Karen Weekly
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tennessee |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 1085–340–2 (.761) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Washington Pacific Lutheran |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1994 | Pacific Luthern (asst.) |
| 1995–1996 | Chattanooga (asst.) |
| 1997–1998 | Chattanooga (Co-HC) |
| 1999–2000 | Chattanooga (Interim HC) |
| 2001 | Chattanooga (Co-HC) |
| 2002–2021 | Tennessee (Co-HC) |
| 2022–Present | Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1308–437–2 (.749) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3× SEC Regular Season (2007, 2023, 2024) 3× SEC Eastern Division (2004, 2007, 2012) | |
| Awards | |
| National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2018)
4× SEC Coach of the Year (2004, 2007, 2023, 2024) | |
| Records | |
| Tennessee first SEC team to reach WCWS Championship Series Tennessee first SEC team to reach #1 in polls (2007) | |
Karen Weekly is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Tennessee.[1] Weekly has previously been the co-head softball coach at Chattanooga from 1997–2001. She served as an assistant at both Chattanooga (1995–1996) and Pacific Lutheran (1987–1994).
Early life and education
[edit]Weekly attended college at Pacific Lutheran University, where she played softball from 1985 to 1987. She earned her juris doctor degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1990.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Pacific Lutheran (assistant)
[edit]Chattanooga
[edit]Tennessee
[edit]On June 23, 2021, Karen Weekly signed an extension with Tennessee, while her husband Ralph retired.[2] Weekly signed another extension with Tennessee on June 16, 2023, that would extend her through 2028.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Chattanooga | 32–19 | 5–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1998 | Chattanooga | 47–15 | 10–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | Chattanooga | 48–18* | 16–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2000 | Chattanooga | 47–27* | 15–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Chattanooga | 49–18 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Chattanooga: | 223–97 (.697) | 64–12 (.842) | |||||||
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (2002–Present) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Tennessee | 35–25–1 | 8–17 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2003 | Tennessee | 45–25 | 14–15 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2004 | Tennessee | 55–16 | 20–8 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Tennessee | 67–15 | 20–8 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2006 | Tennessee | 61–12 | 21–9 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2007 | Tennessee | 63–8 | 23–4 | 1st (East) | Women's College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2008 | Tennessee | 50–16 | 14–12 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Tennessee | 40–18–1 | 12–12–1 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Tennessee | 49–15 | 17–8 | 3rd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2011 | Tennessee | 49–12 | 20–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Tennessee | 52–14 | 22–6 | 1st (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2013 | Tennessee | 52–12 | 16–6 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2014 | Tennessee | 46–12 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Tennessee | 47–17 | 15–9 | T-4th | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2016 | Tennessee | 43–16 | 16–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Tennessee | 48–12 | 16–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 48–14 | 14–10 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 43–17 | 14–10 | T-2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Tennessee | 14–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 42–15 | 12–11 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Tennessee | 41–18 | 15–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Tennessee | 51–10 | 19–5 | 1st | Women’s College World Series | ||||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 44–12 | 19–5 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| Tennessee: | 1085–340–2 (.761) | 363–192–1 (.654) | |||||||
| Total: | 1308–437–2 (.749) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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* – Karen Weekly was served as interim head coach at Chattanooga instead of Co-HC during Ralph Weekly's Leave of Absence.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Karen Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Potkey, Rhiannon. "Tennessee's Ralph Weekly Retires, Karen Weekly Signs Extension". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Hall, Cora. "Tennessee softball coach Karen Weekly gets nearly 50% raise, extension in season with SEC titles, WCWS trip". KnoxNews.com. www.KnoxNews.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "2018 SEC Softball Record Book" (PDF). a.ESPNCDN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "SoCon Softball Record Book" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2019.