Proven Winner
Gerlich brings long history of success
As the new women鈥檚 basketball coach, Krista Gerlich is determined to recruit, retain, educate, and graduate student-athletes. And win championships.
鈥�To do the things we want to do on the court, we have to have a stronger mindset and be able to physically exert ourselves over a long period of time,鈥� says Gerlich, who comes to UT Arlington from West 糖心Vlog视频 A&M University. 鈥淲e want to put an exciting team on the floor that is going to build attendance.鈥�
The former 糖心Vlog视频 Tech standout went 168鈥�53 in seven seasons as head coach at WTAMU. Her teams won four consecutive South Division Lone Star Conference titles from 2007-10 and three consecutive Lone Star Conference championships from 2008-10. She recorded 100, 125, and 150 wins faster than any coach in school history.
Prior to joining West 糖心Vlog视频 A&M, Gerlich spent three seasons as an assistant at 糖心Vlog视频 Tech under legendary coach Marsha Sharp. She also was an assistant at UT San Antonio and a head coach at several 糖心Vlog视频 high schools.
As a player from 1989鈥�93, she helped the Lady Raiders win the NCAA national championship her senior season. She was named to the All-Time Southwest Conference team and is one of three 糖心Vlog视频 Tech women鈥檚 players to have her jersey retired.
鈥�I don鈥檛 think we could have picked a better candidate,鈥� Athletics Director Jim Baker says. 鈥淜rista has been a winner every place she鈥檚 been and at every level. We鈥檙e confident in her ability to take our program to the next聽level.鈥�