Aces
September 2022
- Blanche Alverson promoted to associate head basketball coach at Georgia Tech
- Jacy Dyer named head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach at Fairfield University
- Molly Engstrom named head women’s ice hockey coach at the University of Maine
- Monica Gordy Polizzi first female to serve as National Chair of Division II Football Committee
- Anna Khrystenko promoted to Associate Head Coach for Oregon State Women’s Volleyball
- Samantha Price named assistant women’s basketball coach at Newberry College
- Lynn Sobczyk named Middlebury’s Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach
- Anna Temple (2019 WCA #47) named Associate Head Coach for Women’s Golf at the University of Washington
- Sarah Trowbridge named Head Women’s Rowing Coach at the University of Oklahoma
- Laura Tyler-Cook named Head Women’s Golf Coach at Bucknell
- Benay Weintraub (2017 WCA #43) named head women’s tennis coach at Cal Tech
- Adrienne Wydra named assistant women’s basketball at Lycoming College
- Allie Zueger hired as an assistant women’s soccer coach at Lenoir-Rhyne
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- Rhonda Brady Gilles Anderson, first Woman inducted into the Gary Sports Hall of Fame
- Clare Carson, first female to lead a UEFA C coaching diploma
- Emily Engel-Natzke joins Capitals as NHL’s first female video coach
- Kianna Jones, first female head coach in Summer League Baseball
- Renate Rice, District’s first female football coach
- Rachel Robinson named Grassroots Coach of the Year for Youth
August 2022
- Kelsie Carralero, head women’s golf coach at Washington & Lee, named VaSID (Virginia Sports Information Directors) Coach of the Year
- Michelle Chewens named head coach of the women’s cross country program at Cal Poly
- Kylee Flynn named head women’s soccer coach at Monmouth University
- Gail Goestenkors to be inducted into Duke Athletics Hall of Fame
- Megan Green hired as assistant women’s basketball coach at Dickinson
- Rosalind Joseph (2016 WCA #40) hired as the new Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Ohio State University
- Madison Keaty (2018 WCA #44) named CRCA women’s lightweight rowing coach of the year
- Audrey Kelley hired as assistant women’s rowing coach at UConn
- Chloe Lamb named an assistant women’s basketball coach at University of Mary
- Dr. Nicole LaVoi to be inducted into the Gustavus Adolphus College Hall of Fame
- Olivia Leavitt (2022 WCA #51) named Head Women’s Tennis Coach at Lehigh University
- Meshia Levister (2021 WCA #50, 2022 Academy 2.0 #5) hired as first-ever Director of Golf at Lincoln University (also the first-ever African American woman to lead both golf programs in MIAA history)
- Kate Livesay (2008 WCA #13), head women’s lacrosse coach at Middlebury, named Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) coach of the year for Division III
- Becky Maines named head women’s soccer coach at St. Olaf College
- Lindsey Malone (2007 WCA #10) named head coach for Team USA Heptathletes
- Kimberly Graham-Miller named head men’s and women’s track & field coach at UCSD
- Liz Neubinski (Slupinski) (2015 WCA #36; 2019 Academy 2.0 #4) named head softball coach at Skidmore College
- Kelsey Reott hired as a women’s swimming and diving assistant coach at Pitt
- Allison Saucier & Megan Burke named assistant women’s soccer coaches at Boston University
- Rosanna Sguerra (2022 WCA #51) Named Capital University Head Volleyball Coach
- Jen Simonetti named head women’s soccer coach at Akron
- Jenna Slowey named head women’s lacrosse coach at Rhode Island
- Maria Stuber (2012 WCA #26; 2022 Academy 2.0 #5), The College of St. Scholastica Head Skiing Coach and founder of the Women’s Skiing Coaches Association is providing leadership to increase women ski coaches
- Beth Alford-Sullivan named UCONN director of track and field and cross country
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- Becca Lewis, first female to lead boys varsity soccer at Conard High School
- Danielle Marmer becomes Boston Bruin’s first female hockey opps hire
- Sandra Douglass Morgan announced as the Las Vegas Raiders newest president, making her the first Black female team president in the National Football League’s history
- Amanda Ruller, Seahawks coaching intern uses football smarts to break barriers: ‘I can do this’
- Several women’s ice hockey coaches in WeCOACH community participating in NHL Coaches Association Female Coaches Development Program