Mitchell College women's basketball coach MaryLynn Skarzenski was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Thirty Under 30 list for the 2016-17 season. 

The WBCA program was created to recognize 30 up-and-coming women’s basketball coaches age 30 and under at all levels of the game. 

“The WBCA is pleased to recognize up and coming talent in our coaching family. The 30 coaches who have been named to receive the Thirty Under 30 Award are deserving of this recognition, and the WBCA congratulates them for distinguishing themselves early in their careers,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “These coaches have demonstrated eagerness, effectiveness, loyalty, love of the game, and a commitment to the student-athlete. We celebrate their effort on the basketball court as teachers and equally applaud the extensive role they play in impacting the lives of their student-athletes.” 

Skarzenski, 29, was one of only five head coaches selected by WBCA. She recently completed her fourth season at Mitchell. She’s led the Mariners to New England Collegiate Conference tournament in each of her four seasons, including three trips to the semifinals frrom 2014-2016). Her career head coaching record is 90-69 over six seasons, the first two coming at Daniel Webster College. 

Skarzenski is a 2014 graduate of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy and was a participant in the 2015 WBCA Center for Coaching Excellence. She is in her third year as a member of the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee and her fourth year as a WBCA conference captain. She also serves as assistant athletic director and senior women’s administrator at Mitchell. 

A graduate of Nichols College, Skarzenski recently received her Master's degree in Sports Leadership from Northeastern University in January 2016. She is a member of both the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (2013 inductee) and the Nichols College Hall of Fame (2015 inductee).

— Day staff reports