HEAD COACH KARA AMUNDSON |
At MSU
- Enters tenth season as head coach for the 2022 season
- Became school's second head coach in July of 2012
- Has led the Racers to OVC tournaments in six of a possible eight seasons as head coach
- Led MSU to first-ever postseason berth in 2017 with a NISC bid
- Is program's all-time winningest coach
- Coached Jessica Twaddle to OVC Player of the Year Awards in 2015 & 2017
- Helped Twaddle win program's first All-American Accolade in 2017
- Coached Hannah James to a 2019 OVC Freshman of the Year award
- Players have won 17 All-OVC honors and nine All-Newcomer honors
- Has coached two two-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
- Led Racers to program record 38 overall wins and 20 OVC in 2015
- 2015 and 2019 Racers finished a program-best third in the OVC standings
- Recorded her 200th win on February 9th, 2020 against Drake
- Academically, her program has produced 119 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll recipients, 79 NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes, and 22 OVC Medal of Honor winners since becoming head coach in 2012
- Team has twice earned NFCA Top 10 All-Academic recognition, including a third-place finish in 2013
- Served as an assistant for the Racers in 2010 and 2011 and as the head coach of the women's tennis team in 2012
Before MSU
- Served as an assistant at Northern Illinois for two seasons
- Coached two All-MAC and academic all-conference selections
As a Player
- Played four seasons for NFCA Hall of Famer Eugene Lenti at DePaul
- Went to the WCWS in 2005 and 2007
- As catcher, helped lead Blue Demons to a 20-0 mark in the Big East in 2007
- Was a three-time academic honoree at the conference level
Personal
- Graduated from DePaul in 2007 with a degree in sociology and a an emphasis in juvenile justice
- Is a native of Coon Rapids, Minnesota