July
2, 2008
(release courtesy of Mark Adkins, Wartburg College sports information
director)
WAVERLY,
IOWA . . . Wartburg College head softball coach Kara
Kehe and assistant coaches Heather Zajicek
and LaToshia Burrell were tabbed the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Midwest Region Coaching
Staff of the Year late last week.
Wartburg
reeled off its sixth straight 30-plus wins season and was ranked
No. 15 on the final NFCA Division III top 25. The Knights also
captured their third Iowa Conference title since 2001 and won
their third straight IIAC postseason tourney title, en route
to a third consecutive NCAA Division III regional tourney berth.
The
honor marks the second time since 2001 that Wartburg’s
softball coaching staff has been recognized by the NFCA.
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