(Story courtesy of Schreiner University Athletics)
KERRVILLE, Texas -- The Schreiner University Athletics Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Melissa Hansen as the next Head Coach of the Schreiner University Softball team.
Coach Hansen arrives at Schreiner University from the High School softball level where she spent the past 21 years as the Head Softball Coach at Danbury High School and Sweeny High School. In that time, Coach Hansen took her teams to three State Championship appearances (2004, 2011, 2012), with championship wins in 2004 and 2011. She will also be coming to Schreiner University with a combined High School Record (as a Head Coach) of 487-111.
Before becoming a Head Coach, Melissa Hansen also built quite the resume as a player at Sweeny High School where she won a State Championship in 1996, making her the first coach to win a UIL State Championship as a player and as a coach.
"We are excited to welcome Coach Hansen and her family to Schreiner. She brings a tremendous amount of success and experience to our program. Her connections as a successful High School coach will be an asset in the recruiting process. Furthermore, her experience in building a sustainable, winning culture will be an asset to this program as well as our whole department." – Bill Raleigh, Director of Athletics
Accolades & Achievements
- All-District Coach of the Year
- National Coach of the Year – MaxPreps
- Coach of the Year – Texas Sportswriters Association
- Coach of the Year – Texas Girls Coaches Association
- UIL State Champion (1996), Sweeny High School – Player
- UIL State Champion (2004, 2011), Danbury High School – Head Coach
- Post-Season appearances in every year as a Head Coach
