Jill Meiring
Head Coach
Jill Meiring begins her second season as the women’s basketball coach at Marietta College. Meiring, a former Denison University two-sport standout and Transylvania University assistant coach, has dedicated herself to helping the Pioneers improve each day that they take the floor.
“I'm very excited about the upcoming season,” Meiring said. “Our upperclassmen have started the season with a sense of ownership for the program and, along with a talented freshmen class, have the ability to improve upon the foundation we built last year. ”
Meiring, the 11th coach in the program’s 34-year history, had been the assistant basketball coach at Transylvania, in Lexington, Kentucky, since 2001. In 2006-07, she helped Transylvania finish 19-9 and make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Meiring, who served as the interim head coach during the 2005-06 season, also led the Pioneers’ field hockey since 2004.
Meiring, who majored in psychology and sports management, graduated from Denison in 2001. She was a four-year basketball starter for the Big Red and a team captain as a junior and senior. Meiring was also a four-year member of the Denison softball team. She traveled to Australia with the USAthletes softball team to compete in the Arafura Games as a senior, and the U.S. team won the gold medal.
The Fort Recovery, Ohio, native is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Meiring, who received her master's degree in physical education from Eastern Kentucky in 2006, has coached extensively in Ohio summer leagues and was the director of the Transylvania Women's Basketball Camp for five years.
“Our players possess the heart, dedication and loyalty the women's basketball program needs to compete within the OAC,” Meiring said. “I'm confident the program has taken a step in the right direction and can continue the rebuilding process we began last year.”
Meiring lives in Marietta.
