On May 14, Kathy Van Wykk officially announced her retirement after 25 years of coaching San Diego State softball.
Her associate head coach, Stacey Nuveman Deniz, had been named the head coach in-waiting prior to the 2020 season.
Now, she will officially step into the position as she was announced as the next head coach for the Aztecs in June 2021.
“I am humbled and honored to have this opportunity to lead San Diego State Softball into the future,” Nuveman Deniz said in a press release. “Kathy Van Wyk spent 25 years building this program, and now it is my turn to take the reins and continue that growth.