Courtesy of Army Athletics
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army head women’s softball coach Michelle DePolo announced of hiring of Jessie Bryant as an assistant on her staff. Bryant comes to West Point from Lesley University where she served as an assistant coach for the past year.
“We are very excited to welcome Jessie to round out our coaching staff,” said Coach DePolo. “Jessie brings an unbridled enthusiasm for coaching and teaching, and her energy is contagious.
“She’s an impressive young coach who has experience as a player and coach all over the diamond. She boasts a decorated career as student, athlete, and leader and will be a great fit as well look to bring our program to the next level.”
While at Lesley, Bryant worked primarily with the outfielders along with serving as the hitting coach. She was instrumental helping Lesley capture its sixth straight New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship and fourth straight automatic berth to the NCAA Regional Tournament in the spring.
Lesley posted a league-best 17-1 league record batting .385, to include 36 extra base hits and just 42 strikeouts, and a .482 slugging percentage. At the NECC Championships, the Lynx outscored their opponents 21-4 posting a 3-0 mark.
In addition to time at Lesley, Bryant was also the head girls’ varsity softball coach at nearby Holliston High School as well as coaching the 18U Metrowest Thunder Elite. In addition to holding down the coaching jobs, Bryant served as the Marketing Director/Manager at Sluggers Academy in Medfield, Mass., to include maintaining the website, along with creating and designing baseball and softball individual websites.
Bryant broke into the coaching ranks in the fall of 2010 as the head coach for the Marlborough Thunder Softball program during a stellar collegiate career as a four-year letterwinner and three-year statrer at Providence College (2010-13).
As the captain of the Friars her senior season, Bryant batted .344 with a .413 on-base percentage and .576 slugging percentage. Her performance earned her BIG EAST second team honors and a nomination for the BIG EAST Sports Excellence Award.
A standout inside the classroom as well as on the diamond at Providence, Bryant was a three-time Big East Academic Team selection and a Dean’s List student who graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Policy and Management. Bryant enjoyed an outstanding high school career at Marlborough High School in her home state of Massachusetts where she was a three-time all-league player in softball, soccer and basketball. She led the Panthers to consecutive league titles for a school first her final two years.
Bryant will reside in Goshen, N.Y.
