Kirsten McKnight, 1994, basketball, soccer, softball—McKnight, who is now the head coach of the women’s basketball team at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif., lettered in basketball, soccer and softball during her years at Redwood (1991-94).

While she won all-league honors in the latter two sports, it was her basketball abilities that put her on the school’s all-time list. By her senior year, McKnight, who remains Redwood’s all-time leading girl scorer, was named the MCAL’s Most Valuable Player and a member of the all-league team. The San Francisco Chronicle added a further honor, naming her to its 1994 All Bay Area team.

At the University of Oregon, McKnight played four years of basketball (1994-98), where, along the way, she appeared in four NCAA tournaments, was named team captain and received awards as the Most Improved and Most Inspirational player.

After her graduation, McKnight stayed on at Oregon as the assistant women’s basketball coach, from 1998-2001. The team won two Pac 10 championships while she was there, and appeared in three NCAA tournaments. McKnight moved on the an assistant coaching position at the University of California at Berkeley (2001-2005), then moved on to her current job at Westmont in 2005.

At Westmont, McKnight has engineered appearances in two NAIA national tournaments. Her current team is ranked 13th nationally. Since 2007, McKnight has also held the position of Associate Athletic Director for the school.