By: Mark Wasik
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Kennesaw State Department of Athletics will induct five new members into its Hall of Fame this fall at a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 7 at the Convocation Center on the Kennesaw State campus. The inductees will also be recognized during the Saturday, Oct. 8 KSU football contest against North Alabama at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
KSUOwls.com will profile each inductee leading up to the ceremony, and we continue today with former SWA and women's tennis head coach Susan Whitlock.
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KENNESAW, Ga. – Our fourth of five new members that will be inducted into the Kennesaw State Athletics Hall of Fame this fall is the second member of her family to be honored, as former Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) and women's tennis head coach Susan Whitlock will be officially inducted at this year's ceremony on Oct. 7.
Whitlock was a pivotal key to the Owls' success in several women's sports since she first arrived at Kennesaw in 1987. She began her time with the Owls as an assistant coach for the women's basketball team, and helped KSU reach the NAIA Bi-district and District Rounds while posting a 48-12 overall record. She helped coach Kelly Alsup to honorable mention All-American honors in 1988 and 1989, and Mindi Beaver to the 1988 District Freshman of the Year.
Whitlock was then hired as the school's first-ever Senior Woman Administrator, and she held that role from 1992-96. At the same time, she was KSU's SAAC administrator for 20 years from 1992-2011, and held both those roles as the school transitioned from NAIA to Division II to Division I play.
Whitlock took on additional duties starting the next season when she became the Owls' women's tennis head coach. Over her four years, she compiled a .719 winning percentage (46-18) and guided KSU to a fourth-place finish in its first season of play at the Division II level in 1995.
She has been successful in other areas outside of athletics at KSU, as the published author was a HPS Instructor and Assistant Professor for 30 years (1987-89, 1992-2020).
