For Immediate Release: September 13, 2000
Contact: Derek Smolik, UT Pan American SID
UTPA Athletics Announces Hiring
of Megan Kahn as Assistant Academic Coordinator
EDINBURG – The
University of Texas-Pan American Athletic Department announced on Wednesday the
hiring of Megan Kahn as the department’s first assistant academic coordinator.
Kahn comes to UTPA
after recently receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology
from Truman State University. Her
commitment to academics was shown by the fact that she graduated from TSU with a
3.96 grade point average. She was
named to the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Commissioner’s
Honor Roll three times for her work off the court and was a GTE/CoSIDA Academic
All-American District VII Team member.
“I’m excited to
get the opportunity to be a mentor for our student-athletes,” said Kahn.
“As a former player I know about the pressures, stress and time
management demands of being a student-athlete.
I was also the study hall monitor for our team at Truman State for three
years. I’m looking forward to
helping increase the GPA for the student-athletes here.”
A native of Newton,
Iowa, Kahn was a four-year letterwinner while playing for current UTPA
Head Coach Karin Nicholls, where she set a school record for games played
with 110, helped the team advance to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 and twice
served as the team captain.
Kahn has already
garnered a significant amount of off the court experience in a number of areas.
This past summer she was an intern for the WNBA’s Detroit Shock,
assisting with strength and conditioning, practices and game operations.
From 1997-2000 she was a work-study student in the women’s basketball
office at Truman State. She has
worked in a number of basketball related camps, including the WNBA/Nike Be
Active Camp (2000), the Truman State Summer Basketball Camp (1996-98) and the
Iowa State Basketball Camp (1997).