Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association
March 7, 2008
Contact: Summer McKesson
Director of Communications
770.279.8027 ext. 112
smckesson@wbca.org
Regional Coaches of the Year
ATLANTA - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) is proud to announce the 2008 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA Regional Coach of the Year winners for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and III and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Below are the RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA Regional Coaches of the Year winners
listed by division:
NCAA Division II
|
Region |
Coach |
Institution |
|
1 |
Trisha Brown |
Stonehill College |
|
2 |
Cindy Martin |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
|
3 |
Melissa Tiber | Tusculum College |
|
4 |
Jeff Curtis | Northwood University |
|
5 |
Marilyn Rule Heinrich | Nova Southeastern University |
|
6 |
Jim Middleton | Southwest Baptist University |
|
7 |
Chad Lavin | University of South Dakota |
| 8 | Julie Van Beek | Seattle Pacific University |
NCAA Division III
|
Region |
Coach |
Institution |
|
1 |
Carla Berube | Tufts University |
|
2 |
Lindsay Drury | William Smith College |
|
3 |
Dawn Henderson | The College of New Jersey |
|
4 |
Janice Luck | Albright College |
|
5 |
Chris Kielsmeier | Howard Payne University |
|
6 |
Michele Durand | Ohio Northern University |
|
7 |
Mia Smith | Illinois Wesleyan University |
|
8 |
Brian Niemuth | Simpson College |
NAIA
|
Region |
Coach |
Institution |
|
1 |
Russ Davis | Vanguard University |
|
2 |
George Wilson | College of the Ozarks |
|
3 |
Donnita Drain | Langston University |
|
4 |
Jody Martinez | Bethel College (IN) |
|
5 |
Mark Campbell | Union University |
|
6 |
Jonathan Norton | Berry College |
The winners are selected through a two-level process. The first level is by region, in which coaches from each WBCA geographical region vote for their respective top coach. If a coach has been selected as Regional Coach of the Year, they advance as a finalist to the national level of the selection process along with the other Regional Coaches of the Year in their respective division. The number of coaches varies depending on affiliation.
NCAA Division III Final Four coaches are eligible to be considered for the Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year even if they are not named the coach of the year for their respective region. Russell Athletic/WBCA Regional Coaches of the Year are not selected for Junior College/Community College.
The winners of the WBCA National Coach of the Year for each division will be honored on Monday, April 7, 2008, at Noon (ET) during the RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA National Coach of the Year Luncheon presented by AstraZeneca in the Marriott Waterside's Grand Ballroom. The luncheon is part of the 2008 WBCA National Convention, held in conjunction with the NCAA® Women's Final Four®.
About RUSSELL ATHLETIC
For more than 100 years, Russell Athletic has been designing and producing
the most innovative, most comfortable apparel to help athletes at all
levels perform their best. From the youth practice fields, to premier
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About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying
coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and
to foster and promote the development of the game as a sport for women
and girls. For additional information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.
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