ATLANTA – Katie Bourk, an assistant coach for the Augustana women's basketball team, has been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Thirty Under 30 honoree list for the 2017-18 season.

 The WBCA Thirty Under 30 presented by the Marriott Rewards program was created to recognize 30 up-and-coming women's basketball coaches age 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each honoree has exemplified their involvement in community service, mentorship, professional manner, and professional association involvement.

"Katie is so deserving of any recognition she gets," head coach Dave Krauth said. "I know our players have great respect and appreciation for her and I feel blessed to have Katie to lean on."

Augie won a share of the NSIC regular season championship for the first time in program history. Additionally, the Vikings won a program-record 29 games and the NSIC Tournament Championship to go along with a trip to the sweet-16 in the Division II National Tournament.

"The WBCA is pleased to recognize up and coming talent in our coaching family. The 30 coaches who have been named to receive the Thirty Under 30 Award are deserving of this recognition, and the WBCA congratulates them for distinguishing themselves early in their careers," WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew said. "These coaches have demonstrated eagerness, effectiveness, loyalty, love of the game, and a commitment to the student-athlete. We celebrate their effort on the basketball court as teachers and equally applaud the extensive role they play in impacting the lives of their student-athletes."

Founded in 1981, the WBCA is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provide opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport.