Tara Gronsdahl is in her fifth season as an assistant coach for the Pacific women’s basketball program, bringing with her immense basketball experience at all levels of the collegiate game.
Prior to coming to Pacific, Gronsdahl, formerly Tara Podpah, spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. While with the Raiders, Gronsdahl helped lead the team to an 18-11 record in 2006-07 and a berth in the Cascade Conference postseason tournament.
Gronsdahl was a three-year standout post for NCAA Division II New Mexico Highlands University, where she was a three-time All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection. She averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds during her season and led the team to the RMAC West Division championship in 2005. That same year, Gronsdahl was selected as an RMAC All-Academic Team.
Prior to her career at New Mexico Highlands, Gronsdahl spent one season at Division I Idaho State, playing in 10 games while under a full scholarship.
A prep standout at Aloha High School, Gronsdahl was the 2000-01 Gatorade Oregon High School Player of the Year after leading Class 4A with 21.5 points per game. She was named Metro League Player of the Year in 2001 and was named to the All-Metro League team three times.
Gronsdahl graduated from New Mexico Highlands in 2005 with a degree in human performance with a emphasis in exercise science and a minor in business management. When not coaching, the Beaverton native is employed as a physical therapist aide at Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy in Beaverton.
