Concluded her WWU coaching career following the 2018 season ... during 8 seasons leading the Vikings compiled a 211-179 record (.541) ... is the second-winningest coach in WWU softball history ... led WWU to two NCAA II Tournament appearances ... earned a 2017 NCAA II Tournament berth as No. 8 seed in West Regional ... Vikings defeated top-seeded Cal State Monterey Bay in opening game of regional to record program's first NCAA II Tournament victory in program history, went 1-2 at regional ... WWU went 34-19 overall in 2017 and 19-9 in GNAC play, tying for second-most wins in a season in program history ... finished 2nd in the regular-season standings before winning the GNAC Tournament title ... team played in the GNAC title game in 2015 after finishing 2nd in the regular season with a 30-18 overall record (17-7 in GNAC play) ... named 2011 GNAC Coach of the Year, directing Vikings to 36-16 record, win total being school best, second place in GNAC and No. 5 seed at NCAA Division II West Regional, school’s first post-season appearance in four years … WWU began that season with 12-game win streak and ranked No. 6 nationally and No. 1 regionally during regular season, both school bests … Interim head coach at NCAA I Texas Tech University in 2009 after three years as assistant for Red Raiders.
Attended University of Washington (maiden name Hanson), being catcher for nationally ranked Huskies … Team captain as junior and senior, team co-MVP as junior, Golden Glove award winner as senior and Most Improved as freshman … Helped Washington qualify for NCAA post-season play all four years, participating in College World Series in 2000 and 2003 … Graduated from Washington in 2004 with bachelor’s degree in psychology … Co-owner of softball/baseball academy in Redmond (Wash.) for two years … Is currently working on doctorate degree in Educational Psychology with emphasis on sports psychology … Head coach at her alma mater Mount Vernon (Wash.) High School in 2010 … 1999 graduate of MVHS, being four-time Skagit Valley Herald all-Area and all-league pick for Bulldogs … She and husband Dustin, have three children, daughter Haley and sons Trey and Cash.
