St. Olaf College Athletics

Ziling Zhen '25 is in her first season as an assistant coach for the St. Olaf women's basketball program in 2026-27.

Zhen played three seasons for the Oles from 2022-25 after transferring to St. Olaf from Portland Community College. She was a two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District and two-time Academic All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) honoree while starting 34 of the 72 games she played.

Zhen graduated from St. Olaf in 2025 with a degree in mathematics and currently works for Ameriprise Financial.