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tional Junior College "Coaches of the Year." In addition to her ac– colades as a basketball coach. Wood also led the ECJC volleyball ··club Team" to the 1970 state title, and from 1957 to 1976 she coached men and women's tennis teams. Five of her tennis play– ers won state champi– onships. After retiring from coaching in 1986. Wood continued her interest in women's athletics by serving in various ca– pacities. She completed a 10-year tenure as Re– gion 23 Director of \Vomen's Athletics and was presented the Na– cional Junior College ..\thletic A,,.~ociation Service Award in 1990. She wa::; inducted int.:> the ECCC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986 and in 19 ' wa:- hon– ored by having the ECCC physical educa· tion building (B. een-Wood Fh •51Cal £:

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