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Munzenmaier
Named Women�s Softball Coach
Ann Munzenmaier, who starred on St. Mary�s
University�s 2000 NCAA Division III championship team, has been named the
head softball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Munzenmaier spent the past two seasons as a
graduate assistant coach at Minnesota State University-Mankato. She will
be a full-time staff member at UW-Stevens Point and teach in the
department of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics.
Munzenmaier replaces interim head coach Kelly
Erickson, who guided the Pointers to their 11th straight 20-win season
with a 20-21 record during the 2004 campaign. Erickson, an All-American
player and former assistant coach for the Pointers, withdrew her candidacy
for the position due to family reasons.
�Kelly did an outstanding job this past season,�
UW-Stevens Point athletic director Frank O�Brien said. �She has been an
integral part of our program for the past seven years and will always have
a special place in Pointer softball.�
During Munzenmaier�s four-year collegiate
career, St. Mary�s posted a 141-33 record, including a 40-6 mark during
her sophomore year in 2000 when the Cardinals won the national
championship. Munzenmaier was a three-year starter as a leftfielder and
leadoff hitter, batting .400 during the championship season. The Cardinals
placed fourth at nationals in 2001.
�Ann brings a winning background to our
program,� O�Brien said. �She is an energetic young coach who we�re excited
to have leading our softball program.�
An Urbandale, Iowa native, Munzenmaier played
for one of the state�s most successful prep softball programs and also
returned during the summer as an assistant coach during the 1999 and 2000
seasons.
�I�m really excited about coaching at UW-Stevens
Point,� Munzenmaier said. �With a strong core of returners and great
freshman class, I think Pointer softball is positioned to again be one of
the top programs in Midwest.�
UW-Stevens Point won the 1998 national championship and had no seniors
on this year�s squad that placed sixth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference. |
