Sept. 6, 2005
ORLANDO - UCF head softball coach Renee Luers-Gillispie announced the hiring of Tracy Riepenhoff as an assistant coach on Tuesday. Riepenhoff's appointment is effective immediately.
"Having Tracy on board is huge for the UCF program," Luers-Gillispie said. "Her main focus will be with the pitchers, while also serving as the recruiting coordinator. With Tracy coming from Stetson, she already knows a little bit about our pitchers and what they are capable of doing."
Riepenhoff comes to the Golden Knights after a three-year assistant coaching stint at Stetson. At Stetson, she served as the pitching coach and summer camp coordinator.
In her three years with the Hatters, Riepenhoff coached one first team All-Atlantic Sun pitcher, while her 2003 pitching staff boasted a No. 7 national ranking for team ERA (1.13).
Riepenhoff is also a private pitching coach and has worked the Ken Griffey International Baseball/Softball Camp in Orlando.
This past year, Riepenhoff earned her master's in education from Stetson. In May 2002, Riepenhoff graduated from the Toledo with a bachelor's degree in adolescent education and history. While at Toledo, she was a four-year letterwinner on the Rockets' softball team as a pitcher, middle infielder and an outfielder.