COACHING STAFF

Teri Olson | Associate Head Coach

This will be Teri's 17th year with the Luther College softball program and eighth as associate head coach.

Teri was a 2005 graduate of Luther College. She was a three-year letter winner for the Norse as an outfielder, as well as a two-year co-captain. 

She also serves as Communications Assistant, Communications and Marketing.

Tracy Hjelle | Pitching Coach

The 2023 campaign will be Tracy's 29th year as Luther's pitching coach.

Tracy is a 1992 graduate of Iowa State University. She pitched three seasons for the Iowa State Cyclones earning All-Big Eight academic honors. She was named co-captain her senior year.

Her pitching staff has posted the fourth best ERA in the NCAA III in 2010 (1.08) and 2011(1.39,) 12th best in 2018 (1.74), 14th best in 2012 (1.62), and seventh best in 2015 (1.44) and 2017 (1.39). Luther's pitching staff has led the conference with the best ERA six times -  2010 (1.11), 2011 (1.39), 2012 (1.62), 2015 (2.57), 2016 (1.67) and 2018 (1.16). In 2010, the Norse pitching staff set a single season school record for strikeouts with 406.

She has coached six All-Americans, four Conference Pitcher of the Year selections and 19 all-conference honoree

Miranda McCay | Assistant Coach

The 2023 season will be Miranda's seventh year as an assistant coach for Luther College Softball. 

Miranda graduated in 2016 from Luther College.

During her time as a player, she was a four-year letter winner for the Norse. She was a 2016 NFCA Third Team All-American, a 2016 Iowa Conference Position Player of the Year, and a four-time all-conference selection.