January 7, 2010

’98 Mercy College Grad Named Assistant Athletic Director At USF

January 7, 2010

’98 Mercy College Grad Named Assistant Athletic Director At USF

Christina Cribbs '98.

Basketball and softball alumna, Christina Cribbs named director of Budget, Facilities and events for San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – On Jan. 4, Mercy College alumna Christina Cribbs ’98, was named the Assistant Athletic Director of Budget, Facilities & Events at University of San Francisco. Cribbs was a two-sport student-athlete at Mercy College, playing both softball and women’s basketball from 1993-97.

USF’s Athletic Director Debra Gore-Mann announced Cribbs’ appointment on Monday. Cribbs’ duties will include a variety of internal functions including the supervision and management of the Athletic Department’s budget and finances, athletic events, external relations events and facilities for USF’s 14 NCAA Division I athletic teams. She will also represent the department at West Coast Confrence and NCAA meetings pertaining to budget, events and facilities.

Cribbs played for the Mavericks from 1993-1996 as a member of the women’s basketball team. Under head coaches Becky Miller (1992-93) and Michele Coyle (1993-1999), Cribbs tallied 577 points, 327 rebounds, 112 assists and 62 steals. She had a shooting percentage of .334. In 90 games played for Mercy College, Cribbs, a guard from St. Dominic’s in Palo Alto, Calif., is tied for 10th all-time in 3-point field goals made with 60. She is also 10th on the Mercy College leaderboard in 3-point field goals attempted with 199.

Cribbs also played four seasons as catcher for the Mercy College softball program (1994-1997). A four-year starter, Cribbs played in 113 games, posted 34 runs off 83 hits and 303 at bats. As a freshman she recorded a batting average of .338 (her career best) with also a career-best slugging percentage of .451. She totaled 42 RBI, 17 stolen bases in 20 attempts and 44 walks.

Cribbs received a bachelor’s degree from Mercy College in behavioral science in 1998. She added a MBA at Lynn University in 2004.