Athletics | 2004-2005 News Headlines | 4/22/05 Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 22nd, 2005
Contact: Richard Dombrowsky, SID

Jamie Childs Named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
The Piedmont College Department of Athletics has announced that Jamie Childs will join the staff as the school's assistant women's basketball coach and head men's and women's cross country coach.  The Piedmont College alum returns to her alma mater from Middle Georgia College where she has served as the head women's basketball coach for the past two seasons.

In two seasons at Middle Georgia, Childs recorded a career record of 31-21 (.596) and led her 2004-2005 squad to the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association championship game.

Childs was the assistant women's basketball Coach at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) before beginning her coaching career at Statesboro High School for two years while attending Georgia Southern University.

Childs received her master's degree in Health and Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from Georgia Southern University and her bachelor's degree in Psychology from here at Piedmont College.

While at Piedmont, Childs lettered in basketball for four years under current head coach Charles Cooper and softball for two years under current head coach Terry Martin.

Childs attended Statesboro High School in Statesboro, GA where she was part of the basketball, softball, cross country, and track teams throughout her high school career.