For Immediate Release:  June 19, 2002
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Director of Athletic Media Relations, (956) 381-2240

TRACY ANDERSON NAMED ASSISTANT WOMEN’S BB COACH

EDINBURG, TX– The University of Texas-Pan American women’s basketball team has a new assistant coach.

Tracy Anderson will join the Lady Broncs’ staff as an assistant to Head Coach Carol Russell.

Anderson brings 13 years of coaching experience to Texas-Pan American. For the past three seasons, she was the head coach at Bethel College. Under her leadership, the Threshers tied their school record for victories (16) during the 2000-2001 season. At Bethel, Anderson was responsible for every aspect of the program, and also directed Bethel’s international recruiting efforts. Prior to coming to Bethel, Anderson was the first assistant and recruiting coordinator at Bradley from 1996 until 1999.

Anderson began her coaching career as an assistant coach before becoming the head basketball and volleyball coach and teaching English at Ell-Saline High School in Brookville, Kansas, where she served between 1989 and 1991. She then taught English and was the head volleyball and assistant basketball coach at Salina South High School in Salina, Kansas from 1991 until 1994. Her first college coaching job was as an assistant coach at Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas between 1994 and 1996. She served as the program’s recruiting coordinator, and the Tigers were ranked among the top 20 teams in the nation in both of her seasons there.

A native of Oakley, Kansas, Anderson twice earned All-District Ten honors and was named to the All-Decade Team for the 1980s while playing at Marymount College in Salina, Kansas. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in English Education at Marymount, and is studying towards her Master’s Degree in Sports Administration at Wichita State University.

“I’m excited to have Tracy join our staff,” said UTPA Head Coach Carol Russell. “She brings a ton of experience, having previously been a head coach. Tracy understands what we’re trying to do here at UT Pan American. She works extremely hard, and I look forward to having her here to help move our program forward.”

“I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with Carol and The University of Texas-Pan American,” said Anderson. “I’m looking forward to helping the women’s basketball program reach new heights. I’m looking forward to the challenge, I think it will be a very exciting time for Lady Bronc basketball, and that a lot of good things will happen.”

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