Big Ten Conference Softball Coach of the Year
Awarded for | the most outstanding softball coach in the Big Ten Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1985 |
Most recent | Kate Drohan, Northwestern |
The Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding coach. The award has been given annually since 1985.
Key
† | Co-Coaches of the Year |
Winners
Season | Player | School | Reference |
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1985 | Carol Hutchins | Michigan | [1] |
1986 | Gloria Becksford | Michigan State | |
1987 | Sharon Drysdale | Northwestern | |
1988 | Linda Wells | Minnesota | |
1989 | Gayle Blevins | Iowa | |
1990 | Gail Davenport | Ohio State | |
1991 | Teresa Wilson | Minnesota | |
1992 | Carol Hutchins (2) | Michigan | |
1993 | Carol Hutchins (3) | Michigan | |
1994 | Diane Stephenson | Indiana | |
1995 | Sharon Drysdale (2) | Northwestern | |
1996 | Carol Hutchins (4) | Michigan | |
1997 | Gayle Blevins (2) | Iowa | |
1998 | Carol Hutchins (5) | Michigan | |
1999 | Carol Hutchins† (6) | Michigan | |
1999 | Robin Petrini† | Penn State | |
2000 | Gayle Blevins (3) | Iowa | |
2001 | Carol Hutchins (7) | Michigan | |
2002 | Linda Kalafatis | Ohio State | |
2003 | Jacquie Joseph | Michigan State | |
2004 | Carol Hutchins (8) | Michigan | [2] |
2005 | Carol Hutchins† (9) | Michigan | [3] |
2005 | Kate Drohan† | Northwestern | |
2006 | Kate Drohan (2) | Northwestern | [4] |
2007 | Linda Kalafatis (2) | Ohio State | [5] |
2008 | Carol Hutchins (10) | Michigan | [6] |
2009 | Carol Hutchins (11) | Michigan | [7] |
2010 | Terri Sullivan | Illinois | [8] |
2011 | Carol Hutchins (12) | Michigan | [9] |
2012 | Carol Hutchins (13) | Michigan | [10] |
2013 | Carol Hutchins (14) | Michigan | [11] |
2014 | Rhonda Revelle | Nebraska | [12] |
2015 | Carol Hutchins (15) | Michigan | [13] |
2016 | Carol Hutchins (16) | Michigan | [14] |
2017 | Jessica Allister | Minnesota | [15] |
2018 | Carol Hutchins (17) | Michigan | [16] |
2019 | Kate Drohan (3) | Northwestern | [17] |
2021 | Carol Hutchins (18) | Michigan | [18] |
2022 | Kate Drohan (4) | Northwestern | [19] |
2023 | Kate Drohan (5) | Northwestern | [20] |
2024 | Kate Drohan (6) | Northwestern | [21] |
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
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Michigan | 18 | 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 |
Northwestern | 8 | 1987, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Iowa | 3 | 1989, 1997, 2000 |
Minnesota | 3 | 1988, 1991, 2017 |
Ohio State | 3 | 1990, 2002, 2007 |
Michigan State | 2 | 1986, 2003 |
Indiana | 1 | 1994 |
Illinois | 1 | 2010 |
Nebraska | 1 | 2014 |
Penn State | 1 | 1999 |
Maryland | 0 | — |
Purdue | 0 | — |
Rutgers | 0 | — |
Wisconsin | 0 | — |
References
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Michigan's Jessica Merchant Named 2004 Big Ten Player Of The Year". BigTen.org. May 12, 2004. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Northwestern's Cooper Named Big Ten Softball Player of the Year". BigTen.org. May 12, 2005. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Northwestern Sweeps 2006 Softball Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. May 11, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Northwestern's Cooper Named Big Ten's First Three-Time Player Of The Year". BigTen.org. May 10, 2007. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten co-champions Michigan and Northwestern Split Top Softball Individual Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Michigan and Northwestern Split Top Softball Individual Honors". BigTen.org. May 13, 2009. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State Share Top Softball Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Softball Award Winners Named". BigTen.org. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Softball All-Conference and Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2018 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2019. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2021 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 11, 2022. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2023 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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Big Ten Conference Softball Coach of the Year
- 1985: Hutchins
- 1986: Becksford
- 1987: Drysdale
- 1988: Wells
- 1989: Blevins
- 1990: Davenport
- 1991: Wilson
- 1992: Hutchins
- 1993: Hutchins
- 1994: Stephenson
- 1995: Drysdale
- 1996: Hutchins
- 1997: Blevins
- 1998: Hutchins
- 1999: Hutchins & Petrinidagger
- 2000: Blevins
- 2001: Hutchins
- 2002: Kalafatis
- 2003: Joseph
- 2004: Hutchins
- 2005: Hutchins & Drohan
- 2006: Drohan
- 2007: Kalafatis
- 2008: Hutchins
- 2009: Hutchins
- 2010: Sullivan
- 2011: Hutchins
- 2012: Hutchins
- 2013: Hutchins
- 2014: Revelle
- 2015: Hutchins
- 2016: Hutchins
- 2017: Allister
- 2018: Hutchins
- 2019: Drohan
- 2020: Not awarded
- 2021: Hutchins
- 2022: Drohan
- 2023: Drohan
- 2024: Drohan