ATLANTA - Virginia head coach Debbie Ryan has been named a recipient of the 2010 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA Victory Club Award, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Wednesday (March 10).
The RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA Victory Club Award is presented to each WBCA-member head coach who achieves career wins of 200, 300, 400, 500 or more, in 100 victory increments.
Ryan earned her 700th win in the Cavaliers' season-opener on Nov. 13 at UMBC. Virginia defeated the Retrievers, 68-57. For her career, Ryan has compiled a 720-307 record.
In her 32 years at the helm of the Virginia women's basketball program, Ryan has recorded 20 or more wins 23 times and 30 or more wins twice en route to 23 NCAA Tournament appearances and three Final Four berths.
In July of 2008, Ryan was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 10th anniversary class.
"RUSSELL ATHLETIC continues to be committed to women's sports by innovating the newest women specific uniforms and apparel," said Gary Barfield, Executive Vice President, RUSSELL ATHLETIC. "Through RUSSELL ATHLETIC'S dedication to women's athletics, we are proud to honor the WBCA's Victory Club award winners. These coaches' accomplishments enable new vision for all student-athletes."
2010 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA Victory Club Award Recipients Name School Victory # Jill Prudden Oak Ridge High School 900 John Franklin Thames Manning High School 800 Geno Auriemma University of Connecticut 700 Jim Foster Ohio State University 700 Evan Massey Galesburg High School 700 Debbie Ryan University of Virginia 700 Tim Shea Salem State College 700 Sal Buscaglia Robert Morris University 600 Doug Johnson Petaluma High School 600 Muffet McGraw University of Notre Dame 600 Kim Muhl Kirkwood Community College 600 Van Chancellor Louisiana State University 500 Shirley Egner University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point 500 Christopher Ellis Maryville University 500 Ferne Labati Seton Hill University 500 Sherri Retif Germantown Academy 500 Kristen Zawacki Saint Vincent College 500 Nan Carney-DeBord Ohio Wesleyan 400 Carol Halford Williams Baptist College 400 Cheri Harrer Baldwin-Wallace College 400 Cathy Inglese University of Rhode Island 400 Ron Jones Midland College 400 Deirdre Kane West Chester University 400 Mary Klinger Rutgers Prep High School 400 Tena Krause Taylor University 400 Dave Krauth Augustana College 400 Nyla Milleson Missouri State University 400 Dale Neal Freed-Hardeman University 400 Kathleen O'Neil University of Massachusetts, Lowell 400 Roonie Scovel Gulf Coast Community College 400 Darin Spence New Mexico State University 400 Susan Summons Miami Dade College-Kendall 400 Mark Thomas University of Wisconsin, Stout 400 Gary Van Atta Trevecca Nazarene University 400 Paul Webb Bulloch Academy 400 Denise Bierly Eastern Connecticut State Univ. 300 Beth Burns San Diego State University 300 Brad Clifford Yavapai 300 Sherri Coale University of Oklahoma 300 Paul Fessler Concordia University, St. Paul 300 Lea Henry Georgia State University 300 Jim Jabir University of Dayton 300 Karen Lafata Schoolcraft College 300 Erin Monahan William Paterson University 300 Keith Mondillo Gwynedd-Mercy College 300 Jeannette Mosher State Univ. of New York at Cortland 300 Brandon Schneider Emporia State University 300 Carla Taylor Weber State University 300 Charli Turner Thorne Arizona State University 300 Kim Barnes Arico St. John's University 200 Matthew Bollant University of Wisconsin, Green Bay 200 Tricia Fabbri Quinnipiac University 200 Shann Hart Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. Indianapolis 200 Kiley Hill Valdosta State University 200 DeeDee Jarman Methodist University 200 Chris Kielsmeier Wayne State College 200 Curt Miller Bowling Green State University 200 Peg Mitchell Lewis & Clark Community College 200 Norman Rodriguez John Wood Community College 200 Mia Smith Illinois Wesleyan University 200 Karen Tessmer Worcester State College 200 Sharon Versyp Purdue University 200 Bill Watson Pikeville College 200 Anji Weissenfluh Eastern Oregon University 200
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