Ashford Women's Basketball/Men's Golf Head Coach Chris Powers graduated from then-Mount St. Clare College in 1997 and left as a decorated two-sport athlete, earning numerous accolades in baseball and basketball. He prepares to enter his fifth year as Head Coach of the Saints women's hoops program this fall.

In basketball, he was a three-year captain and team MVP while earning all-conference recognition. He is the school's single-season and career assist leader and scored more than 1,200 points in his career.

On the baseball diamond, he was the team's Most Valuable Player and earned all-conference recognition as a pitcher. He was the recipient of the school's Athlete of the Year award three times (1994-1996).

After graduation, Powers began his coaching career at Mount St. Clare College as an assistant men's basketball coach and head men's golf coach. The 1998-1999 basketball squad was ranked as high as 15th in the country and won the conference.

After two years at MSC, Powers made the transition to women's basketball. He was an assistant coach at St. Ambrose University for two years, making it to the Elite Eight of the NAIA National Tournament in 1999-2000 before moving on to Loras College (2001-2003) as an assistant coach and was part of the first conference championship and national tournament berth in Loras' history.

Prior to his current job, Powers was an assistant boys' basketball coach at Morrison High School. He is a Clinton, Iowa, native and graduated from Clinton High School in 1992. During his senior year, he was the point guard of the Iowa High School Class 4A State Championship basketball team.

Powers is married to his wife, Stacy, and they currently reside in Camanche, Iowa.

The Powers File

• Assistant Women's Basketball Coach - Mount St. Clare College (1997-99)
• Assistant Women's Basketball Coach - St. Ambrose University (1999-01)
• Assistant Women's Basketball Coach - Loras College (2001-03)
• Assistant Boys Basketball Coach - Morrison (Ill.) High School (2003-05)
• Head Women's Basketball/Men's Golf Coach - Ashford University (2005-Present)

The Saints Under Powers (2005-Present)

Year	W-L	MCC	Pct.	Conf. Finish
2005-06	8-20	N/A	.286	N/A
2006-07	8-23	1-13	.258	T7th
2007-08	10-21	3-13	.323	8th
2008-09	11-20	4-12	.355	6th
Totals	37-84	8-38	.306

Wilde joins the Saints' athletics staff in his first year as a graduate assistant women's basketball coach by way of the Northwest where she played collegiately at Western Oregon University and George Fox University. She will assist Ashford Head Coach Chris Powers in all facets of the women's basketball program for the upcoming season.

Wilde is a 2008 graduate from Div. II Western Oregon University in Monmouth where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Legal Studies. In her lone season on the Wolves' basketball team (2006-07), Wilde started 11 contests, averaging 2.8 points per game.

Wilde transferred from Div. III George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., in 2006 after helping advance the Bruins to the Elite Eight in the 2005 NCAA Div. III National Tournament. In 2004-05, she played in 21 games as a freshman, averaging just under seven minutes per game. As a sophomore, Wilde appeared in 23 contests.

Wilde also brings in experience as a basketball coach at Redmond High School and Central High School in Independence, Ore., where she worked with players on basic skills and techniques. At Central, she assisted both the junior varsity and varsity squads.

Wilde lettered in volleyball and basketball at Snohomish High School while competing on several AAU teams that included the Seattle Magic, Northwest Heat and Puget Sound Flight.

Wilde graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree and a minor in Legal Studies in 2008 from Western Oregon University. She currently resides in Snohomish, Wash.

The Wilde File

• Volunteer Assistant Women's Basketball Coach - Central High School (Independence, Ore.) (2007-2008)
• Women's Basketball coach - Redmond High School (2008-2009)
• Graduate Assistant Women's Basketball Coach - Ashford University (2009-Present)