| Lauren Karn | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Maryland |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Place: | Levittown, Pennsylvania |
| Alma Mater: | Saint Joseph's University[1] |
| Player Years1: | 2005–2008 |
| Player Team1: | Saint Joseph's |
| Coach Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Coach Team1: | Saint Joseph's (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2009–2012 |
| Coach Team2: | Marist (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2012–2014 |
| Coach Team3: | Delaware (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Coach Team4: | Pittsburgh (asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 2018–2023 |
| Coach Team5: | Oakland |
| Coach Years6: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team6: | Maryland |
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Lauren Karn is an American former softball player and current head coach at Maryland.[2] She previously served as the head coach at Oakland.[3]
On July 17, 2017, Karn (formerly Cognigni) was named the head coach of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies softball team.[4]
On August 31, 2023, Karn was named the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins softball team.[5] [6]
Karn and her husband Justin have two children. One boy, Mickey, and one girl, Sophie. Sophie was born a week before Oakland was scheduled to face Northwestern in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.[7]