Softball Release (2006) - Bryant Named Assistant Softball Coach - Guilford College
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BRYANT NAMED ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH AT GUILFORD COLLEGE
Greensboro, NC (2/2/06) -- Rashida Bryant joined Guilford College's athletics staff Thursday as an assistant softball coach under third-year head coach Ty Cook.
Bryant
received a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science from the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 2000. After a stellar career at
Tuscola High School, the Waynesville, NC, native received a softball
scholarship, played four years for the Division I Spartans and earned a spot on
the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll. A career .264 hitter, Bryant
saw time at third base, designated hitter and outfield during her tenure. She
started all 127 games of her final two seasons and ranks eighth among the
Spartans' career stolen base leaders (28). Off the field, Bryant served
as a representative to UNCG's Student Advisory Committee for Intercollegiate
Athletics (SACIA) and attended the National Leadership Conference for
Intercollegiate Athletics.
In addition to her duties with the Quakers, Bryant works at the Bryan Family YMCA in Greensboro as an internship/sports coverage assistant. She helps manage the YMCA's various sports leagues, supervises practices, and assists with the departmental budget.
While pursuing a master's degree in parks and recreation management at UNCG, Bryant worked as a program assistant and graduate assistant in the school's Department of Campus Recreation. She trained and supervised student staff, maintained equipment, and managed on-campus facility reservations. Bryant received her master's degree in 2003.
The Quakers return seven letter winners from last year's club. Guilford opens the 2006 season February 18 against Peace.