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Post by nyline on Feb 7, 2018 23:14:35 GMT -5
BTW, any sense of why she's not Associate HC? Is the AHC position going to be filled? (As an advocate for women being hired to coach women, I can't help but feel she got a bit of a raw deal. Let's compare her with UMD which has a AHC who has not been a head coach successfully at two institutions; and she has a ring she earned as a player. Not his fault by any means, but interesting comparison of how men and women are treated.) I don't think "AHC" was ever a position at Penn State before Salima, and I don't know that it will be one now that she's moved on. I think it was based on her specific situation. |
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Post by traveler on Feb 10, 2018 1:00:03 GMT -5
So true. In fact, I thought she was the first ever in the nation, and that suddenly everybody had to have an AHC after her.
Just noticed that 20 years ago, Leisa Rosen was an AHC at Boise State, after very little coaching experience. She stayed 1 year before going to MI.
So maybe some of my assumptions about AHC title are wrong, although I did see a definite uptick after commentators spoke about her TX title.
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Post by traveler on Mar 2, 2018 16:06:18 GMT -5
This appeared via Chicago TribuneSuburbs Daily Southtown Southtown Sports Baranek: 'Schu' brings South Side pride, dedication back to Penn State Baranek: 'Schu' brings South Side pride back to Penn State
Former Mother McAuley standout Katie Schumacher-Cawley was Penn’s women’s volleyball coach last season before resigning to return to Penn State. (Penn Athletics)
Tony Baranek Tony Baranek Daily Southtown If I had to count the positive things I have heard, seen and read about Katie Schumacher-Cawley over the past 25 or so years, I'd run out of fingers and toes before I even scratched the surface.
I think I may have heard the best one on Tuesday from Penn State women's volleyball coach Russ Rose.
He gave me several reasons why the former Mother McAuley and Penn State standout was hired recently as his new assistant coach. But this one stood out.
"Katie is who she appears to be," Rose said. "There was never a time with her when she was, 'I'm going to do this, but I'm really that.' She always had a smile, was always willing to roll up her sleeves and compete against anybody at any time.
"Those are great traits. Bringing Katie back, I just know she is going to be a terrific role model for our players."
Rose didn't have to convince me. I've seen enough of Schumacher-Cawley to know how genuine she really is.
I joked with her about how she'd make a really lousy VH1 story. You know, the ones where the star has a great beginning, falls into the gutter or suffers adversity, and then rises back to the top.
With Schumacher-Cawley, it's been one positive step after another.
"I've been so lucky," Schumacher-Cawley said. "I always go back to being so grateful to my parents for giving me the opportunity to do the things I did at such a young age.
"They worked really hard to support not only me, but my brothers and sister. They really taught us some great values and built great character within our family."
She sure paid them back.
At McAuley, she played volleyball and basketball from 1993-97. During those years, the Mighty Macs went to state three times in basketball, and four times in volleyball. They won it all in volleyball in Class AA in 1994 and '95.
At Penn State, she led the Nittany Lions to three Big Ten conference championships and the NCAA title in 1999.
In 2003, "Schu" was inducted into the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. In 2008, she was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
For the complete article from The Chicago Tribune, Click Here.
abaranek@tribpub.com Twitter @tbaranek |
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Post by nyline on Mar 2, 2018 16:23:20 GMT -5
Really nice article. Thanks for posting.
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Post by stillkicking on Mar 2, 2018 18:37:00 GMT -5
Keep up the good work traveler. We have some great fans on this site.
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