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Biography
Jamie Trachsel is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at the University of Minnesota.
Coaching career
North Dakota State
Iowa State
On, June 9, 2016, Jamie Trachsel was announced as the head coach of the Iowa State softball program. In her only season with the Cyclones, she led them to a 5th place Big 12 finish, their best finish in the Big 12 since 1994. They completed the program's first series win over Texas. In her only season the team finished 23–35 overall and 6–12 in the Big 12.
Minnesota
On June 24, 2017, Jamie Trachsel was announced as the new head coach of the Minnesota softball program, replacing Jessica Allister who left to be the head coach of her alma mater, Stanford. In her first season at Minnesota, she led the Gophers to a 41–17 record and 17–4, 2nd place Big Ten finish, a Big Ten Tournament title, and an NCAA Tournament bid, where they eventually were eliminated in the Regionals by Washington.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State Bison (Summit League) | |||||||||
| 2011 | North Dakota State | 30–27 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | North Dakota State | 38–22 | 18–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | North Dakota State | 33–16 | 17–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2014 | North Dakota State | 36–18 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | North Dakota State | 45–11 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | North Dakota State | 39–15 | 17–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| North Dakota State: | 221–109 (.670) | 98–19 (.838) | |||||||
| Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12 Conference) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Iowa State | 23–35 | 6–12 | 5th | |||||
| Iowa State: | 23–35 (.397) | 6–12 (.333) | |||||||
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Minnesota | 41–17 | 17–4 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Minnesota | 46–14 | 20–2 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| Minnesota: | 87–31 (.737) | 37–6 (.860) | |||||||
| Total: | 331–175 (.654) | ||||||||
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Coaching tree
Played under:
- Paula U'Ren: St. Cloud State (1998–2000)
Coached under:
- Darren Mueller: North Dakota State (2002–2016)