Minnesota fans were taken by surprise a just over a week ago when former Gopher Softball Head Coach Jessica Allister announced she was leaving the U to take the same position at Stanford. Allister left the U after the best program in season history to take the job at her alma matter. While the loss stings for Gopher fans, Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle did not waste anytime and on Monday announced Jamie Trachsel as Alister’s replacement.
Trachsel comes to Minnesota after one year as the head coach at Iowa State where she led the Cyclones to their best overall season in eight years, and their best regular season Big XII record since 1994.