Karen Weekly
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).
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Tennessee |
Conference | SEC |
Record | 1,041–328–2 (.760) |
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 | 1264–425–2 (.748) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2× SEC Regular Season Champions (2007, 2023) 3× SEC Eastern Division Champions (2004, 2007, 2012) | |
Awards | |
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2018)
3× SEC Coach of the Year (2004, 2007, 2023) | |
Records | |
Tennessee first SEC team to reach WCWS Championship Series Tennessee first SEC team to reach #1 in polls (2007) | |
Early life and education
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
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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 | ||||
Tennessee: | 1041–328–2 (.760) | 345–187–1 (.648) | |||||||
Total: | 1264–425–2 (.748) | ||||||||
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
- "Karen Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- "2018 SEC Softball Record Book" (PDF). a.ESPNCDN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- "SoCon Softball Record Book" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved 20 February 2019.