BONUS: The Coaches Roundtable-Mironda Proctor, NCAA and Recruiting

The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast

TheCoachProctorFoundation.org hosted a Coaches Roundtable back in December of 2023. Coach Proctor specifically tackled the topic of NCAA recruitment. We present her complete presentation without edit for your value.

Mironda Proctor bio: Mironda N. Proctor, originally from Sumter, South Carolina, has been a part of interscholastic athletics for over 14 years. Her journey in track and field began as a standout athlete at Sumter High School, earning her a scholarship to compete at South Carolina State University, where she majored in Biology Education.

Upon graduating, she immediately started her teaching and coaching career. After coaching for a number of years on the middle school level, she began her first head coaching stint at AC Flora High School in 2014.

While there, her girls' team won the Region 4-3A championship in 2015 and had a number of athletes with top finishes at the state meet. She spent time as an assistant at Dreher High School as well as WJ Keenan High School, where both teams were successful on the state and national levels. After spending two years as an athletic director, Coach Proctor returned to her high school alma mater to be the head coach of the girls' program. While there, she traveled with a number of athletes to the Nike Indoor and Outdoor championship, in addition to attaining top region and state finishes, including a 2021 Nike Indoor National Champion. Coach Proctor currently is a Physical Education teacher at Richland Northeast High School and the director of female strength and conditioning. She is certified in USTCCCA Strength and Conditioning, USATF Level II in Sprints Hurdles Relays and Jumps.

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