Newberry College head women’s basketball coach Sean Page has announced the hiring of Kristin Kidd Parunak as assistant coach for the Wolves entering the 2015-16 season.
Kidd Parunak comes to the Wolves after a season as assistant coach at South Atlantic Conference rival Mars Hill, where she helped lead the Lions to their first conference tournament appearance in five years in 2014-15. She was also the team’s recruiting coordinator, was responsible for gameday operations, led the team’s social media efforts and planned camps and the annual “Think Pink” event.
Prior to her time at Mars Hill, Kidd Parunak was assistant coach at Christopher Newport University for two seasons (2012-14), where the Captains went 53-9 in her tenure.
CNU was the USA South Conference regular season and tournament champions in 2012-13, advancing to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight that year. CNU followed that up with a Sweet 16 appearance in 2013-14. She was CNU’s recruiting coordinator and was also responsible for the team’s academic progress, where the team posted the highest grade point average in team history and placed 10 of 14 players on the Dean’s List.
In the 2011-12 season, she was assistant coach at Catawba Valley CC, where she also served as assistant athletic director in the second semester of the academic year.
Kidd Parunak has either coached or played at every NCAA level. She will brings both Division I and Division II playing experience, as she started for Presbyterian College from 2006-08 before transferring to Concord (W. Va.) University for the 2008-11 seasons where she was the co-captain and led the Mountain Lions to the third most wins in program history as a senior. She graduated from Concord with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology in May 2011.
Kidd Parunak got her start in coaching when she was nominated and selected as a participant in the WBCA “So You Want to be a Coach” program in April 2011.
Kristin is married to Dickran Parunak, who is an assistant women’s basketball coach at nearby Presbyterian College.
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