Former Ricks coach to oversee physicalarea of Activities Program
REXBURG, Activities
Program Director Devin Shaum announced Monday that Woodland will oversee the
Physical Area, which includes fitness, outdoor activities and sports for the
approximately 10,000 students on campus. Having
taught part time in the religion department since 1994, Woodland had planned
to teach religion full time beginning in the fall. “Right
now I’m still in shock and a little overwhelmed,” she said. “But I’m excited
about the program and know it’s a divinely inspired program.” The
Physical Area is one of four components of the Activities Program that also
includes Arts, Enrichment and
Social areas. Directors of these areas are James Brague, Arts; Jesse Brown,
Social; and Kris Fillmore, Enrichment. In
14 seasons, Woodland’s Lady Vikings won 307 and lost 120 games, a winning
percentage of 72. She is the only basketball coach in the history of the
college to record more than 300 career wins and she was voted the Region 18
Coach of the Year five different times. She
was born and raised in Winnemucca, Nev., where she graduated from Lowry High
School in 1970. After graduation she entered school at the University of
Nevada-Reno where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1975. While at UNR, she
played basketball for the Lady Wolf Pack for four years and volleyball and
softball as a freshman. She returned to Winnemucca after her graduation to
coach basketball and teach physical education at her alma mater. In five
seasons as Lowry's head coach, her teams posted a 65-15 overall record and
won two state championships. She was voted Nevada A Coach of the Year twice. In
1980, she received her master’s degree in physical education from Brigham
Young University in Provo, Utah. From there she went on to coach and assume
sports information duties at the College of Eastern Utah in Price. She also
was sports information director at Ricks College from 1989-97. She and her
husband Richard live in Rexburg. # # # |
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