Renee Luers-Gillispie
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UCF |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 474–327–1 (.592) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Livermore, California, USA |
| Playing career | |
| 1981 | Kirkwood Community College |
| 1982–1984 | West Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 | Joliet Junior College |
| 1993–1995 | Bradley University |
| 1996–1999 | Texas Tech |
| 2002–Present | UCF |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 679–503–3 (.574) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| C-USA Tournament Championships (2005, 2008) The American Regular Season Championship (2014) | |
| Awards | |
| Illinois N4C Coach of the Year (1992) | |
Renee Luers-Gillispie is an American college softball coach and a former college player. Luers-Gillispie is currently the head coach of the UCF Knights softball team of the University of Central Florida.[1]
Playing career
Luers-Gillispie first attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she played for the softball team in 1981. After her freshman year, she transferred to West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas, where she was a three-year starter. As a player, she set nine career pitching records including most wins, most strikeouts and most saves at West Texas A&M.[1]
In 2005, Luers-Gillispie was inducted into the West Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]
Coaching career
Luers-Gillispie began her coaching career at Joliet Junior College in 1991. She became the head coach at Bradley University in 1993, and was named to the same position at Texas Tech in 1996.[2]
In 2000, Luers-Gillispie was hired by UCF to start the Knights softball program.[3] The UCF softball team began play in 2002.[4] The Knights played their first games on February 2, losing the first contest 2–3 to Bethune–Cookman, and winning their second game against Arkansas, 6–5.[5] In 2005 and 2008, Luers-Gillispie led the Knights to conference tournament championships, and the program has appeared in the NCAA Tournament five times, in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014.[5][6]
Personal life
Gillispie and her husband, Mark, were married in 1983 and currently reside in Oviedo, Florida.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech (Big 12) (1996–1999) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Texas Tech | 4–44 | 1–20 | ||||||
| 1997 | Texas Tech | 34–29–1 | 1–13 | ||||||
| 1998 | Texas Tech | 45–19 | 10–7 | ||||||
| 1999 | Texas Tech | 36–31 | 6–7 | NCAA Regionals | |||||
| Texas Tech: | 119–123–1 | 18–47 | |||||||
| UCF Knights (Atlantic Sun) (2002–2005) | |||||||||
| 2002 | UCF | 46–19 | 12–6 | 3 | |||||
| 2003 | UCF | 37–31 | 13–7 | 4 | |||||
| 2004 | UCF | 42–21 | 16–4 | 2 | |||||
| 2005 | UCF | 47–29–1 | 13–7 | 4 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| UCF Knights (Conference USA) (2006–2013) | |||||||||
| 2006 | UCF | 19–37 | 4–20 | 9 | |||||
| 2007 | UCF | 38–26 | 11–13 | 4 | |||||
| 2008 | UCF | 49–20 | 16–7 | 2 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2009 | UCF | 27–27 | 11–12 | 5 | |||||
| 2010 | UCF | 36–23 | 16–7 | 3 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2011 | UCF | 22–32 | 11–13 | 6 | |||||
| 2012 | UCF | 39–19 | 15–9 | 3 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2013 | UCF | 29–25 | 10–14 | 3 | |||||
| UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | UCF | 43–18 | 15–3 | 1 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2015 | UCF | 50–9 | 16–2 | 1 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| UCF: | 524–336–1 | 182–124 | |||||||
| Total: | 729–512–3 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d Renee Luers-Gillispie - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site
- ^ Texas Tech Red Raiders 2010 Softball Media Guide
- ^ Softball coach still building program. Central Florida Future. Published July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ 2010 UCF Knights Softball Media Guide
- ^ a b UCF Knights Softball History and Records
- ^ 2012 UCF Softball Yearbook
External links
- Renee Luers-Gillispie – Official biography at UCFAthletics.com.