Parkland College

Karrie Redeker begins her 5th season at the helm for the Parkland Cobras after having a very successful 2010-11 season. The Cobras grabbed their third consecutive Region 24 championship, made their third trip to the NJCAA Division II Nationals earning 3rd place (the highest finish in school history), and had a 34-3 record (most victories in school history). Redeker and her staff have turned Parkland into a national power in just four years with PC recording a 6th place national finish in 2009-10, 4th place national finish in 2008-09 and sporting a 114-26 overall record during their tenure.

In the record-setting 2010-11 season, the Cobras used unselfish play, sophomore leadership, and stellar defense to compile an impressive season resume. The Cobras were undefeated against Region 24 and M-WAC conference teams, posted an impressive win against Division I Junior College power Central Arizona in late December, knocked off #1 ranked Kankakee in mid-February, entered the Region 24 tourney as the #1 seed and earned a “three-peat” as Region 24 Champions. Parkland then entered the NJCAA Division II National Tournament as a #3 seed with a 31-2 record and a 20-game winning streak. At Nationals, the Cobras went 3-1 with their only loss at the hands of the eventual National Champions, Monroe College (NY).

The Cobras ended their amazing 2010-11 season with a victory over Iowa Central to earn a 3rd place finish. Sophomore Hannah Ohl earned 1st team NJCAA All-American honors while Redeker was named the Region L Coach of the Year, IBCA NJCAA Coach of the Year and M-WAC and Region 24 Coach of the Year.

Redeker was also named the Region L Coach of the Year and IBCA NJCAA Coach of the Year for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. Under her direction, two other players have earned NJCAA All-American honors; Heidi McKean (2nd team) in 2008-09, and Ashley Timmerman (3rd team) in 2009-10. Redeker has helped several players move on to 4-year schools:

· Rani Brandon – Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (D-1)
· Hannah Ohl – University of South Carolina Upstate (D-1)
· Ashley Timmerman – Valparaiso University (D-1)
· Cassandra Deiters and Heidi McKean – Upper Iowa University (D-2)
· Cristina Nevins – University of Illinois at Springfield (D-2)
· Jessi Beachey and Jessy Young – Iowa Wesleyan (NAIA)
· Stephanie Denius – Olivet Nazarene University (NAIA)
· Ashley Lillard – Union University (NAIA)
· Traci Osby – Robert Morris College (NAIA)
· Chelsea Prosser and Lauren Taylor – Missouri Baptist (NAIA)
· Heather Pruemer – Millikin University (D-3)

Prior to coaching at PC, Redeker was the girls’ basketball coach at Unity High School in Tolono from 1999-2007, where the Rockets compiled a 158-62 record and won five regional titles. Redeker played collegiately at Southern Illinois-Carbondale where she was a four-year letter winner. During her time at SIUC, she helped lead the Salukis to a Gateway Conference Title and two NCAA appearances. Redeker was an Honorable Mention All-Gateway Conference selection in 1992 and is the career leader in 3-pointers made at SIUC. She grew up in rural Crescent City, where she is the all-time leading scorer for boys and girls at Crescent-Iroquois High School. She was inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame in 2005 for her playing career.

Coach Redeker currently teaches fifth grade at Unity West Elementary School in Tolono and earned a master’s degree in educational administration from EIU in December of 2007.

Coach Clutts begins his 5th year as an assistant for the women’s basketball staff. He previously had successful stints as an assistant basketball coach at Champaign Centennial High School and at St. Joe-Ogden High School.

 

Clutts also serves as the head coach for softball at Parkland, and has built a dynasty on the diamond for the Cobras. Coach Clutts has been instrumental in helping land several recruits with his informative recruiting visits and overall knowledge of Parkland and the Champaign-Urbana area. Coach Clutts is in charge of on-campus visits, handles academic monitoring, and works primarily with the post players at Parkland.

Coach Lindemann begins his 4th season at Parkland as an assistant coach on the women’s basketball staff. He has several years of coaching experience, having been the girls’ head basketball coach at Champaign Central High School and the Urbana University High School boys’ basketball coach. Lindemann is co-owner of Body ‘n Sole Sports in Savoy and also helps plan the Illinois Marathon held in Champaign-Urbana.

 

Coach Lindemann focuses on individual player development, game film scouting, and handles on the floor coaching duties during practices and games at Parkland. Lindemann and his wife, Liz, reside in Champaign and have three daughters.  

  

 

Special Assistant to the Head Coach

 

Coach Hieronymus begins his 4th year as an assistant to the Cobra staff, specializing in scouting and recruiting. After starring at Octavia High School (now Ridgeview High School) at Colfax, Hieronymus earned degrees from Illinois State (1971) and Central Washington Universities (1994).

 

He served as an Officer in the Navy beginning in 1973, flying numerous missions in P-3’s, C-130’s, and C-118’s, and was the Navy recruiter for officer programs at five central Illinois universities from 1979-82. After retiring from the Navy in 1992, he returned to assist his brother with the management of the family farm. Hieronymus resides in Bloomington and has two adult children, Cara and Ryan.