Julie Smith (softball)
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Glendora, California, U.S.
| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 10, 1968 (age 57) Glendora, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Fresno State | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | University of La Verne | ||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||
| Overall | 287–185 (.608) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Julie M. Smith (born May 10, 1968) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold-medal winning Olympian softball player and coach.[1][2][3] Smith played college softball for Texas A&M and Fresno State. She represented Team USA at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.[4] Smith most recently served as the head softball coach and assistant athletic director at the University of La Verne.
Smith was born in Glendora, California,[5] and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she won a gold medal with Team USA.[6]
Smith played college softball at Texas A&M where she won a national championship at the 1987 Women's College World Series and Fresno State in the Big West Conference from 1990 to 1991.[7] Along with a title, Smith was also named to All-Tournament team at the Women's College World Series in all three of her appearances.[8][9]
Coaching career
Smith served as the general manager for the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in 2005. On August 3, 2007, Smith was named the head softball coach at the University of La Verne.[10] On November 29, 2018, Smith stepped down as head coach after 11 years. During her career she compiled a record of 287–185 and led her teams to three SCIAC regular season championships, three SCIAC postseason tournament titles, and made the NCAA Playoffs four times.[11]
