The COS Athletic Department is happy to announce the new Head Women’s Basketball Coach (and former Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and former player), Noelle Conroy Collier.

Coach Collier will take over as Head Women’s Basketball Coach following long-time Head Coach Tom Powers’ retirement in May after 34 years as the Women’s Basketball Coach at Siskiyous. Coach Collier is a Siskiyou County native; growing up she attended the ‘Screamin Eagle’ Basketball Camp held during the summer at the Weed Campus and then camp became her first job, working as a Camp counselor and coach. She attended Yreka High School where she was a three-sport athlete before attending College of the Siskiyous from 2002-2004 where she continued to play basketball. During this time she received Golden Valley All-Conference and All-State honors.

Coach Collier transferred from COS to California State Baptist University where she finished her playing career in 2006 and also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology as well as a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Sports Management. She then coached basketball at San Bernardino Valley College for two years before moving back to Siskiyou County in 2011. In 2012, Coach Collier was hired as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach under Tom Powers and also began teaching Kinesiology classes at Siskiyous. She also works for the Yreka Family YMCA as the Health and Wellness Director. Coach Collier currently resides in Yreka with her husband, Sean and their two children.

Congratulations Coach Collier!