Kristi Bredbenner Explained
| Kristi Bredbenner |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Wichita State |
| Current Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Birth Place: | O'Fallon, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Truman State (2001)
Azusa Pacific (2005) |
| Player Years1: | 1998–2001 |
| Player Team1: | Truman State |
| Coach Years1: | 2002 |
| Coach Team1: | Truman State (interim) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003–2005 |
| Coach Team2: | UC Santa Barbara (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2006–2011 |
| Coach Team3: | Emporia State |
| Coach Years4: | 2012–Present |
| Coach Team4: | Witchita State |
| Championships: | - 4× MIAA Regular Season Champions (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- 6× MIAA Tournament Champions (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- 2× MVC Regular Season Champions (2014, 2016)
- MVC Tournament Champions (2016)
- 2× American Regular Season Champions (2021, 2023)
- American Tournament Champions (2021)
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| Awards: | - 3× MIAA Coach of the Year (2007, 2008, 2010)
- MVC Coaching Staff of the Year (2014)
- 2× American Coaching Staff of the Year (2021, 2023)
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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
Sources:[8] [9]
College
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: KRISTI BREDBENNER . GoShockers.com . Witchita State Shockers Athletics . 17 February 2024.
- Web site: ESU's Bredbenner hired by Wichita State . CJOnline.com . 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Kristi Bredbenner Named WSU Head Softball Coach . MVC-Sports.com . Missouri Valley Conference . 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Kristi Bredbenner Named Head Softball Coach . GoShockers.com . Witchita State Shockers Athletics . 17 February 2024.
- Web site: McLeod . Justin . Wichita State Signs Kristi Bredbenner to Contract Extension . ExtraInningSoftball.com . 6 June 2023 . Extra Inning Softball . 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Wichita State softball coach Kristi Bredbenner signs through 2028 . KWCH.com . 6 June 2023 . Gray Television, Inc. . 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Four Bulldog Greats To Be Enshrined Into Hall Of Fame . TrumanBulldogs.com . 20 August 2014 . Truman State University . 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Truman Softball History & Records . TrumanBulldogs.com . Truman State University . 17 February 2024.
- Web site: 2024 AAC Softball Record Book . TheAmerican.org . AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE . 17 February 2024.
