Cleveland State University

Jenna Bolstad will begin her first season on the sidelines with the Cleveland State women's basketball team during the 2025-26 season.

Bolstad comes to Cleveland State with more than 10 years of collegiate coaching experience, most recently spending time as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois. Prior to her time with the Huskies, Bolstad spent two seasons as the head coach at Miles Community College, while also spending time at Montana Tech and Williston State College.

Throughout her coaching tenure, Bolstad has spent time with player development, recruiting, scouting and opponent analysis, academics, and was most recently the co-defensive coordinator at NIU. In addition, Bolstad was also responsible for guard development at NIU, along with serving as the team culture and leadership coordinator.

Bolstad owns an associate’s degree from Miles Community College, and a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Black Hills State, where she earned DAC All-Conference, NAIA Scholar-Athlete, and set a program record with a .609 field goal percentage during the 2009-10 campaign.