Jeff
Aumend, a native of
Alliance, Ohio, started the NCAA
Division II women's softball program at Queens College in Charlotte,
North Carolina in 1994 and served as its first and only Head
Women's Softball Coach until he moved to Billings in September of 2000 to start
the MSU Billings softball program. In his 11 years at
Queens College, Aumend achieved a 155-132 record with a 100%
graduation rate among his student-athletes. In Aumend's first
season at Queens College (1993-94), the Royals posted a 26-17
record. More recently, in the 1997 season, the Royals went 32-13
and finished the season ranked fourth in the South Atlantic
Region. Under Aumend's leadership, the Royals posted wins
over NCAA Division I opponents such as the University of North
Carolina, Winthrop University, the University of North
Carolina-Charlotte, Furman University, and Liberty University.
MSU Billings competes in the Pacific West Conference,
a league which has had three teams in ranked in the top 25 in the past
two years.
In addition, MSU Billings is the first four-year institution in
Montana to offer women's softball.
Aumend received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Communication Arts from Defiance College (Ohio). He currently serves as the National Chairperson for
Education/Publications for the National Fastpitch Coaches Association
(NFCA). |
