Basketball has taught me a lot, namely patience, discipline
and humility. Over the course of the last week basketball has taught me more
about those three things than ever.
You see, when I interviewed for my position I met a lot of
people during a very short period of time. I was grilled, for lack of a better
term, and the one person who really made me feel at home was basketball coach
Chris Wielgus. We sat in her office and chatted about basketball and my
credentials, but she also asked me about ME! My likes, dislikes, my family,
dreams and all of that, it was a welcome conversation in a very hectic day and
is one that will always stick with me.
For full disclosure, she did her fair share of “grilling” after I was on
board, but it never lasted long:)
Coach may not be sitting in her office anymore, but her
legacy will live on. From the young women that currently occupy the locker room
in Leede Arena, to the banners and Ivy League Championships, to the TONS, and I
mean TONS, of Dartmouth women’s basketball alumnae, parents and former staff
members that show up in droves when we’re on the road and at home. Coach has
impacted Dartmouth and the community in ways that can never be expressed. Coach will always have a home at Leede Arena, because it truly
is the house that Chris Wielgus built.
Thanks Coach!
Jess Poole
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