Lumley Selected to USA Softball Coaching Pool
3/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 24, 2005
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- Assistant Baylor softball coach Mark Lumley has been selected as one of 16 coaches who have been chosen for coaching consideration for events during the 2005 Women's National Team season USA Softball announced Thursday. Lumley was one of 16 individuals who were chosen from a pool of applicants that make up the 2005-2008 quadrennial coaching pool.
"We are excited to announce our pool of coaches for the 2005 events," said Director of National Teams Ronnie Isham. "Our goal is to maximize the opportunities for coaches within the pool and utilize a larger number of qualified coaches for USA Softball events."
Each of these 16 coaches will be considered for appointment to a coaching staff that would lead a U.S. team into international competition during the 2005 season. The selection of coaches will be handled by the Women's National Team Selection Committee and will be announced at a later date. Women's National Team's Program head coach Mike Candrea (Casa Grande, Ariz.), who led the USA to the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, also serves on the selection committee.
Lumley, who is in his fifth season as an assistant coach at Baylor, is the first coach in school history to be considered for appointment to coach a U.S. team in international competition. In his seven seasons in collegiate softball, Lumley has helped guide his teams to three NCAA regional appearances and two NCAA regional runner-up finishes.
In 2002, Lumley was named a National Assistant Coach of the Year by Scholastic Coach and Athletic Director magazine. Lumley was one of just 14 Division I coaches so honored, and he joined Lori Sippel from Nebraska as the only recipients from the Big 12 Conference.
While serving as head coach at Flowing Wells High School in Tucson, Ariz., Lumley received numerous honors for his coaching accomplishments. He was named the 1998 Arizona Coaches Association Coach of the Year, and the 1998 Arizona All-Star Game was dedicated to Lumley for his outstanding tenure as a high school coach. He was also named the 1993 and 1997 Coach of the Year by the Daily Star-Tucson Citizen.
The following eight coaches have accepted an invitation to work the June 13-17, 2005 National Team Selection Camp. This camp will be used to select the 2005 USA Softball Women's National Team and the 2005 USA Softball Elite Team.
? Ken Eriksen (Temple Terrace, Fla., head coach University of South Florida)
? Carol Hutchins (Ann Arbor, Mich., head coach at the University of Michigan)
? Brian Kolze (Linden, Calif., head coach at Pacific University)
? Jay Miller (Starkville, Miss., head coach at Mississippi State University)
? John Rittman (San Jose, Calif., head coach at Stanford University)
? Karen Sanchelli-Johns (Gainesville, Fla., head coach at the University of Florida)
? Scott Whitlock (Marietta, Ga., head coach at Kennesaw State University)
? Teresa Wilson (Lubbock, Texas, head coach at Texas Tech University)
The following eight coaches have also been chosen from the coaching pool for possible appointments to 2005 National Team events.
? Suzy Brazney (Buena Park, Calif., head coach at Golden West College)
? Chuck D'Arcy (Sacramento, Calif., ASA Hall of Famer, Founder and former manager of Sacramento Rush Girls Softball Team)
? Gordon Eakin (Sandy, Utah, head coach at Brigham Young University)
? Stacy Iveson (Tucson, Ariz., head coach at Pima Community College)
? Barbara Jordan (Northridge, Calif., head coach at Cal State Northridge)
? Cheri Kempf (Antioch, Tenn., Owner/Instructor, Club K Fastpitch Softball Training Facility)
? Mike Larabee (Bellbrook, Ohio, head coach at Wright State University)
? Mark Lumley (Waco, Texas, Asst. Coach at Baylor University)
