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 Posted: 11/16/21 8:50 am ::: D1 HC Debuts this season |
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I'm thinking about putting together a blog post that talks about how coaches did in their debut performances this season. My first task is to create the list of coaches and their debut year. I'm counting two types of debut, one is their first ever season as a D1 head coach, and the second type is a D1 head coach at a new team. Ashley Langford At Stony Brook is example of the first type, while Katrina Merriweather, who came to Memphis with prior experience at Wright State is an example of the second.
My main question is whether I missed anybody or have somebody on the list incorrectly.
A couple of related questions are whether prior experience as a pro head coach, such as Nikki Collen who came to Baylor after being head coach of the Dream should disqualify someone as being in their debut D1 head coaching season. What about Melissa Hodgdon and Vonn Read who are interim head coaches? I'm counting them as being in their debut head coach season, but I can imagine that someone might argue that the interim label disqualifies them. A number of coaches are in their first D1 coaching position but have prior head coach experience at D2 or another level.
My current list includes interim head coaches, and head coaches prior head coaching experience not at the D1 level.
If you are doing such an exercise is this how you would handle it?
Coach Team Prior D1 HC
1 Katrina Merriweather Memphis Tigers Wright State
2 Toyelle Wilson SMU Mustangs " Prairie View A&M"
3 Greg Todd Eastern Kentucky Colonels Morehead State
4 Vanessa Blair-Lewis George Mason Patriots Bethune-Cookman
5 Caroline McCombs George Washington Colonials Stony Brook
6 Jennie Baranczyk Oklahoma Sooners Drake
8 Marisa Moseley Wisconsin Badgers BU
9 Karen Aston UTSA Roadrunners Texas
10 Maria Marchesano Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Mt. St. Mary's
11 Jim Jabir Siena Saints Siena
12 Lindsay Gottlieb USC Trojans California
13 Tina Langley Washington Huskies Rice
14 Danielle O'Banion Loyola Greyhounds Kent State
15 Kim Mulkey LSU Lady Tigers Baylor
16 Lynn Kennedy McNeese State Cowgirls Portland State
17 Katie Gearlds Purdue Boilermakers
18 Melissa Hodgdon (interim) Hartford Hawks
19 Ashley Langford Stony Brook Seawolves
20 Denise King UMass Lowell River Hawks
21 Angie Nelp Tulsa Golden Hurricane
22 Octavia Blue Kennesaw State Owls
23 Vonn Read (interim) Syracuse Orange
24 Nicki Collen Baylor Bears
25 Joddie Gleason Eastern Washington Eagles
26 Kristen Mattio Northern Colorado Bears
27 Chelsey Gregg Portland State Vikings
28 Mark Campbell Sacramento State Hornets
29 Clarisse Garcia Charleston Southern Buccaneers
30 Bridgette Mitchell Northeastern Huskies
31 Jennifer Sullivan Florida Atlantic Owls
32 Lindsay Edmonds Rice Owls
33 LaTanya Collins (interim) Detroit Mercy Titans
34 Kari Hoffman Wright State Raiders
35 Sahar Nusseibeh Canisius Golden Griffins
36 Ginny Boggess Monmouth Hawks
37 Allison Pohlman Drake Bulldogs
38 Robyn Scherr-Wells Evansville Purple Aces
39 Chad Killinger Indiana State Sycamores
40 Antoine White Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
41 Terrell Coburn Wagner Seahawks
42 Brittany Young Austin Peay Lady Govs
43 Cayla Petree Morehead State Eagles
44 Samantha Quigley Smith SIU Edwardsville Cougars
45 Missy Traversi Army Black Knights
46 Melissa Graves Boston University Terriers
47 Ganiyat Adeduntan Colgate Raiders
48 Johnnie Harris Auburn Tigers
49 Kelly Rae Finley (interim) Florida Gators
50 Shea Ralph Vanderbilt Commodores
51 Simon Harris East Tennessee State Buccaneers
52 Janell Crayton Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
53 Aarika Hughes Loyola Marymount Lions
54 Adrienne Shibles Dartmouth Big Green
55 E.C. Hill Delaware State Hornets
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| Posted: 11/16/21 9:33 am ::: |
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| St Thomas, in Minnesota, is new to D-I this year. Their coach is Ruth Sinn, who has been very successful with them in D-III.
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| Posted: 11/16/21 11:44 am ::: |
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| Ashley Langford and Bridgette Mitchell were both assistants at JMU. Speaks volumes of Coach O's ability at picking 'em!
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| Posted: 11/16/21 2:50 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| St Thomas, in Minnesota, is new to D-I this year. Their coach is Ruth Sinn, who has been very successful with them in D-III. |
Wow, that had escaped my attention. Thanks for pointing it out. I've got to believe there's an interesting back story, I saw one blurb suggesting that transition from D3 to D1 takes 12 years and it's happening immediately.
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| Posted: 11/16/21 3:12 pm ::: |
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| Phil wrote: |
| pilight wrote: |
| St Thomas, in Minnesota, is new to D-I this year. Their coach is Ruth Sinn, who has been very successful with them in D-III. |
Wow, that had escaped my attention. Thanks for pointing it out. I've got to believe there's an interesting back story, I saw one blurb suggesting that transition from D3 to D1 takes 12 years and it's happening immediately. |
The MIAC kicked them out for being too dominant. The Summit League, eager to add the Minneapolis market, asked the NCAA to expedite their move to D-I. The waiver of the 12 year process was approved in June of 2020.
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29469308/st-thomas-jump-division-iii-division-i
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| Posted: 11/16/21 4:15 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| Phil wrote: |
| pilight wrote: |
| St Thomas, in Minnesota, is new to D-I this year. Their coach is Ruth Sinn, who has been very successful with them in D-III. |
Wow, that had escaped my attention. Thanks for pointing it out. I've got to believe there's an interesting back story, I saw one blurb suggesting that transition from D3 to D1 takes 12 years and it's happening immediately. |
The MIAC kicked them out for being too dominant. The Summit League, eager to add the Minneapolis market, asked the NCAA to expedite their move to D-I. The waiver of the 12 year process was approved in June of 2020.
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29469308/st-thomas-jump-division-iii-division-i |
12 years?? Ridiculous. Stupid, even.
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| Posted: 11/16/21 4:23 pm ::: |
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| summertime blues wrote: |
| pilight wrote: |
| Phil wrote: |
| pilight wrote: |
| St Thomas, in Minnesota, is new to D-I this year. Their coach is Ruth Sinn, who has been very successful with them in D-III. |
Wow, that had escaped my attention. Thanks for pointing it out. I've got to believe there's an interesting back story, I saw one blurb suggesting that transition from D3 to D1 takes 12 years and it's happening immediately. |
The MIAC kicked them out for being too dominant. The Summit League, eager to add the Minneapolis market, asked the NCAA to expedite their move to D-I. The waiver of the 12 year process was approved in June of 2020.
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/29469308/st-thomas-jump-division-iii-division-i |
12 years?? Ridiculous. Stupid, even. |
There are discussions in the NCAA committees to cut it to five years
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| Posted: 11/16/21 5:52 pm ::: |
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| Do you put Tim Eatman on the list for Rutgers? He’s now interim for the year.
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| Posted: 11/16/21 6:49 pm ::: |
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| mzonefan wrote: |
| Do you put Tim Eatman on the list for Rutgers? He’s now interim for the year. |
Good point. I knew CVS was concerned about the virus because of her daughter, but it hadn't sunk in that she was away for the season.
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