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Owens Express Names New Men’s Basketball Head Coach

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College has named Express Assistant Coach Kevin Skaggs to the position of Head Coach for the men’s basketball program. Coach Skaggs succeeds Jack Trainer, who recently accepted a teaching and basketball head coaching position at Portsmouth’s Clay High School near his hometown of Waverly.

“We are thrilled to announce Kevin Skaggs as the new Head Coach of the Owens men’s basketball program,” said Michael Rickard, Owens Director of Athletics. “Kevin is an exceptional leader who embraces the College’s mission and vision and will serve as an outstanding mentor and teacher for our student-athletes.”

Skaggs has served as an Express men’s basketball full-time Assistant Coach for two years and three years as a volunteer Assistant Coach. During that time, he helped lead the Express to an overall 129-36 record. His 17 years of college coaching experience also includes previously serving as Head Coach of the men’s basketball program at Alma College for six years and at Kalamazoo Valley Community College as a men’s basketball Assistant Coach for six years.

In addition to his basketball coaching experience, Skaggs served as the Assistant Coach for men’s and women’s cross country at Alma College from 1995-2000.

“I am very appreciative to have the opportunity to serve as Head Coach of the Express men’s basketball program and look forward to continuing Owens’ championship-level of success on the court and in the classroom,” Skaggs said.

The Express men’s basketball team finished the 2006-07 campaign with a 22-12 overall record and an 8-6 mark (third place) in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) regular season standings. Owens advanced to the finals of the NJCAA Region XII Championships before losing to Cincinnati State Community College. The program was ranked as high as No. 4 in the NJCAA Division II men’s basketball poll.

Skaggs currently serves as Assistant Principal at Gesu School in Toledo. The Erie, Mich., resident earned an associate’s degree in physical education from Kellogg Community College, a bachelor’s degree in social work from Western Michigan University and a master’s degree in sports administration from Western Michigan University.

Owens Community College is one of the fastest-growing higher educational institutions in Ohio. On the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses, Owens serves more than 45,000 credit and non-credit students. Owens is committed to providing small classes, personal attention and unmatched affordability. Owens Community College offers associate degrees that transfer to baccalaureate degrees in the Arts and Sciences and over 130 technical program areas in Agriculture, Business, Health Sciences, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Skilled Trades, and Engineering and Transportation Technologies. Owens students also can earn the first two years of a bachelor’s degree with a smooth transfer to any area four-year college or university. For more information, visit www.owens.edu.