Anoka-Ramsey Women’s Basketball wraps regular season and first season with new head coach

February 22, 2022

To start the 2021-22 season, former Golden Rams assistant coach and Health, Physical Education Instructor Jessica Pelzel was named head coach for the Anoka-Ramsey Women’s Basketball team.

Pelzel’s appointment to the head coaching role follows the retirement of Dave DeWitt after 16 years at Anoka-Ramsey.

Prior to joining Anoka-Ramsey six years ago, Pelzel spent 10 seasons as head coach at Madison College. Pelzel also serves as a NJCAA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Region Ambassador. In this role, Pelzel represents the college and region to actively collaborate to promote and advance equity, diversity and inclusion within the NJCAA. As this work continues, Pelzel hopes what she learns can be brought to Anoka-Ramsey athletics, other colleges throughout Minnesota State and trickle down through the rest of the college.

Pelzel transitioned into her new role after a season that was canceled due to COVID. The 2021-22 season was a fresh start for her and a team of mostly new players. It has been a chance to build relationships to support each other through a trying academic year and celebrate some wins along the way.

The Women's team closed out the regular season on Feb. 19 with a one-point win against Western Technical College. Anoka-Ramsey will host the 2022 NJCAA Men's and Women's Region XIII Basketball Tournaments Feb. 25-27, 2022.

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