Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort announced in June 2014 the addition of assistant coach Katherine Menendez to her women’s basketball coaching staff. Menendez came to the Raiders after a four-year stint at Division III Emory.
Menendez in four seasons at the Atlanta school helped Emory to an overall record of 69-34 and a program-high No. 7 national ranking in 2014. The Eagles advanced to the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen in 2013 after winning the program’s first University Athletic Association championship.
While at Emory, Menendez was the primary post/forward position coach. She also had the following responsibilities:
• Created and ran individual workouts.
• Edited team and individual film and ran postgame film sessions.
• Co-directed camps.
• Coordinated team community service.
• Organized team film exchange.
Menendez also served as recruiting coordinator and organized all aspects of the recruiting process, including evaluations, correspondence, individual visits and larger-scale campus visit days.
Before Emory, Menendez for two seasons was the assistant coach at Division III Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington, Ill. There, she helped the Titans to a two-year record of 58-3 and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2009. Illinois Wesleyan claimed College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships both seasons.
Menendez was in charge of all facets of recruiting and worked with the post/forward position players. She also directed individual summer camps and the program’s WBCA “Pink Zone” efforts.
In addition to her duties at IWU, Menendez also served across town as a compliance graduate assistant for two seasons at Illinois State. There, she was in charge of the initial eligibility of prospective student-athletes and monitored official visits and NCAA-countable contact hours for every program.
On the court, the Geneseo, Illinois, native played four seasons in-state at North Central, a Division III program in Naperville. She served as team captain for the 2007-08 season and was a CCIW All-Academic selection for multiple seasons. Menendez received her B.A. in English and sport management from North Central in 2008 and her M.S. in sport management from Illinois State in 2010.
