For the second consecutive season, the Valparaiso University women’s basketball program will have a participant in the “So You Want to be a Coach” program, hosted by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association in partnership with WeCOACH.
Senior Meredith Hamlet (McBain, Mich. / McBain) will represent Valpo this year after 2018 alum Dani Franklin did so a year ago.
This marks the 17th annual “So You Want to be a Coach” program as each member will participate in a three-day workshop with speakers provided by WeCOACH on April 3-5 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention in Tampa Bay, Fla.
The objectives of the “So” program are to increase the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women’s basketball, increase the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching, introduce female basketball players to coaches and administrators and raise awareness of the existing talent pool of female basketball players who have a passion and interest in coaching the game of women’s basketball.
Hamlet is a public relations major with minors in sports management and professional writing. Among her many interests is a desire to pursue coaching at the conclusion of her playing days. She is Valpo’s leading scorer this season at 13.5 points per game and ranks 11th in program history in career scoring.
Here are the members of the 2019 “So You Want To Be A Coach” program class:
Name |
Institution |
Division |
Erica Balman |
Monmouth University |
NCAA I |
Ali Bettencourt |
Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside |
NCAA II |
Briana Betz-White |
Loyola University |
NCAA I |
Morgan Birmelin |
DeSales University |
NCAA III |
Rachel Blackburn |
Univ. of Nebraska |
NCAA I |
Anna Lee Bollinger |
Brevard College |
NCAA III |
Megan Brown |
Univ. of Southern Mississippi |
NCAA I |
Taje Burston |
Coppin State University |
NCAA I |
Chrijaun Carter |
McPherson College |
NAIA |
Princess Davis |
Texas A&M Univ.- Commerce |
NCAA II |
Tania Davis |
Univ. of Iowa |
NCAA I |
Danielle Edwards |
Clemson University |
NCAA I |
Christina Ekhomu |
Northern Illinois University |
NCAA II |
Mekaela Fithian-Giantonio |
Nichols College |
NCAA III |
Sierra Gerald |
University of Bridgeport |
NCAA II |
Destiny Graham |
University of Arizona |
NCAA I |
Kelly Guarino |
NJ Institute of Technology |
NCAA 1 |
Meredith Hamlet |
Valparaiso University |
NCAA I |
Catherine Harrison |
Middlebury College |
NCAA III |
Felecity Haven |
University of Mount Olive |
NCAA II |
Kaity Healy |
Seton Hall |
NCAA I |
Jace Henderson |
University of Montana |
NCAA I |
Kaitlin Hogan |
Birmingham Southern College |
NCAA III |
Rosemary Ilang |
Longwood University |
NCAA I |
Hannah Johnson |
University of Washington |
NCAA I |
Tessa Johnston |
Emory & Henry College |
NCAA III |
Becca Jonas |
Drake University |
NCAA I |
Paris Jones |
Univ. of California- Santa Barbara |
NCAA I |
Cy Lippold |
Dartmouth College |
NCAA I |
Mikayla Lopez |
Augustana College |
NCAA III |
Olivia Luu |
William Jessup University |
NAIA |
Darby Maggard |
Belmont University |
NCAA I |
Ariel Massengale |
University of Mississippi |
NCAA I |
Shannon Mathis |
University of Texas at Dallas |
NCAA III |
MacKenzi Matthews |
Baldwin Wallace University |
NCAA III |
Aryn McClure |
Quinnipiac University |
NCAA I |
Bailey McDevitt |
Linfield College |
NCAA III |
Francesca Minali |
Georgia State University |
NCAA I |
Maci Morris |
University of Kentucky |
NCAA I |
Abby Nakfoor |
Ferris State University |
NCAA II |
Kacie O’Connor |
Wayne State College |
NCAA II |
Amy Okonkwo |
Texas Christian University |
NCAA I |
Julie Raeder |
Cardinal Stritch University |
NAIA |
Khadaizha Sanders |
Rutgers University |
NCAA I |
Laramie Schwenke |
Idaho State University |
NCAA I |
Shandricka Sessom |
University of Mississippi |
NCAA I |
Harper Sheets |
Hastings College |
NAIA |
Madeline Simon |
University of Nebraska |
NCAA I |
Jasmine Sina |
St. John's University |
NCAA I |
Kennedi Thompson |
Binghamton University |
NCAA I |
Ali Trani |
Univ. of North Carolina at Asheville |
NCAA I |
Alexis Uffman |
Columbia College (MD) |
NAIA |
Taylor Vasa |
Briar Cliff University |
NAIA |
Emily Vogelpohl |
Wright State University |
NCAA I |
Destinee Walker |
Radford University |
NCAA I |
Jasmyn Walker |
Western Michigan University |
NCAA I |
Makayla Waterman |
Ohio State University |
NCAA I |
Harlyn Wyatt |
Tulane University |
NCAA I |
Isis Young |
Syracuse University |
NCAA I |
Emily Ziese |
Peru State College |
NAIA |
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