Bio

Katie Eaton Herrington served as Jones College women’s
basketball coach from 1988 -1999 and as athletic director from
2006-2018. She compiled a 176-114 record, including three 20-
win seasons, as head coach of the Bobcats. She was named the
Mississippi Association of Community/Junior Colleges (MACJC)
Women’s Coach of the Year in 1990.
She also served as women’s tennis coach at Jones from 1989-92
and was the men’s tennis coach in 1989.
Jones enjoyed unprecedented success during Herrington’s time
as Athletic Director. The Bobcats won national championships in
men’s basketball in 2014, baseball in 2016 and softball in 2018.
Jones also won 14 Region 23 titles and 26 MACJC crowns during
her 12 years as Athletic Director.
In the 2016-2017 athletics year, Jones compiled a 206-36 record in all nine sports for a remarkable .851 winning
percentage. In 2013-14, Jones won state championships in all four of its women’s sports – soccer, basketball,
softball and tennis.
Herrington received the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Loyalty Award in 2016, only the
19th recipient of the award at that time.
With the NJCAA, Herrington served as Women’s Division I Basketball Committee Chair, Women’s Soccer
Committee Chair and Services and Recognition Chair.
A graduate of Taylorsville HS, Herrington was a point guard for the 1980 Lady Tartar state championship
basketball team. She was selected as the Pine Belt Conference MVP for three consecutive years, an All-State
player and a member of the Mississippi All-Star team.
Herrington attended Mississippi University for Women on a basketball scholarship from 1980-84. She was a
four-year starter for “The W” where she earned the Don Usher MVP Award as a senior. Herrington graduated
cum laude with a degree in physical education.
Upon graduation, Herrington went to William Carey College as an assistant women’s basketball coach. After
one year as an assistant, she was named as the Lady Crusaders head coach. She served as head coach for three
years, leading them to a 51-31 record and a Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship in 1987-88.
Herrington and her husband, Bob, are active members of Ellisville’s First Baptist Church. They have a daughter,
Kellie.