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2 HEAD COACH ANDREA WILLIAMS ANDREA WILLIAMS HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON EDINBORO 94 During the season, Andrea Williams will enter her first year as the head coach of the Air Force women s basketball program. Williams comes to the Academy from the University of South Florida, where she served as an assistant coach for two seasons ( ). While at USF, Williams helped lead the Bulls to a pair of WNIT appearances, including a WNIT championship during the campaign. The Bulls finished that year with a overall record, including an amazing 19-2 mark in non-conference competition. In addition, USF posted an 8-8 ledger in the ultra-competitive Big East Conference before falling to national champion Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the league tournament. Meanwhile, the Bulls returned to the postseason in 2010, earning a trip to the WNIT Tournament before ending the year with a overall record, which included a win over nationally ranked conference rival Syracuse. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Williams brings a wealth of experience at all levels of the college game. Prior to joining the Bulls, she spent four seasons ( ) as an assistant at Jacksonville University, where she helped turn the Dolphins into a power in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Before her arrival at JU, the Dolphins had never recorded a winning season. In addition, the most wins since the program began competition during the season was 13. However, during Williams final two seasons at Jacksonville, the Dolphins recorded a cumulative record of and a 25-7 slate in Atlantic Sun competition, while notching a school-record 23 wins in Williams is also no stranger to the rigors of coaching at a service academy, as she spent two seasons ( ) as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the United States Naval Academy. While at Navy, Williams helped the Midshipmen compile 29 wins over the two-year period and qualify for the Patriot League Tournament both seasons. In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Williams was in charge of coordinating Navy s national recruiting efforts, which resulted in two All-Patriot League first-team selections, a Patriot League All-Rookie selection, a Street & Smith honorable mention selection, two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and two Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year, among others. Williams also spent three seasons ( ) as an assistant coach at the University of Tampa. During her time there, the Spartans enjoyed three consecutive winning seasons, boasting a ledger during that span. During the season, Tampa compiled a record, earning the Sunshine State Conference Championship and a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Before heading to Tampa, Williams served as the head basketball coach at Waynesburg State (Pa.) for two years ( ). During that time, she recruited NCAA leader Christina Nicol, who ranked third in the nation in blocked shots and 25th in scoring en route to Presidents Athletic Conference accolades. Williams also served as the head coach for cross country and softball at Waynesburg State and was a member of the ECAC South Selection Committee for NCAA Division III. Williams began her collegiate basketball coaching career at Division II Edinboro University (Pa.) as an assistant from The Fighting Scots won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament s Elite Eight during her second and final season with the program. During that year, she coached the NCAA s rebounding leader (Heather Gates) and recruited the nation s eventual No. 2 scorer (Jessica Rowe). As an assistant at USF during the season, Andrea Williams helped lead the Bulls to overall record which culminated in capturing the 2009 WNIT Championship. At right, Williams poses with the WNIT Championship Trophy. 8 FLY ABOVE ALL

3 HEAD COACH ANDREA WILLIAMS THE WILLIAMS FILE HOMETOWN Fort Wayne, Ind. CAREER RECORD (2 years) EDUCATION Edinboro University, 1994 B.S. in Physical Education, minor in Health Fitness PLAYING EXPERIENCE Edinboro University Two-year letterwinner ( ) Team captain as a senior ( ) Helped lead team to a pair of NCAA Division II Tournament appearances Played one year of softball Vincennes University Two-year letterwinner ( ) COACHING EXPERIENCE Edinboro University Assistant Coach, Waynesburg State University Head Coach, University of Tampa Assistant Coach, U.S. Naval Academy Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Jacksonville University Assistant Coach, University of South Florida Assistant Coach, U.S. Air Force Academy Head Coach, MISCELLANEOUS Helped lead USF to 2009 WNIT Championship Member of the first graduation class at the Women s Coaches Academy in Bryn Mawr, Pa., in 2004 Member of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Black Coaches Association (BCA) In the summer of 2006, one of 11 female college coaches accepted into the Acheiving Coaching Excellence Program by the BCA Served as head cross country and softball coach during her tenure at Waynesburg State Williams played two seasons of basketball at Vincennes University (Ind.), followed by two seasons of basketball and one season of softball at Edinboro. She helped lead Edinboro to a pair of NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and captained the squad in her senior season ( ). A 1994 graduate of Edinboro University, Williams earned her bachelor s degree in physical education with a minor in health fitness. She is currently working towards her master s in education. She was also a member of the first graduation class at the Women s Coaches Academy in Bryn Mawr, Pa., in 2004 and is currently a member of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Black Coaches Association (BCA). In the summer of 2006, Williams was one of 11 female college coaches accepted into the Achieving Coaching Excellence Program by the BCA AIR FORCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL 9

4 HEAD COACH ANDREA WILLIAMS IN HER WORDS... Coach Williams shares her thoughts on: THE SCHEDULE I m very happy with the pre-conference schedule. With the coaching staff change, the athletic department set us up for an opportunity to get some wins or be in a position to win some games. That will just help us gain some confidence going into the conference level of play in the Mountain West. I think we can show our athleticism in the first few games, gain the confidence in the style we re trying to play and play a lot more people. It s going to be demanding and you can t go for 40 minutes just sitting on cruise control. We re going to turn it up and get after it. That s what we re geared for. We have our tournament coming in December, and hopefully we will be able to garner two wins in the Classic. After the traditional holiday break, we will focus on Colgate, an old foe of mine from the Patriot League, and Navy, which is always huge whenever you have a sister academy visit. I m looking forward to seeing some familiar faces on those benches and actually coming away with the win. We re excited about that rivalry and the chance to renew it. In conference, seeing how many teams go to the postseason, both tournaments whew. We re just trying to get win number one and set the tone, that it s not a pit stop on your way to somewhere else on the travel, and it s not an easy W in the win column for anybody when they come up here. They know they re going to have to play. And when we go down off the mountain, they know that we re coming in to play. It s a good, challenging schedule, but I think the pre-conference has set us up for some success. Tasting success is what our team needs, and we can feed on that. THE STYLE OF PLAY What you can depend on us is that we re going to be up-tempo. We re going to press. We d love to press for 40 minutes, something that you may have not seen in the past from Air Force teams, but we have the personnel to instill it, the smartness to understand it and some of the intangibles to execute it. We are 7,000 feet up, so we re going to be in shape. Our training s going to be a little bit different, so when we do come off the mountain, we ll be able to still outrun people, but when they come up here, they re in for a dogfight and some other things that they haven t had to expect in years past. Pieces are in place for us to run a lot of continuity offenses, because we re going to have different combinations on the floor, which I like. I like to have what people perceive as my top-line players, the returning varsity players with two or three years of experience, to be able to blend in easily and have confidence in freshmen and sophomores, no matter who s on the floor, to run our offense and what we re doing. That s a lot of what we re doing right now, trying to gel, trying to gain that trust throughout our team, from 1-15, with whoever is on the floor. The ball s in their hands, they know what we re running, why we re running it, what we re trying to do, where the ball needs to be, and who needs to have the ball. THE UPPERCLASSMEN We have one senior, one junior right now. They ve done a phenomenal job of accepting our style of play, which is different, and adapting to it. Still, you re trying to change two and three years of how they ve played, and now we re trying to change it in less than a month. But they ve adapted, they ve accepted it, and they re ready to go. That s a huge thing when they buy into what we re doing and they can see that we can be successful. It s a huge component of putting in a new offense. 10 FLY ABOVE ALL

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6 ASSISTANT COACH YOLISHA JACKSON YOLISHA JACKSON ASSISTANT COACH FIRST SEASON JACKSONVILLE 05 Yolisha Jackson enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Air Force women s basketball team. Jackson is primarily responsible for recruiting and coaching the Falcons post players. Jackson arrives at the Academy after a five-year stint at Kennesaw State University, including the past three years as the recruiting coordinator for the Lady Owls. Jackson arrived at KSU in 2005 after a successful playing career at Jacksonville University. Jackson, who spent a season under the tutelage of current Air Force head coach Andrea Williams, ended her stellar playing career as just the second player in JU history to score over 1,000 career points. She also left the Dolphins as the single-season record holder for points per game and points scored, as well as career free throws made. An Atlantic Sun academic all-conference selection and two-time team MVP, Jackson s career was limited by a pair of knee injuries suffered in her junior year and the latter half of her senior season. A member of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association, Jackson received her undergraduate degree from Jacksonville in Physical Education. Jackson, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., is the daughter of Austin Peay State University Hall of Famer Howard Jackson, and resides in Colorado Springs. THE JACKSON FILE HOMETOWN Clarksville, Tenn. EDUCATION Jacksonville University, 2005 B.S. in Physical Education PLAYING EXPERIENCE Jacksonville University Four-year letterwinner ( ) HONORS Two-time team MVP Atlantic Sun academic all-conference selection Just second player in Jacksonville University history to score over 1,000 career points Left program as single-season record holder in points per game and points scored Held school record for career free throws made COACHING EXPERIENCE Kennesaw State University Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, U.S. Air Force Academy Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, MISCELLANEOUS Member of Women s Basketball Coaches Association and Black Coaches Association COACH WILLIAMS ON COACH JACKSON: I was excited to be able to bring along Yolisha Jackson, who I d mentored for the past six years, grooming for her to be my recruiting coordinator. She knew my recruiting style, playing style. She s very loyal and eager to learn. She just gets it and understands this level, this commitment. She also has a great work ethic that is a lot like mine, so we re on the same page. It was a no-brainer getting her on my staff. 12 FLY ABOVE ALL

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8 ASSISTANT COACH KELLIE JOHNSON KELLIE JOHNSON ASSISTANT COACH FIRST SEASON ILLINOIS STATE 01 Kellie Johnson enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Air Force women s basketball team. Johnson joins the Falcons women s basketball staff after spending the past five seasons as the head women s basketball coach and assistant athletic director at the USAFA Preparatory School. Johnson is a 2001 graduate of Illinois State University, where she majored in communication with an emphasis in public relations, while also minoring in theater. A four-year letterwinner for the women s basketball team at Illinois State, Johnson was a three-year starter for the Redbirds and was named an honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Conference selection in Following her graduation, Johnson spent two more years at Illinois State, serving as a student assistant with the women s basketball team during the season. In addition, Johnson served as a media relations assistant working with the softball, women s basketball, track and field and tennis teams, and taught physical education classes in the kinesiology department. In 2003, Johnson earned a master s degree in sports administration with an emphasis in sports psychology. After her stint at Illinois State, Johnson began her coaching career back in her hometown of Butte, Mont., where she spent two seasons as an assistant women s basketball coach at Montana Tech ( ). During that time, Johnson also taught history, English and physical education at Butte Central Junior High School, and broadcast high school state sporting events for Omega Television Productions from In 1997, Johnson graduated from Butte Central High School, where she was a standout in basketball, volleyball and softball. Lettering four years in each sport, Johnson earned first-team all-state and allconference honors in both basketball and softball each year and was a three-time first-team all-state and all-conference honoree in volleyball. Johnson won the state softball championship in 1997 and still holds Montana high school records in all three sports (basketball, volleyball and softball). Johnson, who was born in Anaconda, Mont., is the daughter of Bob, the cross country/track and field coach at Butte Central, and Eileen, a facilitator at the Butte Pre-Release Women s Correctional Center. She has two siblings, Rob, a catcher for the Seattle Mariners, and Carley, an entrepreneur/designer who resides in Houston, Texas. THE JOHNSON FILE HOMETOWN Butte, Mont. EDUCATION Illinois State University, 2001 B.S. in Communication, emphasis in public relations Illinois State University, 2003 M.A. in Sports Administration, emphasis in sports psychology PLAYING EXPERIENCE Illinois State University Four-year letterwinner ( ) HONORS Three-year starter Honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Conference selection in 2001 COACHING EXPERIENCE Illinois State University Student Assistant, Montana Tech Assistant Coach, U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School Head Coach, U.S. Air Force Academy Assistant Coach, MISCELLANEOUS Served as assistant athletic director at the USAFA Prep School Holds Montana state high school records in three sports (basketball, volleyball and softball) COACH WILLIAMS ON COACH JOHNSON: We brought along Kellie Johnson, who was our Prep School coach. We were able to bring her along so she can understand what we re trying to recruit to, our style, my style, recruiting philosophy, what we re trying to do in building our program, and the type of athletes we need to get in here. What she s able to do is be a liaison for me in many facets besides just X s and O s. She s upped our social media. That was a big focus in some of the things that we ve been lacking in our program. So with Facebook, Twitter, community service, community events, relations, she s phenomenal. She s brought that intangible that wasn t on paper when I first met her and talked to her that s taken our program to another level. Everyone has a feeling that they know us. 14 FLY ABOVE ALL

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10 ASSISTANT COACH TOM MOSCA TOM MOSCA ASSISTANT COACH FIRST SEASON TAMPA 69 successful career. Tom Mosca enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Air Force women s basketball team. Mosca, a former head coach at the University of Tampa, comes to the Academy after an already long and I m thrilled to have Tom on board with us, said Air Force head coach Andrea Williams, who worked for Mosca as an assistant at Tampa. We ve talked for years about working together again. He has a great offensive mind and will be a lot of help in terms of X s and O s. He is also going to bring a dynamic aspect to our staff, in terms of his personality. He has a knack for tapping into the team s positives and strengths, which will be invaluable, particularly with our players. In his most recent stop, Mosca spent seven years as the girls basketball coach at Thomas Jefferson High School in Tampa, Fla. Named the A Coach of the Year by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches, Mosca helped turn around Jefferson s program during his seven-year tenure. Prior to his arrival in 2003, the Dragons had won just one game in three years. However, Mosca compiled a record while at Jefferson, culminating in a standout season in The Dragons were ranked seventh in the Florida 4A classification, as Mosca led Jefferson to a 28-4 overall record, which included district and regional championships, as well as the program s first-ever trip to the Florida Final Four. In his seven seasons at Jefferson, Mosca earned five Coach of the Year honors, led eight All-Western Conference players and coached one Hillsborough County Player of the Year. In addition, five of his players went on to earn college scholarships. Prior to coaching at Jefferson, Mosca spent 13 seasons ( ) as the head women s basketball coach at Division II University of Tampa. There he worked in a part-time status, teaching high school by day and coaching/running the Spartans program by night. During his tenure at Tampa, Mosca compiled a overall record, leading the Spartans to a Sunshine State Conference regular season championship and tournament championship, as well as a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. At Tampa, Mosca also coached three All-America selections and one Champion National Player of the Year finalist. In addition, he mentored 16 all-conference players, including a pair of SSC Player of the Year honorees and three SSC Freshman of the Year winners. Mosca garnered two WBCA Coach of the Year nominations and led the program to a 93 percent graduation rate over 13 seasons. A 1969 graduate of the University of Tampa, Mosca began his coaching career in 1971 as the athletic director and head football and men s basketball coach at Sanders Memorial School (grades 6-8) in Land O Lakes, Fla. In 1974, he moved on to Robinson High School in Tampa, Fla., to coach girls basketball, compiling a record in seven seasons. While at Robinson, Mosca led his team to three 20-win seasons, with one team ranked first in the state. His teams won a pair of Western Conference championships, while he also coached a conference player of the year. Mosca took over at Brandon High School in 1981, where he stayed until moving to the University of Tampa in He guided the Eagles to a pair of 30-win seasons, with each team earning a number-one ranking in the state of Florida, while leading another team to a 20-win season and a state top-10 ranking. One team was also ranked 19th in the nation by USA Today. Mosca also led Brandon to two appearances in the state Final Four and three Western Conference championships. During his tenure, Mosca earned two Coach of the Year honors and guided a player who was named Miss Basketball for the state of Florida. After so many years as a successful coach at the high school level, Mosca now has the opportunity to return to coaching collegiately. I m very excited to be making the big move [to the Air Force Academy], said Mosca. It s going to be a lot of fun going back to work with Andrea and coaching together. We both have high expectations for the team and making things happen. Mosca is joined in the move to Colorado Springs by his wife, Becky. THE MOSCA FILE HOMETOWN Tampa, Fla. EDUCATION Hudson Valley Community College, 1966 A.A. in Liberal Arts University of Tampa, 1969 B.S. in Physical Education, minor in history COACHING EXPERIENCE Robinson High School (Tampa, Fla.) Head Coach, Brandon High School (Tampa, Fla.) Head Coach, University of Tampa Head Coach, Thomas Jefferson High School (Tampa, Fla.) Head Coach, U.S. Air Force Academy Assistant Coach, OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE Sanders Memorial School (Land O Lakes, Fla.) Athletic Director, Head Football and Head Boys Basketball Coach, MISCELLANEOUS Career coaching record of (.663) Won a Sunshine State Conference regular-season and tournament championship at Tampa Led Tampa to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances Earned seven Coach of the Year nods (two at Brandon, five at Jefferson) Coached nationally ranked team at Brandon Led three teams to state final four ( / / ) Named Florida 4A Coach of the Year in COACH WILLIAMS ON COACH MOSCA: Tom Mosca is a man with patience, a man who knows how to teach, understands X s and O s. He just loves basketball watching film, breaking it down and needed to get an opportunity to be back at the college level. He s looking forward to a challenge for the next few years with me, so that was always a good thing. We re excited that he came out here. Beyond the the X s and O s factor, he brings years of experience he s a phenomenal addition to our staff. 16 FLY ABOVE ALL

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12 ASSISTANT COACH COURTNEY ROBINSON COURTNEY ROBINSON ASSISTANT COACH FIRST SEASON KUTZTOWN 03 Courtney Robinson enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Air Force women s basketball team. Robinson will be responsible for coaching the Falcons guards. Robinson joins the Falcons staff after spending a year on Michael Cooper s women s basketball staff at the University of Southern California as the director of operations. The Trojans finished the season with a overall record and a semifinal appearance in the Pac-10 Tournament. Prior to her arrival at USC, Robinson spent a season as a men s basketball assistant coach at Daytona State College, where she was the first female to coach men s basketball at the school. She also coached at Stetson University during the season, where she helped develop a guard who was named to the Atlantic Sun all-freshman team. Robinson also has experience coaching in the high school ranks, spending a year as a girls assistant coach at Cedar Ridge High School in North Carolina, as well as two years as the head coach at Coatesville High in Pennsylvania. At Coatesville, Robinson led the team to a 24-7 record in her first season, while coaching a McDonald s All-American point guard. During the season, Robinson also served as a player-coach at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Del., balancing her teaching duties at Coatesville High with Goldey-Beacom practice and graduate school studies. A native of Penndel, Pa., Robinson earned her bachelor s degree in secondary education/spanish from Kutztown University in 2003 and is currently finishing her master s in sports management from the U.S. Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala. THE ROBINSON FILE HOMETOWN Penndel, Pa. EDUCATION Kutztown University, 2003 B.S. in secondary education/spanish COACHING EXPERIENCE Cedar Ridge High School (N.C.) Assistant Coach, Coatesville High School (Pa.) Head Coach, Goldey-Beacom College Player-Coach, Stetson University Assistant Coach, Daytona State College Assistant Coach (Men s Basketball), University of Southern California Director of Basketball Operations, U.S. Air Force Academy Assistant Coach, COACH WILLIAMS ON COACH ROBINSON: Courtney is a good guard coach, very good on the floor. This past season, she learned a lot as the DOBO on-staff at USC under Michael Cooper, the legend. Anytime you can add that and get some of the WNBA experience and NBA experience vicariously through her on your staff, that s huge. She brings that winning mentality. 18 FLY ABOVE ALL

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14 ASSISTANT COACH CAPT. JENNIFER ROESCH CAPT. JENNIFER ROESCH ASSISTANT COACH THIRD SEASON USAFA 05 During the season, Capt. Jennifer Roesch will begin her third year as an assistant women s basketball coach at Air Force. Roesch is a 2005 Academy graduate, and was a four-year letterwinner on the Falcon women s hoops team. Roesch s responsibilities include scheduling, serving as the director of business operations coordination, game day and practice preparation, opponent scouting and recruiting. Roesch returned to the Academy in 2008 after three years at Andrews AFB, Md., where she served as contracting officer in the 316th Contracting Squadron, providing acquisition support for the presidential airlift group (home of Air Force One). She also served as contracts manager and buyer/administrator for base operation support and civil engineering services, government purchase card inspector, Global War on Terror equipment buyer and squadron executive officer. While at Andrews, Roesch was an assistant coach for the Fairfax Stars, an AAU Club team. In 2007, Roesch helped guide the Stars to a fifth-place finish at U-14 AAU Division I National Tournament. In addition to her coaching duties, Roesch was a member of the 2007 All-Air Force women s basketball team. Roesch was a four-year letterwinner at Air Force, appearing in 92 career games, scoring 458 points. A scoring threat from long-range, she ranked in the top 10 all-time at the Academy with 68 three-point baskets made at the time of graduation. As a senior, Roesch started all 28 games and earned the teams Falcon Award. As a sophomore, Roesch averaged a career-best 6.8 points per game, ranking third on the team. This is an absolute dream job for me, Roesch said. I really enjoy coaching and instructing the amazing young women and men of this institution on and off the basketball court. Roesch earned a bachelor s of science degree in behavioral science with an emphasis in counseling and human development from the Academy in The Phoenix, Ariz., native and graduate of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., resides in Colorado Springs. THE ROESCH FILE HOMETOWN Phoenix, Ariz. EDUCATION U.S. Air Force Academy, 2005 B.S. in behavioral science PLAYING EXPERIENCE U.S. Air Force Academy Four-year letterwinner ( ) HONORS Winner of Falcon Award in senior season Ranks in Academy s top 10 in career three-point field goals made and assists (Division I era) COACHING EXPERIENCE Fairfax Stars (AAU) Assistant Coach, U.S. Air Force Academy Assistant Coach, MISCELLANEOUS Spent three years at Andrews AFB, Md., as contracting officer in the 316th Contracting Squadron Member of 2007 All-Air Force women s basketball team 20 FLY ABOVE ALL

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16 SUPPORT STAFF SHERI LAMPIN ATHLETIC TRAINER Sheri Lampin enters her sixth season as the athletic trainer for the women s basketball program at Air Force. Lampin is a 2002 graduate of the University of Southern Colorado, where she earned a bachelor s degree in exercise science/health promotion. She went on to receive her master s degree in health and kinesiology from the University of Texas at Tyler in While working toward her bachelor's degree, Lampin worked at the Academy from , completing 1,500 athletic training internship hours. She later served as the athletic trainer at Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas, while pursuing her master s degree. Before returning to the Academy in 2005, Lampin spent a year and a half at the University of Wyoming, where she worked as the athletic trainer for the volleyball and women s soccer teams. Lampin also worked extensively with the wrestling and swimming and diving teams at Wyoming and was a clinical instructor, teaching classes in the athletic training curriculum program. A native of Glenrock, Wyo., Lampin and her husband, Jessie, live in Colorado Springs with their two children, Colton (15) and Rebecca (10). BUCK BLACKWOOD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Buck Blackwood begins his seventh season as the strength and conditioning coach for the Air Force women s basketball program. In addition to his duties with the women s program, Blackwood oversees several other athletic programs at the Academy as the Olympic strength and conditioning director. Blackwood arrived at the Academy in 2000, after earning his master s degree in exercise physiology from Montana State University in He served as a graduate assistant at Montana State from Blackwood spent his undergraduate years at Willamette University in Salem, Ore. There he received a bachelor s degree in history in Blackwood is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS), receiving his certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Blackwood is also a USA Weightlifting Club coach. CAPT. NICK THOMPSON OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE CAPT. KATHERINE GULDENSCHUH OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE CAPT. NILESH CHRISTIAN OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE Capt. Nick Thompson enters his third season as an officer representative for the women s basketball team. He currently works in the athletic department as the executive officer to the director of athletics, where he coordinates and supervises all Directorate administrative functions. After obtaining his bachelor s of science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he was commissioned as a communications officer in His first assignment was spent as a communications officer at Nellis AFB, Nev. Thompson is from Hudson, Wis. His parents are Ronn and JoAnn Thompson and he has a younger brother, Seth, who lives and works in Denver. Capt. Katherine Guldenschuh enters her second season as an officer representative for the women s basketball team. She is currently assigned to the math department as an instructor, where she is responsible for teaching 75 freshman cadets. After obtaining her bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Guldenschuh was commissioned as an analytical scientist in Her first assignment was as an operations analyst for operational flight testing of the HH-60, HC-130, Guardian Angel Weapon Systems, and F-22 at Nellis AFB, Nev. While stationed at Nellis AFB, Guldenschuh completed her master of science degree in operations research from Florida Institute of Technology. Guldenschuh is originally from Toledo, Ohio. Her parents are Charles and Anneke Guldenschuh and she has two older sisters, Heather and Gretchen. Capt. Nilesh Christian enters his second season as an officer representative for the women s basketball team. Christian is has been assigned to the chemistry department as an instuctor since Christian is received his bachelor s in chemistry from the University of San Diego in He was commissioned as an acquisitions officer into the Air Force through the Officer Training School. After his commissioning, Christian worked as an acquisition officer at Hanscom AFB, Mass. Then Christian earned his master s in chemistry at the University of Massachusetts in A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Christian lives with his wife, Juliet, and daughters, Nadine and Zarah, in Colorado Springs. TEAM MANAGERS Shannon Galliart Office Manager Vicky Jimmerson Events Manager Nate Zandt Video Coordinator 22 FLY ABOVE ALL