Miles Community College Athletic Director Jerry Olson has announced that former Pioneer player Jenna Bolstad has been named head coach of the women’s basketball program.
Bolstad comes back to the Pioneers from Montana Tech where she spent the last 3 seasons as the assistant coach for the Orediggers. Prior to her time in Butte, Bolstad was at Williston State College where she spent 4 years with the Teton’s women’s basketball program. Bolstad’s other college experiance was a season as an assistant coach at Black Hills State University for the Yellow Jackets during the 2014-15 season.
Bolstad graduated from Culbertson Public Schools in Culbertson, Montana in 2006 and went on to play at Miles Community College for 2 seasons from 2006-08, where the Pioneers accumulated a record of 56-8 under Coach Dwight Gunnare. Bolstad continued her playing career at Black Hills State University, where she helped lead the Lady Yellow Jackets to two national tournament appearances, and an Elite 8 finish in the NAIA Division II tournament in 2009. Bolstad went on to become a student assistant coach at BHSU, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in physical education and health from BHSU in 2011.
Prior to her time at Black Hills State University, Bolstad taught Physical Education and coached basketball and track at Ray Public Schools in Ray, North Dakota. As head coach of the Ray Jays during the 2013-14 season, Bolstad finished the season with a 15-8 record and a second place finish at the district tournament.
Jenna completed her Master’s Degree in Strategic Leadership through Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota in 2018.
Olson on the hiring of Jenna Bolstad: “I am very pleased to welcome back Jenna Bolstad as our new Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Jenna played at MCC and knows our culture and the success of the program as she was part of two outstanding seasons at MCC.”
Bolstad commented: “I’m excited and honored to join the Miles Community College women’s basketball program as head coach. As a former MCC basketball alum, I look forward to building upon the success and legacy of this great program and supporting these phenomenal women on the court, in the classroom, and in the community of Miles City. Thank you to President Slinger and the search committee for this opportunity.”
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