(Story taken from the Hendrix College website)
CONWAY, Ark. - The Hendrix College Athletic
Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Emily Cummins as
the Warriors’ new head women’s basketball coach.
Cummins comes to Hendrix after a three year stint as an assistant
at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Ga.
Cummins, a Springfield, Ohio native, accepts her first head
coaching position with excitement and eagerness. “I am
thrilled for the opportunity to be the new head coach for the
Hendrix College women’s basketball team,” stated
Cummins. “I am very excited to get started and continue
building on the success that the team and Coach McCracken had last
season. I could not ask for a better place than Hendrix
College to accept my first role as a head coach and I look forward
to continuing the tradition that has already begun.
Cummins assisted under last season’s Great South Athletic
Conference (GSAC) Coach-of-the-Year Mark Isenhour and was a key
component in turning a sub .500 level program in 2007-08 (11-15)
into a conference contender in 2009-10 (18-8). The Panthers
qualified for the GSAC Semifinals last year and finished second in
the league with a 12-2 league mark.
Cummins spent the majority of her time on the court coaching the
guards and has proven her value with back-to-back Panther guards
earning GSAC Freshman-of-the-Year awards. Throughout her coaching
career, Cummins has guided a total of 17 all-conference players,
including five of the Ohio Athletic Conference’s (OAC) top 18
leading scorers.
In addition to her time at LaGrange, Cummins, spent three seasons
as a graduate assistant at Otterbein College in Westerville,
Ohio. She served as the Junior Varsity Head Coach and worked
closely with long-time Otterbein head coach Connie Richardson to
coordinate recruiting.
Cummins is a 2004 graduate of Wilmington College in Wilmington,
Ohio. She had an outstanding career with the Lady Quakers,
ending with a NCAA D-III National Championship her senior
year. Cummins senior season was preceded by two National
Tournament appearances that included trips to the “Elite
Eight” and “Sweet 16” in 2002 and 2003,
respectively. Cummins also won three OAC Championships over
her four years and was named Most Valuable Player of the NCAA D-III
Sectional Tournament in 2004.
"Emily is a promising coach who is ready to begin her career as a
head basketball coach, and we think she is a great fit to continue
the success of our women’s basketball program,” says
Danny Powell, the Director of Hendrix Athletics. “She
has tremendous experience as both an assistant coach at solid NCAA
Division III programs, and also as a player, where she was part of
a national championship team. Emily understands the values and
goals of our College and our athletic program, and we’re
excited for her to get to campus to begin work with our
student-athletes."
Cummins earned her bachelor’s in Sports Management from
Wilmington before garnering her master’s in Business
Administration from Otterbein in 2007. She spent time as an
Instructor of Health and Physical Education at Otterbein and was
also a Freshman First Year Orientation Instructor at LaGrange.
For more information on Hendrix Athletics please visit
www.HendrixWarriors.com or contact Brian Rejer, Sports Information
Director, at (501) 450-1426.
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