April 5, 2010

Montevallo Awarded NCAA Division II Coaching Grant

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of Montevallo was recently one of 18 Division II institutions awarded a coaching enhancement grant. The every-other-year grants were established to address access, recruitment, selection and long-term success of women, ethnic minorities and other individuals in Division II. The program seeks to overcome hiring barriers by providing funds that help schools create assistant coaching positions.

The grant will help fund a new full-time women’s volleyball assistant coach position.

A selection committee composed of institutional personnel decides the grant recipients. Selections occur every two years and are based on an institution’s demonstrated commitment to diversity and history of inclusiveness.

The grant provides $16,000 each year to the institution to fund the new assistant coach position. The school is required to contribute an additional $8,000 annually. The position created must be a new, full-time assistant coach position, not an existing one.

Following are the grant recipients for 2010-11 and 2011-12:

Bloomsburg – assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach
Indiana (Pennsylvania) – assistant softball coach
Mercy – assistant women’s lacrosse coach and equipment coordinator
Montevallo – assistant women’s volleyball coach
Saint Augustine’s – assistant women’s cross country and track and field coach
Texas A&M-Kingsville – assistant track and field and cross country coach
Winona State – assistant track and field coach (jumps)
Fort Lewis – assistant women’s soccer coach
Grand Valley State – assistant women’s lacrosse coach
Midwestern State – assistant women’s soccer coach
Nebraska-Omaha – assistant strength and conditioning coach
Quincy – assistant football coach
West Texas A&M – assistant men’s and women track and field coach
Lincoln (Missouri) – assistant men’s and women’s golf coach
Clark Atlanta – assistant softball coach/recruiting coordinator
Glenville State – assistant women’s track coach
Minnesota State Mankato – assistant women’s swimming and diving coach
Northwood – assistant women’s basketball coach