Head Coach Randi Peterson

Coach Peterson enters her second season with the Kohawks. In 2006-2007, she led the Kohawks to their third straight Iowa Conference Tournament appearance.

Peterson, a 2001 graduate of the University of Iowa, has spent the past year serving as head coach at the University of Minnesota-Morris. The Cougars were 16-10 in 2005-2006. She was named the UMAC Coach of the Year.

Before being named the head coach at Morris, Peterson was an assistant coach for two years for the Cougars. Prior to her arrival at Morris, the Cougars were 1-26. She helped improve the records to 13-14, 10-15, and 16-10 over the next three seasons.

Peterson, a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, worked as a volunteer girls' basketball coach at Athens (Ohio) High School while serving as a graduate teaching assistant. She helped Athens to a conference championship, a 19-5 record, and their first sub-state appearance in 10 years.

As a player, Peterson was a three-year starter and team captain for the Iowa Hawkeyes. She was a member of two Big Ten championship and NCAA Tournament squads. She led her team and the Big Ten in rebounding and double-doubles her senior season. She was first team All-Big Ten and made the Big Ten all-tournament team in 2001. The Hawkeyes finished the 2001 season ranked 16th in the country.

Assistant Coach Jessie Biggs

Coach Biggs enters her first year with the Kohawks. Biggs spent the past four seasons as a standout on the Northern Iowa women's basketball team.

Biggs was captain of the Panther women's team her senior year as she was named to the Missouri Valley Second Team. She finished her career with over 1,000 points and holds the UNI record for most career starts. She started all 61 games her junior and senior years. As a freshman, Biggs was named to the Missouri Valley All-Freshman Team.

An Ottumwa, Iowa native, Biggs holds the Ottumwa High School records for career points, steals and assits.

Assistant Coach Eric Ridder

Coach Ridder enters his first year with the Kohawks.