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Pellissippi State Women's Soccer team celebrates their 1-0 win over Motlow State on Oct. 12. The college's Women's Soccer program has been honored with Coach of the Year and Player of the Year awards from the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association.

Pellissippi State boasts Women’s Soccer Coach, Player of the Year: TCCAA

Pellissippi State Community College’s women’s soccer coach and several of the team’s players have earned statewide honors in their inaugural season.  Head coach Mariana Diaz Lopez was named Coach of the Year by the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association on Oct. 23, having led Pellissippi State’s first women’s soccer team… Read More »Pellissippi State boasts Women’s Soccer Coach, Player of the Year: TCCAA

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Waycaster leads Pellissippi State’s first volleyball team

Erika Waycaster knows what her volleyball players are going through.  Waycaster, 29, was part of Walters State Community College’s first volleyball team in 2012. Now she’s leading Pellissippi State Community College’s first volleyball team as the school’s head coach.  “I’ve been telling the girls: what I’m asking you to do,… Read More »Waycaster leads Pellissippi State’s first volleyball team

Headshot of new golf coach Mackensie Grohman

Grohman leads Pellissippi State’s first men’s golf team

An LPGA teaching professional will lead Pellissippi State Community College’s first men’s golf team starting this fall.  Mackensie Grohman, originally from California, has been hired as head coach, tasked with building a men’s golf program from the ground up as the college embarks on its inaugural season of competitive athletics. … Read More »Grohman leads Pellissippi State’s first men’s golf team

Headshot of Pellissippi State cross country and half marathon coach Emily Roy

Roy ready to run Pellissippi State’s new cross country and half marathon teams

Sweetwater native Emily Roy has been running for 25 years.  This fall she gets to run Pellissippi State’s first cross country and half marathon teams, as the College embarks on its inaugural season of competitive athletics.  “I’ve been coaching high school cross country for 17 years, and I’ve always loved… Read More »Roy ready to run Pellissippi State’s new cross country and half marathon teams

Headshot of Pellissippi State Head Women's Soccer Coach Mariana Diaz Lopez

Pellissippi State hires first head women’s soccer coach

Knoxville has given Mariana Diaz Lopez a lot of opportunities.  Now the former NCAA Division II soccer player is in a position to “give back” to the community she says has always embraced her.  Diaz, who was a five-year women’s soccer captain at Lincoln Memorial University, has been hired as… Read More »Pellissippi State hires first head women’s soccer coach

Josh Scott

Pellissippi State hires head men’s soccer coach, launches competitive athletics this fall

It’s not every day that a coach gets to build a program from the ground up.  Josh Scott, a native of London, England, and longtime resident of Knoxville, has just been given that opportunity.  Pellissippi State Community College has hired Scott, a former professional soccer player in England, Finland and… Read More »Pellissippi State hires head men’s soccer coach, launches competitive athletics this fall

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Pellissippi State adds competitive athletics, starting fall 2023

High school athletes who want to continue their sports on a collegiate level will have another option next year, as Pellissippi State Community College adds competitive athletics in fall 2023.  The National Junior College Athletic Association officially accepted Pellissippi State into the conference at their meeting Oct. 20. Pellissippi State… Read More »Pellissippi State adds competitive athletics, starting fall 2023