| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Maryland |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | – (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Levittown, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph's University [1] |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2008 | Saint Joseph's |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2009 | Saint Joseph's (asst.) |
| 2009–2012 | Marist (asst.) |
| 2012–2014 | Delaware (asst.) |
| 2015–2017 | Pittsburgh (asst.) |
| 2018–2023 | Oakland |
| 2024–present | Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–125 (.492) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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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]
Coaching career
Oakland
On July 17, 2017, Karn (formerly Cognigni) was named the head coach of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies softball team. [4]
Maryland
On August 31, 2023, Karn was named the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins softball team. [5] [6]
Personal life
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]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Golden Grizzlies ( Horizon League) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Oakland | 23–27 | 13–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Oakland | 18–33 | 9–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2020 | Oakland | 7–11 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Oakland | 26–16 | 23–11 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2022 | Oakland | 26–17 | 18–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Oakland | 21–21 | 14–7 | 1st | |||||
| Oakland: | 121–125 (.492) | 77–47 (.621) | |||||||
| Maryland Terrapins ( Big Ten Conference) (2024–Present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Maryland | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Maryland: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 121–125 (.492) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ McLeod, Justin (2 October 2023). "Coaching Hires that Click: Lauren Karn at Maryland". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Karn". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Karn". OaklandU.SideArmSports.com. Oakland Athletics. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "LAUREN COGNIGNI NAMED OAKLAND'S HEAD SOFTBALL COACH". OaklandU.SideArmSports.com. Oakland Athletics. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Karn Named New Maryland Softball Head Coach". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ McAfee, Roger (31 August 2023). "Breaking News: Maryland Names Lauren Karn Head Coach". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Paul, Tony. "Labor gains: Oakland softball coach's daughter arrives just in time for NCAAs". DetroitNews.com. Detroit News. Retrieved 1 February 2024.