Parkside Athletics

A proven winner, Boyd joined the Ranger staff in the summer of 2015 with considerable experience as both a student-athlete and a coach at the NCAA Division II level. Entering her second year on the Rangers staff, Boyd is involved in all phases of the Wisconsin-Parkside program.
 
Boyd helped the 2015-16 Rangers finish both the Flyer Challenge and the Sodexo Tip-Off Classic undefeated while scoring a 54-48 upset victory over sixth-ranked Drury on Jan. 9 in a game broadcast nationally on the American Sports Network. Boyd was additionally a key component in UW-Parkside qualifying for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season. Off the court, Boyd was instrumental in the program's continued academic success with the Rangers earning a 3.33 grade point average during the fall semester.
 
Boyd spent the 2014-15 season as the head coach at AIB College of Business in Des Moines, Iowa, where under her direction three Eagles earned the Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete Award.
 
Prior to AIB, Boyd spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division II level at Georgia Regents University. While at GRU Augusta, Boyd helped the Jaguars capture the 2013 Peach Belt Conference East Division title and compile a program best 21-6 record, including the team's first Top 25 ranking in nine years.
 
Boyd started her collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, helping the Vikings to a Midwest Collegiate Conference Championship and a trip to the NAIA Elite Eight, finishing the season 30-6 overall.
 
As a player, she spent two seasons at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, guiding the Eagles to a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Championships in 2006 before hoisting the national title in 2007. Boyd finished her Kirkwood career with a 67-4 record before continuing her playing career at Division II Dixie State University in Saint George, Utah. At Dixie State, she was named Newcomer of the Year and Honorable Mention All-Pacific West Conference in 2008 while setting a school record for most three-pointers in a game and landing Second Team All-Pac West accolades in 2009.
 
Boyd holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education with an ESL endorsement from Dixie State and a master's of education degree from Georgia Regents.