Jill Meiring
Head Coach
Former Denison University two-sport standout and Transylvania University assistant coach Jill Meiring will take over the Pioneers women's basketball program in 2007-08. She will be the 11th coach since the program began in 1974-75.
"I am looking forward to joining the Marietta community," Meiring said. "After six years as an assistant coach, I am excited to assume the head coaching position. I want to thank the entire athletics department for making me feel welcome and giving me this great opportunity to join the coaching staff at Marietta College."
Meiring, who stepped in as the interim head coach during the 2005-06 season, had been the assistant basketball coach at Transylvania, in Lexington, Kentucky, since 2001. In 2006-07, she helped Transylvania finish 19-9 and make its first NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship appearance. Meiring also led the Pioneers’ field hockey since 2004.
Meiring, who majored in psychology and sports management, graduated from Denison in 2001. She was a four-year basketball starter for the Big Red and was named team captain as a junior and senior. Meiring was also a four-year captain on the Denison softball team. She traveled to Australia with the USAthletes softball team to compete in the Arafura Games as a senior, and the U.S. team won the gold medal.
The Fort Recovery, Ohio, native is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Meiring, who received her master's degree in physical education from Eastern Kentucky in 2006, has coached extensively in Ohio summer leagues and was the director of the Transylvania Women's Basketball Camp for five years.
"I have a great passion for the game of basketball and have the will to succeed," said Meiring. "After meeting the team, I feel we have a good rapport and if we work together we can elevate Marietta basketball to the level it deserves."
