Karen Weekly is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Tennessee.[1] Weekly has previously been the co-head softball coach at Chattanooga from 1997–2001. She served as an assistant at both Chattanooga (1995–1996) and Pacific Lutheran (1987–1994).
Early life and education
Weekly attended college at Pacific Lutheran University, where she played softball from 1985 to 1987. She earned her juris doctor degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1990.[1]
Coaching career
Pacific Lutheran (assistant)
Chattanooga
Tennessee
On June 23, 2021, Karen Weekly signed an extension with Tennessee, while her husband Ralph retired.[2] Weekly signed another extension with Tennessee on June 16, 2023, that would extend her through 2028.[3]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Chattanooga | 32–19 | 5–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1998 | Chattanooga | 47–15 | 10–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | Chattanooga | 48–18* | 16–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2000 | Chattanooga | 47–27* | 15–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Chattanooga | 49–18 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Chattanooga: | 223–97 (.697) | 64–12 (.842) | |||||||
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (2002–Present) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Tennessee | 35–25–1 | 8–17 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2003 | Tennessee | 45–25 | 14–15 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2004 | Tennessee | 55–16 | 20–8 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Tennessee | 67–15 | 20–8 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2006 | Tennessee | 61–12 | 21–9 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2007 | Tennessee | 63–8 | 23–4 | 1st (East) | Women's College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2008 | Tennessee | 50–16 | 14–12 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Tennessee | 40–18–1 | 12–12–1 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Tennessee | 49–15 | 17–8 | 3rd (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2011 | Tennessee | 49–12 | 20–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Tennessee | 52–14 | 22–6 | 1st (East) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2013 | Tennessee | 52–12 | 16–6 | 2nd (East) | Women's College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2014 | Tennessee | 46–12 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Tennessee | 47–17 | 15–9 | T-4th | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2016 | Tennessee | 43–16 | 16–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Tennessee | 48–12 | 16–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 48–14 | 14–10 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 43–17 | 14–10 | T-2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Tennessee | 14–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 42–15 | 12–11 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Tennessee | 41–18 | 15–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Tennessee | 51–10 | 19–5 | 1st | Women’s College World Series | ||||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 44–12 | 19–5 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2025 | Tennessee | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Tennessee: | 1085–340–2 (.761) | 363–192–1 (.654) | |||||||
| Total: | 1308–437–2 (.749) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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* – Karen Weekly was served as interim head coach at Chattanooga instead of Co-HC during Ralph Weekly's Leave of Absence.
References
- ^ a b c "Karen Weekly". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Potkey, Rhiannon. "Tennessee's Ralph Weekly Retires, Karen Weekly Signs Extension". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Hall, Cora. "Tennessee softball coach Karen Weekly gets nearly 50% raise, extension in season with SEC titles, WCWS trip". KnoxNews.com. www.KnoxNews.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "2018 SEC Softball Record Book" (PDF). a.ESPNCDN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "SoCon Softball Record Book" (PDF). SoConSports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
