Coach Tamika Newman enters her second year with the Lady Panthers volleyball team. Her primary duty will include working with the middle blockers.
Her first year on the sidelines paid immediate dividends, as Victoria Pearson put together an all-SWAC campaign after finishing in the top five of several individual categories.Â
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Newman returns home to her alma mater after 10 years as a high school coach in the Houston area. In eight seasons as a head coach, her teams had (3) 20 win seasons and (2) 30 win seasons as well as multiple playoff appearances and All District Superlative Honors. Newman has coached over 20 student-athletes who went on to play at the collegiate level. She was awarded the 2015 15-6A and 2016 16-6A Coach of the year Honors, and was a 2014 Minority Coaches Scholarship Recipient for The American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Newman was a part of the 2006 Volleyball SWAC Championship Team and completed her career as the 2007 SWAC player of year, 1st Team All-SWAC, multiple SWAC player of the week honors, and her 2006 Team was inducted into the 2016 PVAMU Hall of Fame Class. She was also a member of the Lady Panthers Women’s Basketball Team for the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
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Coach Newman earned a B.A in Communications in 2008 and an MBA at Texas Southern University in 2010
Newman has a daughter, Zuri Rene Taylor
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