It's not the glamorous lifestyle of a high-scorer, but it suits Ferrell to a double-T. "I've always been just like more so the glue player of a team," Ferrell said. Krista Gerlich is the current coach. Gerlich will replace Marlene Stollings, who spent two seasons with the Lady Raiders before she was terminated on Aug. 6, a day after USA TODAY published an article detailing verbal abuse toward players. 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. New Frenship ISD athletic director Bryan Gerlich on the new gig. I believe that she is the right person to lead our women's basketball team and I am excited to see what she and the Lady Raiders accomplish in the seasons ahead." The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Born in Spearman, Texas, Gerlich was a three time all-state selection in basketball while attending Sudan (Texas) High and Spearman High School. ^ "Spearman's Krista Kirkland Gerlich Named WTAMU Women's Basketball Coach". High Plains Observer. ^ Detherage, Travis (2013-04-11). "Krista Gerlich hired as women's basketball head coach". The Shorthorn. Right now Krista is a Head Women's Basketball Coach at West Texas A&M University. She has already signed to play college ball next season at Oklahoma State. Coverage: Follow @cmsilvajr on Twitter for live updates, with postgame analysis at lubbockonline.com. Born in Spearman, Texas, Gerlich was a three time all-state selection in basketball while attending Sudan (Texas) High and Spearman High School. She was a member of the 1987 state championship basketball team at Sudan HS, where her father, Jim Kirkland, was her high school basketball coach. "I can't wait to get to work on taking this program back to where it's supposed to be, where it has been and where everyone in the Texas Tech community expects it to be. Conference tournament champion. Bryan Gerlich replaces Kenny Catney, who announced his retirement Oct. 20, a week after the Tigers football team lost its appeal of a forfeited district win. "Krista is a great hire for Texas Tech women's basketball. She is married to Bryan Gerlich, a Texas Tech graduate and former linebacker for the Red Raider football team from 1987-1992. She is currently in her third season as the Mavericks's head coach. She placed third at the 1989 state track meet in the 1600 meters. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. In Stollings final season with the program, the Lady Raiders (18-11, 7-11) reached 18 total wins and seven Big 12 Conference victories for the first time in seven seasons while reaching conference action with an undefeated record for the first time in eight seasons. Her time with UTA has come to an end but she has definitely left her mark. Ill sure be pulling for her, I know that.. I mean if that isnt the coolest sentence ever.. Women's Basketball Camps After graduating from Texas Tech in 1993 with a degree in exercise and sports science, Gerlich got her first coaching job at Lockney High School as the head girls' basketball coach. She was pretty big. Gerlich met the "I am excited to announce Krista Gerlich as our next Lady Raider basketball coach," Texas Tech athletic director Kriby Hocutt said in a news release. "Krista is a great coach and person. All rights reserved. Oklahoma State lands verbal commitment from Texas forward Not only does she do a great job teaching the game and getting the most out of her players, she has a personal stake in Lady Raider Basketball. "For me, it's not necessarily like a sad moment," Ferrell said. The Central game was Frenship's only district win at the time, and after falling to Abilene High in the eighth game of the season, the Tigers'postseason chances were slim. They cared about your success off the court, who you're going to become later in life.". Named to the All-Time SWC team and one of the Panhandles Top 100 Athletes of the Century, Gerlich was named an honorable mention All-American in 1993. She gets to know her teammates as well. Prior to taking her first head coaching position, Gerlich spent three years in Lubbock as an assistant coach under Hall of Fame coach Marsha Sharp at her alma mater. Ferrell is wrapping up her lone run in red and black with her best offensive production of the season. ", "I could tell it was a family atmosphere," Ferrell said. Our goal is to teach the game by building a solid foundation for players at all levels. She is such a great addition to Texas Tech. 2023 www.caller.com. Snowflakes Thursday, with strong winds returning! Her consistency on the court matches the individuality "Big Kat" has maintained throughout the journey that brought her to Lubbock for her final season. Krista Gerlich to coach the Lady Raiders - NewsChannel 10 She is part of the Marsha Sharp legacy and their 1993 championship team. Texas Tech turns to ex-star Krista Gerlich as new women's COACH SPEAK (HC KRISTA GERLICH): "I thought from the start, we had such a great energy about us. Catney, whoseretirement is effective Jan. 1, was the district's first full-time AD, joining FISD in 2015. Ferrell arrived in West Texas and took to her teammates like old friends. Bryn's mother, Krista Gerlich, was a star player on the women's basketball team that won the national title in 1993 at Texas Tech. "Frenship is a school that has a great reputation for excellence in the classroom, excellence in athletics. Gerlich followed her position at UTSA by accepting the head coaching job at San Antonio Reagan High School from 1999-2000. I'm looking forward to working with the staff and getting to know everybody because I think that's going to be my biggest piece to start off with is just to know everybody. "Coach Gerlich has been outstanding as a head coach at both UT-Arlington and West Texas A&M, and her track record as a student-athlete at Texas Tech speaks for itself. A lot of people, I think they lose sight of that. I was so blessed to have her as my coach at UTA and am so excited to see her do amazing things at Texas Tech." And then I thought we settled in in the second quarter and really executed our offense really, really well which allowed us to She helped guide the Lady Raiders to two NCAA tournament appearances, including a 24-8 overall record, a 12-4 Big 12 mark and a spot in the Sweet 16 during the 2004-05 campaign. In the inaugural season at Reagan, the team posted a 20-5 mark. Postseason invitational champion Gerlich led the Lady Mavs to three 20-win seasons, including a 21-11 overall record with a 14-4 mark in Sun Belt games last season, leading to a third-place finish in the Sun Belt conference race. The coach called Ferrell "one of a kind" and a "truth-teller. Bryn's mother, Krista Gerlich, was a star player on the women's basketball team that won the national title in 1993 at Texas Tech. The coach added Ferrell "breathes confidence" into her teammates, whom each have a personalized nickname from the forward. She was named the Lone Star Conference South Division Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2010. Ketia Daniel, founder of BHM Cleaning Co., is BestReviews cleaning expert. ", Yet, as a high-school senior, Ferrell didn't know if college basketball was in her future. There is no reason that Lady Raider basketball can't do that too, because we've already seen it done. Bryn's mother, Krista Gerlich, was a star player on the women's basketball team that won the national title in 1993 at Texas Tech. "I couldn't do any of this without my mom," said Bryn. Bryn wrote God and his timing is a real thing!! Gerlich will also be the second member of the family to be part of a Big 12 Conference school. She inherited a 284 Lone Star Champion Lady Buff program that lost in the South Central Region Tournament semifinals, including Lone Star player of the year Emily Brister.[6]. He also served as an assistant principal at Coronado High School and as a varsitylinebacker coach, special teams coach and varsity track assistant at San Antonio's James Madison High School. Gerlich is married to Bryan Gerlich, who is also a Texas Tech graduate and a former linebacker on the Red Raider football team (1987-1992). Published: Aug. 20, 2020 at 9:09 PM PDT LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Bryn Gerlich announced on Social Media tonight she will be transferring from Oklahoma State to Texas Tech to play for her mom, new Lady Raiders Head Coach Krista Gerlich. At Texas Tech, Katie Ferrell reunited with her former coach Krista Gerlich, whom she met while in elementary school. "Her love of the game is why I love the game.". Texas Tech is hiring UT-Arlington coach Krista Gerlich, a former star for the Lady Raiders, as its new women's basketball coach, the school confirmed Tuesday. A year later, she led Spearman to a cross country state title. The quickest coach in WTAMU history to reach each of the 100, 125 and 150-win benchmarks, Gerlich led the Lady Buffs to NCAA Tournament appearances in five of her seven years leading the program, including the team's first Elite Eight appearance in 11 years in 2009. So perspective, right? If these pictures dont say it I willIm going to be a Lady Raider. The longtime Fillies mentor has known the new Lady Raiders coach since high school coaching against Kirklands Spearman teams while Gerlich was playing. It'sbittersweet to see her leave UTA but it's nice to see her going back home to her alma mater. It was too late in the year to bring Ferrell or any others from UTA, but Gerlich kept up with her former players. Krista Gerlich is an American college basketball coach. 23 ISU, Fourth quarter surge pushes Baylor past Tech, "Krista is a great hire for Texas Tech women's basketball. "He said he was at workouts, I'll have to believe him," Bryan said, cracking a smile. pic.twitter.com/3NMzLrvvA2. Krista is not only a phenomenal coach and motivator, but she is an amazing role model for the young women that she coaches. ", It's not a feeling that goes away, either. Emily (Brister) Cooper - Former WTAMU player LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Bryn Gerlich announced on Social Media tonight she will be transferring from Oklahoma State to Texas Tech to play for her mom, new Lady Raiders Head Coach Krista Gerlich. Krista Gerlich has guided a resurgence for the Lady Mavericks since being named head coach on April 11, 2013. "I was forthright about the incident throughout the interview process," Gerlich said. Throughout a 14-year head coaching career, which consisted of seven seasons at West Texas A&M in Canyon, Gerlich has racked up two TABC Coach of the Year awards, three conference coach of the year honors, three conference titles, five NCAA Tournament wins and eight 20-win seasons. Bryn also passed on a chance to play at UT Arlington, where he mom is the current women's head basketball coach. Her recruitment picked up after winning the Class 6A state championship with Plano in 2018, but she was still unsure if that was the path to take. From her first season to second with the Lady Mavericks, Gerlich had the second-largest Division I turnaround, going from four wins (2013-14) to 17 victories (2014-15). Katie Ferrell makes most of season reunited with Texas Tech A year The committee voted 3-0 that the Tigers used an ineligible player in the game. Having experienced success at each stop of her coaching career thus far, Gerlich has spent the last seven seasons at UT-Arlington. She was a On Oct. 13, the UIL state executive committee denied Frenship's appeal of its forfeit of a District 2-6A win over San Angelo Central. ", J.T. Born in Spearman, Texas, Gerlich was a three time all-state selection in basketball while attending Sudan (Texas) High and Spearman High School. I'm looking forward to meeting the current Lady Raiders, embracing them and their journey, and helping them write a better ending to their careers at Texas Tech, because they deserve it. Gerlich is married to Bryan Gerlich, who is also a Texas Tech graduate and a former linebacker on Gerlich spent the past seven seasons at UT-Arlington and is the program's all-time winningest coach, racking up 121 of her 289 career wins as a collegiate head coach at the helm of the Lady Mavericks program. LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech announced Tuesday that Krista Gerlich, a former Lady Raiders assistant coach and player who helped the program win its only national championship in 1993, will be the new womens basketball coach. During the search process, Gerlich brought up her 2015 public intoxication charge in which she served a two-game suspension while coaching at UT-Arlington, according to KAMC Sports Director David Collier. LUBBOCK, Texas Texas Tech director of athletics Kirby Hocutt announced Tuesday that former Lady Raider Krista Gerlich has been hired as head coach of the school's women's basketball program. It's no surprise Gerlich pounced when she saw Ferrell's name in the transfer portal. Head Women's Basketball Coach at The University of Texas at Arlington. 21 was retired by the Lady Raider program on Dec. 5, 1993, making her one of only three former Lady Raiders to have their numbers retired. "A lot of those same concepts that all programs want. The Wednesday matchup against TCU will be a special occasion, but not one for tears. Gerlich said she was proud the group got to realize the "vision" she laid out there with an NCAA Tournament berth last season. Krista Gerlich is a born and raised West Texan, winning a state championship with Sudan in 1987 with her father, Jim Kirkland, as the coach. "Coach Gerlich is a phenomenal coach and an even better person she has been a mentor a friend and family to me. In 1988, she helped Spearman HS claim the cross country state championship and was a four time all-state selection in cross country. ", I was forthright about the incident throughout the interview process, Gerlich said of the incident. Inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 2003, TicketSmarter Official Resale Market of UTA Athletics, NCAA Tournament Record (including Div. & Margaret Talkington Leadership Academy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging. Krista Gerlich - Women's Basketball Coach - Texas Tech Red Raiders Both mother and daughter admit, if UTA and Oklahoma State face off during Bryn's college career, they both will do whatever it takes to win. Her No. She is a proven winner as a player and has proven herself as a coach. Gerlich entered the college ranks as an assistant at UTSA from 1997-1999. Gerlich was named the head coach of the Lady Mavericks on April 11, 2013. "I couldn't do any of this without my mom," said Bryn. & Margaret Talkington Leadership Academy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging. "I couldn't do any of this without 2023 www.lubbockonline.com. We played with a great pace, and we attacked them defensively which led to some really great stops early. "The down and dirty, loose balls, rebounds, whatever it might be. I have so much respect for her and am extremely proud of her and what this means for Lubbock. Among the many standouts that Gerlich coached at UTA was four-time All-Sun Belt selection Cierra Johnson, who was named Sun Belt Co-Player of the Year in 2019 and was a two-time Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year pick (2017, 2019). Gerlich asked for prayers for Wegner and her family. 'One more time': Katie Ferrell makes most of season reunited with Former legendary Canyon girls basketball coach Joe Lombard, who retired in April, got to know Gerlich during her time at West Texas A&M and referred to her as a program builder. Published: Aug. 20, 2020 at 9:09 PM PDT LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Bryn Gerlich announced on Social Media tonight she will be transferring from Oklahoma State "We had a talented pool of candidates, and after a very competitive hiring process, Gerlich stood out as the best for Frenship," Frenship ISD superintendent Dr. Michelle McCord said in a news release. Gerlich He's had 17 years of experience in education, including as an athletic director and football coach at Amarillo's Highland Park ISD, Hereford ISD and Tahoka ISD, Andrews ISD, Lockney ISD. Prior to his appointment, Bryan Gerlich was the athletic director for Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District since 2015. "I can't put into words how excited I am to be entrusted with rebuilding the Lady Raider basketball program, which is near and dear to my heart," Gerlich said. "'Let's do this one more time.'". Krista will be a bright star in the Big XII." Krista Gerlich Tabbed as Lady Raider Head Coach Her first full season began in October, 2013. In 2016-17, Gerlich guided UTA to a 22-9 overall record, a second-place finish in the Sun Belt and a berth to the postseason as UTA went to the WNIT and participated in the postseason for the first time since 2009. She has made a name for herself as both a player and a coach.