Kristi Bredbenner
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Wichita State |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 364–264–1 (.579) |
Biographical details | |
Born | O'Fallon, Missouri, U.S. |
Alma mater | Truman State (2001) Azusa Pacific (2005) |
Playing career | |
1998–2001 | Truman State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2002 | Truman State (interim) |
2003–2005 | UC Santa Barbara (asst.) |
2006–2011 | Emporia State |
2012–Present | Witchita State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 690–365–1 (.654) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
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Kristi Bredbenner is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Witchita State.[1]
Early life and education
Bredbenner graduated from the Truman State University in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in business/marketing. She earned her master's in physical education in 2005 from Azusa Pacific University.
Coaching career
Witchita State
On June 6, 2011, Bredbenner was announced as the new head coach of the Wichita State Shockers softball program.[2][3][4]
On June 6, 2023, Bredbenner signed a contract extension to keep her as head coach through 2028.[5][6]
Honors and personal life
Bredbenner was inducted into the Truman Hall of Fame in 2014.[7]
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Truman Bulldogs (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2002) | |||||||||
2002 | Truman | 31–19 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA DII Regional | ||||
Truman: | 31–19 (.620) | 11–7 (.611) | |||||||
Emporia State Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2006–2011) | |||||||||
2006 | Emporia State | 62–7 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA DII World Series Runner-up | ||||
2007 | Emporia State | 50–12 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA DII Regional Runner-Up | ||||
2008 | Emporia State | 48–17 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA DII World Series Runner-up | ||||
2009 | Emporia State | 48–17 | 15–5 | NCAA DII Regional | |||||
2010 | Emporia State | 50–14 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA DII Regional | ||||
2011 | Emporia State | 42–16 | 18–4 | NCAA DII Regional | |||||
Emporia State: | 295–82 (.782) | 81–17 (.827) | |||||||
Witchita State Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
2012 | Wichita State | 15–40 | 7–20 | 9th | |||||
2013 | Wichita State | 19–33 | 10–15 | ||||||
2014 | Wichita State | 34–21 | 21–6 | 1st | |||||
2015 | Wichita State | 34–23 | 16–11 | 4th | |||||
2016 | Wichita State | 36–21 | 18–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | Wichita State | 32–20 | 16–9 | 4th | |||||
Witchita State Shockers (American Athletic Conference) (2018–Present) | |||||||||
2018 | Wichita State | 32–23 | 12–9 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2019 | Wichita State | 32–24 | 12–9 | 4th | |||||
2020 | Wichita State | 11–16 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Wichita State | 41–13–1 | 18–5–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | Wichita State | 34–18 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Wichita State | 44–12 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2024 | Wichita State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Wichita State: | 364–264–1 (.579) | 160–96–1 (.625) | |||||||
Total: | 690–365–1 (.654) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "KRISTI BREDBENNER". GoShockers.com. Witchita State Shockers Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "ESU's Bredbenner hired by Wichita State". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Kristi Bredbenner Named WSU Head Softball Coach". MVC-Sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Kristi Bredbenner Named Head Softball Coach". GoShockers.com. Witchita State Shockers Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ McLeod, Justin (6 June 2023). "Wichita State Signs Kristi Bredbenner to Contract Extension". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Wichita State softball coach Kristi Bredbenner signs through 2028". KWCH.com. Gray Television, Inc. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Four Bulldog Greats To Be Enshrined Into Hall Of Fame". TrumanBulldogs.com. Truman State University. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Truman Softball History & Records". TrumanBulldogs.com. Truman State University. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 AAC Softball Record Book" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. Retrieved 17 February 2024.