Clarion Athletics

Tammy Holman, an outstanding athlete and point guard who set Clarion career records in assists and steals from 1985-88, was responsible for helping turn around a losing women’s basketball program to a championship team. Part of head coach Doris Black’s first recruiting class, the Wilkinsburg High School star came to Clarion and revved up the program. In 1986, her sophomore year, Holman helped get the Eagles rolling to an 11-15 overall record and a surging 5-5 mark in the PSAC-West while leading the team in steals with 60, and dishing out 69 assists and scoring 143 points. In 1987 she helped lead the Golden Eagles to their first ever PSAC-West title with an 8-2 league record and an overall mark of 16-9. She led the team with 91 assists and 65 steals, was third on the team with 260 points and snagged 94 rebounds. She earned 2^nd team PSAC-West honors. A team captain her junior and senior seasons, Tammy led the Golden Eagles back to first place in the West in 1988 with an 11-1 PSAC-West mark and an overall record of 18-9. She led the team in scoring with 394 points (14.6ppg) and set single season school records for points (394), assists (116) and steals (114). Her single season steals record still stands today. Holman was named HM All-American and first team PSAC-West. In her career she scored 819 career points, and set school records in assists with 296 and steals with 252. Tammy also ran track at Clarion in 1988 participating in the 200 and 400, as well as the 400 and 1600 relays. A 1984 graduate of Wilkinsburg high, Tammy is currently employed by Serco in Columbia, Maryland. She is a basketball official at the Division 1, 2 and 3 levels.