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Nile Kinnick

Posted by Iowa Coaching Search on May 19, 2025, 3:30 pm

D1 Softball just posted some potential candidates for the Iowa HC position:

Stacy May-Johnson
Current position: Head coach @ Fresno State
Krista Wood Current position: Head coach @ Creighton
Jen Sewell Current position: Head coach @ Southern Illinois
Mandy Gardner-Colegate Current position: Head coach @ Miami Ohio
Karl Gollan Current position: Interim head coach @ Iowa
Michelle Gascoigne Current position: Assistant coach @ Northwestern
Kassie Stanfill Current position: Head coach @ Austin Peay
Laura Valentino Current position: Head coach @ UConn
Ryan Jacobs Current position: Head coach @ Northern Iowa

I'm not familiar with all of these coaches, but Iowa needs an injection of life. They've been DOA since Blevins retired. They've also let the opportunity to recruit from IP slip through their fingers with too much attention on CA and FL.

Re: Nile Kinnick

Posted by Another take and idea on May 22, 2025, 7:06 am, in reply to "Nile Kinnick"

Iowa has fallen way behind from the Blevins heights. Their facilities are toward the bottom of the Big Ten, and while the interim did a nice job, there is a “smell” around the team given the weird cultural issues that led to the first interim’s departure. It’s a bottom P2 job, and not as attractive as some mid-major HC gigs.

Iowa would be wise to consider No Florida pitching coach Amber Fiser. She’s done great things with that team, and she’s from Eastern Iowa. She has a great career in the Big Ten and is at the age where she understands the club scene and could recruit the area… something the last coach seems allergic to doing.

Re: Nile Kinnick

Posted by Iowa fan on May 20, 2025, 10:51 am, in reply to "Nile Kinnick"

Michelle Gascoigne Would be a great pick. And she knows the Midwest.

Re: Nile Kinnick

Posted by May-Johnson on May 20, 2025, 8:08 am, in reply to "Nile Kinnick"

She would make sense. Iowa Alum, made Fresno State somewhat relevant in three seasons. The downside is she hasn't coached in the midwest for nearly a decade if you are trying to keep kids home.

Re: Nile Kinnick

Posted by Bill Conroy on May 21, 2025, 6:11 am, in reply to "Re: Nile Kinnick"

Stacy would be terrific choice and has more than enough contacts to help with the recruiting piece of the coaching puzzle.

Re: Nile Kinnick

Posted by @BC on May 23, 2025, 8:58 am, in reply to "Re: Nile Kinnick"

We will have the AD reach out to you, maybe we can have a BC day like Indiana does - did....

Re: Nile Kinnick

Posted by @@BC on May 25, 2025, 8:18 am, in reply to "Re: Nile Kinnick"

I think you might be surprised how many AD’s reach out to high profile travel ball coaches. Not saying Conroy doesn’t get more calls than most, just saying it’s more common than most would think.

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