Women's Basketball

Coaching Staff

Fact File

Education

High School:
Bishop Guilfoyle (1982)

College:
Penn State University
B.A. Special Education

Coaching Experience

Bishop Guilfoyle High School
(1990 - 2001, 2002-2003)

Head Girl's Basketball Coach,
Bishop Guilfoyle High School
(2001 - 2002)

Assistant Women's Basketball Coach,
Penn State Altoona (1987)

Head Women's Basketball Coach,
Penn State Altoona (1988 - 1991)

Playing Experience

Member of three District 6 Championship teams at Bishop Guilfoyle

Two - time Commonwealth Campus Athletic Association All-Conference player

NJCAA Region 20 All-Star

Donna Kling
Head Coach, Women's Basketball
Athletics

Office: 103 Adler Athletic Complex
Phone: 814-949-5234
Email: @psu.edu

Donna Kling is in her eighth season as the head women's basketball coach at Penn State Altoona.

Kling's arrival at Penn State Altoona in 2005 was a homecoming of sorts, as the Altoona native began her coaching career at Ivyside -- first as an assistant coach in 1987, and then as the head coach from 1988 until 1991, when varsity athletics were eliminated from the Altoona campus.

Kling won consecutive Commonwealth Campus Championships during her tenure at Penn State Altoona, and one of her teams also earned an honorable mention ranking for the NJCAA.

After leaving campus, Kling began a successful coaching career at Bishop Guilfoyle High School in Altoona, working as the assistant varsity coach for the girls' team from 1990 until 2001, when she was handed the head coaching duties for a year. She then returned to her position as an assistant coach during the 2002-03 season. Aside from being the assistant coach, Kling was also the junior varsity coach for 11 years, an assistant coach for the freshmen team for four years, and coach of the seventh grade team from 2003 until 2005. She has also worked at various local and collegiate summer basketball camps, as well as with a number of elementary programs.

As a player, Kling graduated from Bishop Guilfoyle in 1982 and was a member of three District 6 Championship teams. She graduated from Penn State University in 1986 with a degree in Special Education. She spent two years playing basketball at Penn State Altoona, where she twice received All-Conference honors from the Commonwealth Campus Athletic Association and was also named an NJCAA Region 20 All-Star.

In addition to her coaching duties, Kling is also a Special Education teacher in the Altoona Area School District. She resides with her husband, Kirk, and their daughter, Madeline.

Year by Year Coaching Record

Year	Overall		AMCC		Season Finish
Year	W	L	W	L	Season Finish
2011-2012	8	17	6	12
2010-2011	11	15	8	10	1st Round AMCC Tournament
2009-2010	20	7	14	6	2nd Round AMCC Tournament
2008-2009	16	10	13	5	2nd Round AMCC Tournament
2007-2008	10	16	7	11	1st Round AMCC Tournament
2006-2007	6	19	4	14
2005-2006	6	18	5	13
TOTALS	69	85	51	59

Assistant coach Pat Nagle

Pat Nagle has coached basketball for over 30 years at all different levels. For the past 9 years, he has been part of the Bishop Guilfoyle High School junior high girls program. He graduated from Altoona Area High School where he also played basketball for four years. He went on to play one season at Juniata College and one season at Penn State Altoona. Pat's family includes his wife Linda and 3 daughters, Kelli, Maureen and Megan.

Assistant coach Casey Shoup

Casey Shoup is an assistant coach for Penn State Altoona women’s basketball. She is an Altoona native who has been involved in basketball since she played for the Altoona Area School District Elementary Program as a child. Shoup went on to play basketball for Roosevelt Junior High School and Altoona Area High School, then played collegiately at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA.

Shoup was introduced to Penn State Altoona women's basketball during her college years. She became actively involved with the team when she joined as an assistant coach prior to the 2011-2012 season.

Outside of coaching, Shoup works for Lily Pond Child Development Center as a Lead Teacher/Program Assistant. She currently lives in Altoona with her family.