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July 1, 2009
Jeff Dow has filled one of two vacancies on the IUP women's basketball coaching staff with the hiring of former Glenville State and Marshall assistant coach Jerod Alltop. Alltop replaces Dustin Odum, who departed the Crimson Hawk program after one season to return to Washburn University. Dow now turns his attention to a second assistant coach after Courtnay (Rattigan) Bryson stepped down earlier this week. Alltop had a pair of tenures at Glenville State, including two years as a student assistant coach and the past two as a fulltime assistant in addition to a position as an instructor of business. "We are excited about the addition of Jerod to our staff," Dow said. "He has had a wide array of responsibilities while working at Glenville State and Marshall, including preparation of scouting reports and video edits of opponents, strength and conditioning, on-floor coaching and directing camps and fundraisers." In Alltop's two seasons as a student assistant coach at Glenville State (2004-05 and 2005-06), the Pioneers made two appearances in the NCAA tournament. Glenville State won the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season title in 2005-06, was the East Region runner-up and was ranked No. 13 in the final Women's Basketball Coaches Association national poll. With most of the same roster in place the following year, the Pioneers rose to as high as No. 2 in the nation and won the East Region title, including a victory over IUP in the championship game. Glenville State had an overall record of 81-42 in Alltop's four seasons on the staff. Alltop spent the 2006-07 season as a graduate assistant coach and director of basketball operations at Marshall. The Thundering Herd broke even at 15-15 in his one season there, including wins over NCAA tournament qualifiers Robert Morris and East Carolina. "Jerod has had the opportunity to work for two coaches who have been named a WBCA National Coach of the Year at some point in their careers in Steve Harold, formerly of Glenville State and now at Drury, and Royce Chadwick at Marshall." Alltop earned his bachelor's degree in business management from Glenville State in 2006 and master's degree in sports administration from Marshall in 2008. |
