Coach Holly Knott begins her fourth season as Assistant Coach for the Bethel College Lady Wildcats. Coach Knott is 26 years old and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education in May of 2003 from Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN. In August of 2007, Coach Knott received her Master of Arts in Education degree from Bethel College.

Coach Knott is a 1999 graduate of Gibson County High School where she was a four-year starter for the Lady Pioneers. During her senior year at Gibson County High School, the 23-10 Lady Pioneers made the regional finals and moved on to the West Sectionals at Oman Arena in Jackson, TN.

Coach Knott was a member of the Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lions Basketball team for three seasons. While at Freed-Hardeman University, Coach Knott was named an NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete.

In the classroom at FHU, Coach Knott remained on the Dean’s List. She received the Health and Physical Education Department’s Outstanding HPE Graduate Award for the 2002-2003 academic year. Coach Knott graduated from Freed-Hardeman University Cum Laude in May of 2003.

Before joining the Bethel College family, Coach Knott worked at the Northwest Gibson County YMCA. She began her stint with the YMCA in 2001 as a Summer Fun Camp Counselor. Then in 2002, the new facility opened in Trenton and she joined the staff as a Fitness Leader. In the summer of 2003, Coach Knott was the Head Lifeguard at the Northwest Gibson County YMCA. From Lifeguard, Coach Knott became the Front Desk Supervisor at the YMCA. Coach Knott then moved on to the Program Director’s position in February of 2004.

Coach Knott joined the Bethel Lady Wildcats’ staff on May 4, 2004. During the 2004-2005 season, she helped the Lady Wildcats to a record-breaking 28-6 season, the 2005 KIAC Championship, and an appearance in the 2005 NAIA DII National Championships in Sioux City, IA.

In Coach Knott’s second season with the Lady Wildcats, she helped the team finish second in the KIAC tournament. The Lady Wildcats received an at-large bid to the 2006 NAIA DII National Tournament in Sioux City, IA. The Lady Wildcats lost in the first round of the tournament ending the 2005-06 season at 26-6.

In the 2006-07 season, the Lady Wildcats moved back to NAIA DI and to the TranSouth Athletic Conference. In this, the third season for Coach Knott, she aided Lady Wildcats to a 17-13 finish. The season ended in the quarter-finals of the TranSouth Conference Tournament with a 59-65 loss to Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.).

Coach Knott is married to Justin Knott and they reside in Trenton, TN.