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Liz Garthright
Head Coach

Liz Garthright is in her second season as the Crusaders' head softball coach. She guided her 2008 squad to a 22-22 record and a second-place finish at the MCC Tournament.

Garthright came to Clarke from the University of Sioux Falls, where she had served as the Cougars' assistant head softball coach the past four years.

A native of Lincoln, Neb., Garthright was a four-year starting catcher at Sioux Falls and earned honorable mention All-Great Plains Athletic Conference honors in 2002 and second-team All-Conference laurels in 2003. The three-time team captain earned team MVP honors in 2003 when she led the Cougars in doubles, RBIs, bases-on-balls and fielding percentage (.987). Garthright holds the school mark for runners thrown out in a season (14).

Garthright was an assistant on the Cougars' coaching staff that led the 2005 squad to its first NAIA National Softball Tournament appearance. The Cougars set a school single-season win mark (29) and won both the Great Plains Athletic Conference and Region III postseason tournaments that year.

While at Sioux Falls, Garthright served as an admissions counselor from 2003 to 2005.

Garthright received her bachelor of arts degree in wellness from the University of Sioux Falls and is working toward her masters degree in health, physical education and recreation with focus on athletic administration from South Dakota State University.


 
 
 
2009 Softball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.B/THt.HometownPrevious School
1Katie MichaelJROF 5-3Hawkeye, IowaNorth Fayette HS
2Tegan O'ConnorFRC/UTL 5-4St. Charles, Ill.South Elgin HS
4Dani CarterSROF/P 5-5Fairfax, IowaCedar Rapids Washington HS
5Becky ShadyFRC/UTL 5-8Dubuque, IowaBeckman HS
6Liz BehnkeFR2nd 5-4Dubuque, IowaHempstead HS
7Lacey DoleJROF 5-6Dubuque, IowaSenior H.S.
8Anneliese LangeSOUTL 5-5Grand Junction, Colo.Paonia HS
10Nicky NewhoffSOP/OF 5-9Cedar Falls, IowaCedar Falls HS
11Jessica LippensSO3B/1B 5-9Goose Lake, IowaNortheast HS
12Kelli BerkleyFROF 5-9Dubuque, IowaHempstead HS
14Colleen DansartJR1B 5-8Oak Lawn, Ill.Queen of Peace HS
18Chelsea BettcherSR3B/C 5-7Dubuque, IowaWahlert Catholic HS
20Abby NaumanFRP 5-0Dubuque, IowaHempstead HS
22Caitlin WoodsSOP/OF 5-6Maryville, Mo.Maryville HS
23Laura ZelinskasFR1st 5-5Dubuque, IowaDubuque Senior HS
24Samantha JohnsonSOSS/OF 5-7Rockford, Ill.Guilford HS
32Heather SteeleSRC 5-9Bellevue, Neb.Ramstein American HS
Liz Garthright - Head Coach
Jayne Duve' - Assistant Coach
 
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