Coach Brittney Gadd is entering her 1st season as the head coach for women's wrestling. She wrestled at the University of the Cumberlands and was a dual sport athlete, earning All Conference and All-American honors in both women’s soccer and women’s wrestling from the years of 2008-2013. She was a two time All-American in the WCWA (Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association) and earned a ranking of 5th on the Olympic ladder for USA wrestling. She qualified to compete at certain events such as the Dave Schultz Memorial International tournament, the US Open, and World Team Trials. Coach Gadd was a member of the National Championship team in 2008 for UC. Also in her time at UC, she was able to defeat a future world champion in her freshman year. She trained and earned victories on multiple occasions at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
Coach Gadd earned her undergraduate degree as a double major in Exercise Sports Science (BS) and Public Health from The University of the Cumberlands. She followed up on those degrees by earning her Masters in Special Education at UC.
Coach Gadd completed two years as a volunteer assistant for the women’s wrestling team at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamburg, Kentucky and this summer (2017) she will have the opportunity to coach the Pennsylvania National team at the Fargo Junior and Cadet National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota.
Along with her impressive coaching and playing career, Coach Brittney Gadd has had many experiences with missions from leading them or just being on them. Off the field she designed, organized and led her UC team on a mission trip to Haiti. On this trip, her team ran soccer camps for youth, built a house for those in need, and worked to serve the people of Haiti to the best of their ability. In the summer of 2016, she took a two-month journey to Zambia, Africa to share her gifts and abilities to the community in Macha, Zambia. She went through a sports ministry organization based out of Pennsylvania called Push The Rock. In her time in Africa, Coach Gadd was able to be around the game, coach, help equip the PTRZ staff members to be better coaches, and love on the people of Macha. Coach Gadd says.
"I long to be a part of a strong Christian University where I am able to use ministry and sports as a platform to share the Lord's word with all of my student athletes. What I love the most about BPC is that we are a culture of change and growth; this school pushes me to not only grow in my relationship with Lord, but also in academic and athletic excellence. What I look forward to the most is helping student athletes achieve their academic, athletic and spiritual potential," says Coach Gadd.
Coach Gadd has the privilege of starting the women's wrestling program here at BPC in 2016. BPC is one of thirty colleges with women's wrestling in the USA. Currently for the sport of women’s wrestling, BPC is a part of the Mid South Conference, the 1st and only women’s wrestling conference in the nation. They will compete for their first conference championship for the 2017/2018 seasons.
Coach Gadd is a Mercer, Pennsylvania native who currently resides in Mount Vernon, GA. She enjoys outdoor adventures, southern hospitality, and country music.
