DONNA POLK CHOSEN AS BOWIE STATE’S HEAD WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH

DONNA POLK CHOSEN AS BOWIE STATE’S HEAD WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH

October 7, 2008


(BOWIE, MD) Bowie State University Athletic Director Derek Carter has officially announced the hiring of Donna Polk as the new Head Coach of the Lady Bulldogs. “Ms. Polk has been a tremendous asset in many facets of our department”, says Carter. “This opportunity will allow her to further demonstrate her knowledge and skills as a women’s basketball coach.” She is no stranger to Bowie State having served the past three years as the Associate Athletic Director for Operations/Compliance.

“I am honored to serve as the new women’s basketball coach at Bowie State University. I want to first thank Dr. Mickey L. Burnim and Mr. Derek Carter for the opportunity to lead the Lady Bulldogs of Bowie State University,” said Polk.

Polk previously served as Head Women’s Basketball Coach of Columbia Union College (Takoma Park, MD) for two seasons (2003-2005) and also served as the institutions Sports Information Director and Director of Compliance from 2002-2005. Some of her other coaching positions include Assistant Women’s Coach – Columbia Union College (2001-2003), Head Girl’s Basketball Coach at Bowie High School (1999-2001) and Head Junior Varsity Basketball Coach (1998-1999), also at Bowie High School.

Polk also said, “I am excited to get back on the sidelines and look forward to guiding our young ladies to be successful on and off the court. We have a good group of players returning and several new additions to the team. We are going to work hard, be dedicated and committed to excellence. I want to continue the recent success of the program and want everyone to embrace our basketball team in a way like no other.”

Polk is a member of the Columbia Union Lady Pioneers basketball team (1987-1991) and is a member of the 1,000 point club. The Harbeson, Delaware native also played softball for Columbia Union and graduated in May 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Counseling Psychology. Polk has also earned a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix in 2006.