Words From The Coach
 | Scott Hinkel
Wrestling
Another season of Boilermaker Wrestling is just getting started with a new face at head coach. Scott Hinkel has been a member of the coaching staff as an assistant for the past 14 seasons, but this will be his first year with the title of head coach. As a student-athlete at Purdue, Hinkel earned All-America honors in 1987 in the 126-pound weight class and received Academic All-Big Ten accolades. He was the first of only two wrestlers in school history to accomplish both in the same season. Hinkel ranks first in program history in career falls (45) and second in career wins (127). The program is already off to a solid start this year and Hinkel hopes the team can continue to perform well in a very tough Big Ten Conference.
When I was a kid I wanted to be a: professional baseball player or commercial airline pilot
The most important skill for someone to coach is to have: people skills and understand how to motivate
The most exciting part of my job is: the daily action that goes on inside the wrestling room everyday in practice
Favorite place on campus: all the athletic facilities
If I didn’t coach wrestling at Purdue I would like to coach: football team
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Sharon Versyp
Women's Basketball
Sharon Verysp is entering her second season as head coach of the Boilermaker Women's Basketball Team. Coach Versyp is a boilermaker herself, playing basketball at Purdue from 1984 to 1988. A native of Mishawaka, Ind., she was the first Indiana Miss Basketball to play for Purdue. Versyp still has top 10 standings in nine statistical categories including career points, career field goals made, free throws made in a game, and career assists. Versyp began her coaching career as a high school coach then moved up to the college level at the Unviersity of Louisville, James Madison, Maine and Indiana before coming back to Purdue. In her first season, she led the team to a 31-6 record, a Big Ten Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA Elite Eight
When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be a: teacher/coach
The most important skill for someone I coach to have is: being coachable
The most exciting part of my job is: meeting a variety of people
Favorite place on campus: Mackey Arena
If you didn't coach your current sport, what sport at Purdue would you pick to coach: Volleyball
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Laura Glitz
Women's Tennis
A former All-American at Arizona State, Glitz competed on the professional tennis tour from 1990-94 and achieved a top-250 ranking in singles and a top-90 ranking in doubles play. She has competed in all four grand slam events. A four-time winner of the USPTA/MSTA Outstanding Women's Open Player of the Year (1992, 1994, 1996 and 2000), Glitz was ranked No. 1 nationally in the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) women's open singles in 1994. Coach Glitz is starting her second season with the Boilermakers after serving as head coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where she led the Big Red to three-straight winning seasons. Glitz graduated from Arizona State in 1990 with a degree in finance.
When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be a: Professional tennis player
The most important skill for someone I coach to have is: Work ethic and how to compete well, I think the most important skill to learn is how to handle adversity under pressure situations.
The most exciting part of my job is: Meeting a variety of people
Favorite place on campus: Schwartz Tennis Center
If you didn't coach your current sport, what sport at Purdue would you pick to coach: Soccer
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