After serving as the head women’s tennis coach for three years, as well as a strength and conditioning and sport performance coach, Ella Riddle Maliska ’18 started as director of sport performance in July. In this role, she collaborates with the strength and conditioning team to develop a comprehensive plan for athlete wellness.
After completing a bachelor’s degree in exercise science at Linfield, Riddle Maliska worked as assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Leeds Rhinos Women’s Professional Netball team and as head strength and conditioning coach for the Leeds Beckett Women’s Tennis team. She completed a master’s degree in strength and conditioning in 2019. As head tennis coach, Riddle Maliska led the Wildcats to consecutive Northwest Conference team championships and was named NWC Coach of the Year in 2022.
