College Sports:
A massive congrats to Mt. SAC’s Associate Dean and Associate Director of Athletics, Tammy Knott-Silva.
The Gladstone High School graduate, and someone who always helps this reporter get info on Mt. SAC programs/coaches/athletes for their well-earned positive publicity, is being inducted into the Citrus College Hall of Fame.
Knott-Silva, the sister of Mounties’ baseball coach John Knott, was a rare three-sport JC athlete at Citrus.
She was a key member of the Owls’ volleyball, basketball and track & field programs in 1996-97.
Knott-Silva earned the title of Foothill Conference MVP as a freshman in volleyball after leading the state in kills.
She’s had a professional relationship with other local JC’s, including serving in a number of capacities at Pasadena City College.
According to her bio, Tammy was the Division Faculty Lead/Coordinator (2013-19), Curriculum and Instruction Co-Chair, Academic Senate Representative, Accreditation Faculty Representative, Faculty lead in the development and implementation of the first pathway/meta major for Kinesiology and served on numerous Professional Development and Faculty hiring/priority committees.
She was instrumental in developing the Distance Education and numerous degrees and certificates at PCC.
Prior to her academic position at PCC, Silva served as a Professor of Kinesiology & Health and the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach for the Lancers from 2006-2012.
During her time as volleyball coach, she turned PCC into a state volleyball powerhouse, capturing a pair of South Coast Conference championships, and leading her team to five postseason appearances in six seasons at the helm.
Along with her coaching duties, Knott-Silva served as President of the California Community College Women’s Volleyball Coaches Association (CCCWVCA), and as a site director for the 2008 CCCAA Championship Tournament.
Prior to PCC, Silva served as professor and head coach at Citrus College (2003-2006), where she also transformed the Owls into a women’s volleyball state powerhouse.
During her 10 years as head volleyball coach at Citrus College and PCC, she compiled an impressive 168-63 record (.727 winning percentage).
Knott-Silva began her coaching career as a grad assistant coach at her alma mater, Southeastern Louisiana University.
Tammy prepped locally at Gladstone High School (Covina, CA), where she was a three-sport star.
She was named the San Gabriel Valley Girls Volleyball Player of the Year in 1995.
After Citrus, she transferred on an athletic scholarship to Southeastern Louisiana University (1998-2000), and competing for the Lions on the basketball and volleyball teams.
Silva earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Health & Kinesiology from Southeastern Louisiana University.
She and her husband Shandon, a football assistant coach at Riverside City College, reside in Azusa with their two children, Savanna and Aidan.
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