"a school holiday. The competitive skaters she trained included Yvonne Suddick and Roger Kennerson, who were three times medallists at the European Championships. Callaway became the national ice dancing trainer for West Germany in 1969, where she coached Angelika and Erich Buck to gold at the 1972 European Championships. After returning to the UK she coached Hungarian couple Krisztina Regőczy and András Sallay, who were world champions and Olympic silver medallists in 1980. In 1978 Callaway began working with Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, who had previously been coached by Janet Sawbridge. Torvill and Dean dominated ice dancing between 1981"
"that year in the conference than other conferences and the season was a success for the players in those terms with the goals they laid out for the year. Standout Titan individual women's tennis performers in singles and doubles under Coach Bill Cole tenure: The 1985 team was coached by the former Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles tennis player Bill Etchegaray and led by number 1 singles player Kristi Blankenship '86 who had a (30–10) senior season won-loss record, was selected at the end of that year by the NCAA Regional Committee to participate in the NCAA Division I"
"was not prepared to expand their remit to women's team coaches. With no other suitable alternatives, some of the leading coaches met in 1981 to consider forming an association. Later in the year, a formal organizational meeting convened, and Betty Jaynes was selected as the interim executive director. The organization quickly dropped the ""interim"" modifier, and Jaynes would go on to serve as Executive Director for 15 years, then ""retire"" and continue as a consultant. She died at age 68 at a hospice in Athens, Georgia, following a brief illness. Betty Jaynes (basketball) Betty Faith Jaynes (September 1, 1945 –"
"be used until May 1995. Led by UK all-time leading scorer Valerie Still, Patty Jo Hedges, and Lea Wise, the Lady Kats won the SEC Tournament in 1982. The following year, the same trio led the team to a #4 ranking in the country, the highest in the team's history. The team is currently coached by Matthew Mitchell. Since the restoration of the program in 1974, the Kentucky Wildcats have played their home games in the 8,500 seat Memorial Coliseum, and their record attendance in that building is 10,622, set on February 5, 1983 against Old Dominion; they also led"
"to build momentum with new coaching staff. Alofa Tagataese (1980-1983): Three-time First Team all-American (1981–Div.II ; 1982-83–NAIA). Could hit a .861 clip-percentage (19 of 22 attempts), from majority of timed setter—Edie Manzano, while blocking middle. 1994 inductee into the UHH Vulcans' Hall of Fame. Assistant coach in 2006. Puna athlete Nalani Spencer-Viveiros: 5x National Champion (from Kalani). Three-time 1st Team All-American (NAIA-83/84, USAV-Berkeley Nationals). Laurie Kemp (1960, Jan. - 2017, May): Two-time All American (1991 HM & NAIA Academic's, 1992 First Team). Hawaiian professional on Beach Circuit. Vulcans H o F, 2003. Forever Barefoot in Kailua (Oahu) and Lahaina (Maui)."
"by upper classmen. In the early 80's, a visiting professor math professor named Rob Curtis helped the team for a few seasons under the leadership of Chris Messerly and Neil Moses. Women's rugby began in the early 1980s - encouragement and coaching provided by Bowdoin rugger David Weir. In the mid-80's, a local Maine resident named Brad Osborn informally helped coach the club. In 1985, a (well deserved) suspension rocked the team and Andy Palmer ‘88 and other players recruited Rick Scala to start coaching and providing supervision per the request of then Bowdoin Athletic Director Sid Watson - Scala's"
"in Preston, Lancashire and Thomas was presented with her 50th cap by Tom Finney after the game. Later in 1985, following the success of that year's Mundialito and having successfully led her England team to three straight victories in the 1984-87 UEFA Cup, at the age of 30, Thomas retired from the international scene and football to have her first child. Sue Law took over as England's right back while Debbie Bampton inherited the captaincy. In 1974 she was invited to the first all-women coaching course held at the then national footballing centre, Lilleshall. Thomas, along with Jane Talbot and"
"the ups and downs of the men's tennis program. Billings who coached both the men's and women's Titan squad's from 1979 through 1982 3 years total during that time period and coached the women's team a total of 6 years. Billings had help with the 1980–81 Men's team with former Titans player Dave Barrows '81 was the assistant coach for the season. Then came in toward the early mid-eighties was Coach Ed Burt who brought in a lot of talented good recruits and the tennis program was on the rise again with the additions of English junior college player by"
"her ten-season overall win-loss record was 143-121, with a conference win-loss record of 60–54. For six consecutive seasons under Chatman, the Spartans had a winning record. They won 24 and 22 games in 1979 and 1980, respectively, and won the NorCal Conference championship both years. Chatman is the only women's basketball coach to lead the Spartans in post-season tournament play, coaching them to four consecutive AIAW tournament berths from 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981. In recognition of the achievements of her Spartans teams, she was honored as the San Jose State University Women's Basketball Coach of the Century, and she"
"Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, and New York Mets. In 2015, Justine Siegal became the Oakland Athletics guest instructor for their Instructional League Club, thus making her the first female coach in major league baseball history. For one day in May 2016, Jennie Finch was a guest manager for the Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish, thus becoming the first woman to manage a professional baseball team. The team played and won one game that day. In 2008, Mamie ""Peanut"" Johnson was drafted (at age 72) by the Washington Nationals in a special Negro leagues honorary draft that preceded 2008"
"Bob McCarthy took over as coach in 1980, and guided the Magpies to another Grand Final loss, this time against underdogs Norths 17-15. But all would be forgotten in the euphoria of winning the 1981 title by defeating Redcliffe in the grand final with a spectacular try on the last play of the match. The late 1970s and early 1980s saw Souths produce players such as Peter Jackson, Gary Belcher, and a young Brisbane Policeman who would go on to a glittering career as both a player and later a coach, Mal Meninga. In the 1985 Brisbane Rugby League grand"
"in 1977, USC's Stacy Margolin in 1976 and 1978, USC's Cecilia Fernandez 1982 and 1983, Stanford's Patty Fendick in 1985 who have won the prestigious Ojai tournament. Standout Titan individual women's tennis performers in singles and doubles under Coach Bill Etchegaray tenure: In 1986, the Titans women's tennis program was almost discontinued by the Athletic Department due to budget cuts but was saved by then Athletic Director Ed Carroll and Titans Women's Tennis Coach Brad Allen who had a (37–59) career record, who were able to keep and move the tennis program forward. Since the 1988 season Allen's Titans squad"
"Howard Leendersten. At the insistence of the new investor group, the Cascades hired Pat Dawson as operations director. Dawson had experience as a publicist and many connections in the community. The Cascades signed Sherwood Stewart, Marita Redondo, and Chris Kachel during the off-season. They also reacquired Brigitte Cuypers who had played for the team in 1974 and 1975. Player-coach Tom Gorman and Betty Stöve returned from the previous season's team. The Cascades played 1978 home matches at both Seattle Center Coliseum and Mercer Arena. Of the team's 22 home matches, 19 were played in Seattle. Portland, Corvallis, Oregon and Boise,"
"Lady Cardinals appeared in five consecutive AIAW tournaments from 1977 through 1981. The team also appeared in eight NCAA tournaments as a team (1983, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016) finishing with top ten finishes in 1983 and 1991 at 7th and 8th respectively. Five Lady Cardinals appeared as individuals in five NCAA National tournaments (1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994) and two Lady Cardinals appeared as individuals at the NCAA Regional level in 1994. All-Americans Lady Cardinals soccer began its inaugural season in 2007 under coach Mathew Dillon. On November 5, 2007, Matthew Dillon resigned. Dewi Hardman took"
"more popular nationally. The Lady Commodores began their modern and successful period when Joe Pepper (1977–80) was named part-time coach. Phil Lee (1980–91) became the school's first full-time coach in 1980 and helped lead the Lady Dores to their first 20 win season in 1981 and an appearance in the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament. The Vanderbilt women captured the WNIT championship in 1984 and later made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1986 while finishing the season ranked No. 20. The Vanderbilt women soon became one of the top SEC teams and were consistently ranked nationally. Coach Jim"
"joining the newly formed Eastern Eight Conference in 1975. In 1980, the 'Cats moved into the new Big East Conference, along with Georgetown, St. John's, and Syracuse. The 1980s were the golden age of the Big East, highlighted by the 1985 NCAA Tournament, when Villanova, Georgetown, and St. John's reached the Final Four. Massimino's teams had tremendous success in the NCAA Tournament, usually in an underdog role. Coach Massimino led the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament eleven times, winning in 1985. His teams reached the Elite Eight five times in an eleven-year span: 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1988. Coach"
"head coach. Calvert, a 4-time All-American javelin thrower at USC who participated in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, started the program as an undergraduate and coached through 1983. Fred LaPlante succeeded her from 1984 through 1988. Barbara Edmonson was coach in 1992 through 1994. In 1995, Ron Allice took over as the combined men's and women's coach. Troy has had many other successful track and field athletes. Patty Van Wolvelaere won a pair of national titles in the 100-meter hurdles. Kerry Bell was an All-American heptathlete for 3 years. 1988 NCAA heptathlon champion Wendy Brown and Yvette Bates set world"
"2002. Standout Titan individual women's tennis performers in singles and doubles under Coach Jan Billings tenure: The 1983 Titans women's team was led by first year Coach Bill Cole '87 MS who played collegiately from 1975–1977 at the University of Buffalo in a conference so tough that four of which members were ranked in the top five nationally overall which included teams like UCLA, USC, Stanford and San Diego State. Under Cole's direction that year he said he established various goals for his team and was highlighting personal improvements of the Titans players because the team's competition was far greater"
"Beth Anders Elizabeth ""Beth"" Anders (born November 13, 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey sweeper from the United States, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She attended Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School. After the 1984 Summer Olympics she became the head coach of the USA National Women's Team. She also coached field hockey at Old Dominion University for 30 seasons, retiring in 2012. At Old Dominion she coached more games (704) and achieved more wins (561) and NCAA titles (9) than anyone in"
"first time on February 21, 1903. However, in 1924, the University Senate passed a bill to abolish women's basketball in part because ""basketball had proven to be a strenuous sport for boys and therefore was too strenuous for girls."" After a 50-year absence, women's basketball finally reached varsity status in 1974. The team was given the nickname ""Lady Kats"" and was coached by Debbie Yow. Led by UK all-time leading scorer Valerie Still, Patty Jo Hedges, and Lea Wise, the Lady Kats won the SEC Tournament in 1982. The following year, the same trio led the team to a #4"
"the age of twelve. Lee Ann Ketcham played baseball right through high school in Alabama but switched to softball for college. Julie Croteau went to court to play baseball at her high school in Virginia and lost, but went on to become the first woman to play and eventually to coach baseball at the college level. Their coaches were former major leaguers, including Joe Pignatano, Johnny Grubb, Al Bumbry, Joe Niekro and their manager, Phil Niekro, who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997, surrounded by his new team. The Silver Bullets played forty-four games during"
"then played in the 1979 and 1984 grand finals going down to Randwick on both occasions but revenge would be sweet in 1985 and 1986 when the underdogs from Sydney’s west succeeded in beating the Galloping Greens to win consecutive premierships under coach Paul Dalton. Four of Parramatta’s favourite sons switched to League with success. Ken Kearney (a Wallaby in 1947 and 1948), Ray Price (a Wallaby between 1974 and 1976), Tony Melrose who played for the Wallabies in 1978 and 1979, and Andrew Leeds who played for his country between 1986 and 1988 all wore the Two Blues with"
"tour as a player in 1978). Mal Meninga was making a record third consecutive tour and his first as captain, while NSW captain Benny Elias (making his second tour) was named as the tours vice-captain. As per custom, the Australian Rugby League appointed two tour managers, one each from the Queensland and New South Wales rugby leagues. Former Kangaroo captain Keith Barnes was team manager from NSW, while Les Stokes was the manager from Qld. Other staff included trainers Shaun McRae (who also acted as Fulton's assistant coach), Brian ""The Sheriff"" Hollis, and World Champion boxing trainer Johnny Lewis as"
"8–6–1 3rd DNQ John Spini 1988–89 7–13 3rd 7th John Spini 1987–88 13–7 2nd 8th John Spini 1986–87 11–7 4th 5th John Spini 1985–86 18–1 1st 2nd John Spini 1984–85 20–2 1st 2nd John Spini 1983–84 19–4 2nd 4th John Spini 1982–83 20–1 1st 2nd John Spini 1981–82 10–3 1st 5th John Spini 1980–81 9–1 3rd 5th John Spini 1979–80 22–6 2nd 9th Marie Bilski 1978–79 7–9 2nd DNC Marie Bilski 1977–78 12–5 1st 7th Marie Bilski 1976–77 9–2 1st 7th Marie Bilski 1975–76 10–2 1st 6th Monique Sublette Jay Santos is currently the head coach, while his wife, Jessica"
"in 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1983. Her breakthrough year in the 400 m came in 1984, when she set two American records in the event, then placed second in the Los Angeles Olympics in a career best of 49.05. The 49.05 still ranks her as the #10 performer of all time. She made history at the 1984 Games when she became the first woman to win gold medals in both relays, which were held less than an hour apart. Cheeseborough later became a coach and returned to Tennessee State. She was named head coach of both men and women in"
"been the Lady Cardinals' head coach since the 2001 season. The team competed with the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women until 1981 when it began competition as an NCAA Division I team. In AIAW competition, the doubles team of Cathy Beene and Linda Rupert won the National AIAW Doubles championship in 1973. Beene and Rupert also captured four Texas AIAW Singles championships (Beene – 1970, 71 and Rupert – 1972, 73) and two Texas AIAW Doubles championships (1972, 73). In NCAA competition, the Lady Cardinals have won two Southland Conference championships (1983 and 1985), one Southland Conference tournament championship"
"Lowndes, Cooper won 122 straight games and was undefeated from 1976 to 1980. During those four years, the Lowndes Vikettes were the state and national champions. In 1983 and 1984 the Lady Blazers won the Gulf South Conference Championship and were the NCAA Division II South Regional Champions. Also in 1984, Cooper's team reached the NCAA Division II Final Four. Jane Williamson became the head coach in 1995. Under Williamson the Valdosta State team were the Gulf South Conference East Division Champions in 1995 and 1997, and runner-up in 1999. Yevette Sparks led the Lady Blazers for the 2000 season"
"was white. Ann Grant, the team's 25-year-old sweeper, was appointed captain. Anthea Stewart, who had played for South Africa 25 times before retiring in 1974, both coached the squad and played herself. Liz Chase, the only other team member with international experience (having also represented South Africa) was made vice-captain. At 35 years old, Stewart was the team's oldest player, while Arlene Boxall, the 18-year-old reserve goalkeeper, was the youngest. The squad included twin sisters in Sandy Chick and Sonia Robertson. Entirely amateur, the team mostly comprised players with professions unrelated to sport—Grant, for example, was a bookkeeper, while Boxall"
"Arie Selinger Aryeh ""Arie"" Selinger (born 5 April 1937) is an Israeli volleyball manager and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time. Selinger has served as the head coach of the USA Women's Team in the years 1975–1984, a team that would go on to win the Bronze medal in the 1982 World Championship and the Silver Medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA. Selinger won gold, silver and bronze as a coach in games and championships worldwide, including a Silver Medal for the Men's Team of the"
"Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2000, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, and Old Dominion's Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. Beth Anders Elizabeth ""Beth"" Anders (born November 13, 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey sweeper from the United States, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She attended Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School. After the 1984 Summer Olympics she became the head coach of the USA National Women's Team."
"program; Sharp was a part-time assistant at USC while still coaching at Mater Dei. After one year, USC promoted Sharp to head coach. In twelve seasons from 1977 to 1989, Sharp accumulated a 271-99 won-loss record. Turning around a program that won only five games in 1976–77, USC won 21 games in Sharp's second season as head coach in 1978–79. Sharp led USC to back-to-back NCAA national championships in 1983 and 1984. For USC's 1984 national title, Sharp earned WCAA, Wade Trophy, and ""Sporting News"" Coach of the Year honors. While at USC, she was selected as the Pac-10 Conference"
"coach Lee Rose introduced Purdue basketball to a new approach with a slowed-down, controlled style of play. With All-American center Joe Barry Carroll, he led them to the 1979 NIT Finals and to a 1980 NCAA Final Four appearance. In 1980, Gene Keady, the head coach of Western Kentucky and former assistant to Eddie Sutton with the Arkansas Razorbacks, was named the new head coach of the Boilermakers. Over the next 25 years, Keady led the Boilermakers to six Big Ten Championships and 17 NCAA Tournament appearances with two Elite Eights. Purdue received their highest Associated Press and Coaches Poll"
"thirteen seasons (2006-2018). The volleyball program was founded in 1974. It has had seven coaches in its history – in 1974 the team was coached by Pam Lampley, in 1975 by Cheryl Lyman, in 1976–1977 by Jody Conradt, in 1978–1979 by Linda Lowery, in 1980–1996 by Mick Haley, in 1997–2000 by Jim Moore, and from 2001–present by Jerritt Elliott. Texas reached the NCAA Final Four in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, winning NCAA championships in 1988 and 2012. During the 36-year history (1982-2017) of the AVCA Coaches Poll, the Longhorns have been"