6 Women’s DIII News • April 2013

Coach of the Year

DePauw’s Huffman Named Schelde North America/WDIII News Coach of the Year

2013 Conference Coaches of the YearDePauw University head coach Kris Huffman has been

named the 2013 Schelde North America/Women’s DIII News Coach of the Year. She also captured the publication’s top coaching honor in 2002 and 2007 and joins Washington’s Nancy Fahey as the only three-time winners.

Huffman led her Tigers to a perfect 34-0 overall record and the 2013 Division III national championship.

“Completing a perfect season is a tremendous accomplish-ment. Kris is most deserving of this honor,” said WDIIIN editor and publisher Gary Rubin. “As a three-time winner, she adds to the long list of distinguished winners dating back to 1994. Along with Schelde North America, we are pleased to recognize her again for her achievement and hard work.”

“Coaching college basketball today means sacrifices and countless hours devoted to a team, and winning a national championship with a perfect record takes an outstanding effort from the first day of practice to the final buzzer in March,” said Jim Peterson, president of Schelde North America, a leading basketball goal and equipment manufacturer. “Schelde North America is honored to partner with Women’s DIII News to recognize Kris Huffman and all the Division III coaches.”

Women’s DIII News has named a Coach of the Year every season since 1993-94.

Women’s DIII News Coaches of the Year

1994 Dixie Jeffers, Capital1995 Becky Geyer, Trinity (TX)1996 Tom Palombo, Defiance1997 Janice Quinn, NYU1998 Lori Kerans, Millikin1999 Nancy Fahey, Washington2000 Lisa Stone, WI Eau Claire2001 Nancy Fahey, Washington2002 Kris Huffman, DePauw2003 Becky Geyer, Trinity (TX)2004 Jerry Scheve, Wilmington2005 Lori Kerans, Millikin2006 Brian Morehouse, Hope2007 Kris Huffman, DePauw2008 Chris Kielsmeier, H. Payne2009 Scott Rueck, George Fox2010 Nancy Fahey, Washington2011 G.P. Gromacki, Amherst2012 Mia Smith, Ill. Wesleyan

AMCC: Kamela Gissendanner, La Roche; Patrick Daniel, Pitt-BradfordAmerican Southwest W: Josh Prock, Howard Payne American Southwest E: Kevin Baker, Texas-Tyler; Dustin Howard, East Texas BaptistCapital: Ashlee Courter, Marymount Centennial: Mike Kirkpatrick, GettysburgCUNYAC: Alex Lang, BrooklynColonial States: Kate Pearson, CabriniCommonwealth Coast: Anthony Ewing, New EnglandEmpire Eight: Dan Raymond, Ithaca CollegeGreat Northeast: Ed Leyden SuffolkGreat South: Anita Howard, SalemHeartland: Greg Todd, TransylvaniaIllinois & Wisconsin: Tim Bernero, CarthageIowa: Brian Niemuth, SimpsonLandmark: Mary Beth Spirk, MoravianLiberty League: Candice Brown, VassarLittle East: Gary Fifield, USM; Kimberley Rybczyk, WCSUMassachusetts: Bridgett Casey, Bridgewater State; Karen Tessmer, Worcester StateMAC Commonwealth: Alisa Kintner, WidenerMAC Freedom: Marc Mitchell, FDU Florham Midwest: Brent Brase, Cornell CollegeMinnesota: Mandy Pearson, Saint Mary’sNew Jersey: Karin Harvey, Montclair StateNew England: Julie Plant, RegisNESCAC: G.P. Gromacki, AmherstNEWMAC: Lynn Hersey, SmithNorth Atlantic: George Martin, Colby-SawyerNorth Coast: Kris Huffman, DePauwNorth Eastern: Doug Helsel, Lancaster BibleNorthern Athletics: Klay Knueppel, Wisconsin Lutheran College; Clayton Morrison, Maranatha Baptist BibleNorthwest: Michelle Ferenz, Whitman CollegeOhio: Michele Durand, Ohio NorthernOld Dominion: Kevin Griffin, Eastern MennonitePresident’s: Jeff Hans, Thomas MoreSt. Louis: Tracey Braden, Westminster CollegeSkyline: Michael Krasnoff, Old WestburySouthern Athletics: Wendie Austin-Robinson, CentreSouthern Collegiate: Cameron Hill, Trinity UniversitySUNYAC: Jamie Seward, New PaltzUpper Midwest: Tim Grove, University of Minnesota MorrisUniversity: Christy Thomaskutty, EmoryUSA South: Bryan Harvey, Ferrum CollegeWisconsin: Brad Fischer, Wis.-Oshkosh

Schelde North America/WDIIIN Coach of the Year

Kris Huffman DePauw University