Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State University Director of Athletics, Josh Moon, announced on Thursday the hiring of Jenny Fuller as the next head coach for Wolves softball. Fuller joins the Wolves after two seasons as the head softball coach at Cardinal Stritch University in in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
"We are very excited to welcome Jenny and her family to NSU and the Aberdeen community," explained Moon. "Jenny has done an excellent job elevating programs wherever she has been and we believe she will take NSU softball to new heights."
 
"First I would like to thank Josh Moon, Director of Athletics for this opportunity, as I am honored to be selected as the new head softball coach of the Northern State University Wolves," noted Fuller. "The university's core values and vision of excellence have provided an exciting opportunity for me and my family, and we are excited to be moving to the Aberdeen area."
 
In her two seasons with the Stritch Wolves, Fuller coached eight All-Conference performers, five Academic All-American student-athletes, and one second team All-American honoree. CSU ranked in the top-15 in NAIA Division in six different categories in 2016 and 2017; including No. 14 in batting average (.339), No. 12 in hits per game (9.635), No. 11 in at bats per game (28.442), No. 11 in ERA, and No. 7 in fielding percentage (.986), and No. 7 in opponent batting average (.195). The Wolves finished second in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference and third in the CCAC postseason tournament.
 
"She played at the highest level at Baylor University, one of the best softball programs in the country, and comes to us highly recommended from everyone who has worked with her in the past, including a "home run" recommendation from Dr. Tim Van Alstine, Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics at Cardinal Stretch University, whose opinion I value greatly. I would like to thank Terri Holmes, Associate Director of Athletics, for all of her hard work and leadership with this search and overseeing the softball program during this transition," added Moon.
 
Prior to her work at Stritch, Fuller was the assistant and interim head softball coach, as well as the head cross country coach at NCAA Division III University of Texas at Dallas. A total of four softball student-athletes were named to the All-ASC teams including one first team honoree. Her cross country teams placed second at the American Southwest Conference Championships, recording the highest finish in school history.
 
Fuller began her collegiate coaching career at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas where she was an assistant softball and pitching coach. In her four years at MCC, Fuller coached two first team All-Conference pitchers, as well as six All-Conference position players and the conference Co-MVP. McLennan advanced to the 2011 National Championships and in 2014 won the Region 5 North Conference Championship finishing with a record of 46-8.
 
Fuller is a 2007 graduate of McLennan Community College with an Associate Degree in Arts and Business, as well as a 2009 and 2011 graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Science in Sport Management. She began her collegiate playing career at McLennan where she was an NFCA First Team All-American, NJCAA Second Team All-American, and a participant in the National Junior College World Series. She went on to play two years at Baylor University earning Academic Big 12 honors and playing in the 2009 Ann Arbor Super Regional. Following her collegiate career, Fuller played one season with the Freising Grizzlies of the German Bundeslegia league.
 
Jenny and her husband Brad will move to Aberdeen with their 4-month old daughter, Emma.
 
What Others are Saying
 
"Clearly, this is a bittersweet announcement regarding Jenny Fuller. When we hired her two years ago, we knew she was destined to accomplish great things in collegiate softball. She was a "home run" hire for Cardinal Stritch University and in turn, she is a great hire for Josh Moon and Northern State University. Jenny has the knowledge and experience, along with the requisite personality characteristics which will translate into much success leading the Wolves softball program. She really connected with our student-athletes and was highly respected across campus. I am personally and professionally proud of her as she advances her coaching career at Northern State."
Tim Van Alstine Ph.D., Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics, Cardinal Stritch University
 
"NSU has made an outstanding decision in hiring Coach Jenny Fuller.  Any parent would be blessed to have their daughter play for and mentored by Jenny. She was a tremendous competitor as a student-athlete and is equally as competitive as a coach."   
Glenn Moore, Head Softball Coach, Baylor University 
 
"Director of Athletics, Josh Moon, has found the right coach in Jenny Fuller to lead the Wolves softball program. The Aberdeen community will also get a great family in husband, Brad, and daughter, Emma. As a coach, Jenny will bring excellence on the field and in the classroom. Jenny's experience, while at Baylor University, as a pitcher and a student-athlete, prepared her to lead the Wolves and create a championship environment for her athletes."
Mark Lumley, Associate Head Softball Coach, Baylor University