College of St. Catherine Women's Softball

Jordyn Wentzel enters her second season coaching with the Wildcat swimming and diving program. Wentzel took over the program in Spring 2024 after serving as an assistant coach during the 2023-24 season and a successful tenure as the program's most decorated alumnae.  In Wentzel's time at St. Kate's, she was a four-time MIAC Swimmer of the Year and a three-time McCahill Athlete of the Year. She wrapped up her career at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in March of 2023 adding five All-America honors for a total of 26 in her five years with the program. Most impressively, Wentzel became the first-ever NCAA National Champion in March of 2022 after resetting the Division III record in the 200-yard breaststroke three times. She holds countless MIAC individual and relay records while also holding 13 current program records. Wentzel also won every individual event she competed in during the regular season and at the MIAC Championships while at St. Kate's.  Since joining the coaching staff at the beginning of the 2023-24 season, the Wildcats have 92 career best swims while also finishing as the runner-up at the 2024 MIAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships this past weekend. At the championships, Wentzel helped the team to six top finishes with junior Emma Svendsen following Wentzel's lead earning MIAC Swimmer of the Year honors.   

Powers begins her third season as Head Softball Coach at St. Catherine University in 2015-16. Since taking over the Wildcats have shown steady improvement and finished fifth in the MIAC in 2015 tied for the highest finish in program history. The 2015 season saw the Wildcats record school-records for wins 28-10 overall and 15-7 in the MIAC  one of the top improvement in Division III. The team also defeated the University of St. Thomas for the first time in program history. Three players earned All-MIAC honors and Krista Flugstad was named the MIAC Rookie-of-the-Year.   Powers joined the Wildcat staff after two successful seasons as Head Softball Coach at Lakeville South High School where she led the 2013 squad to a second-place finish in the 3AA Section Tournament.   Powers is no stranger to the collegiate softball world, though, and has had success as both a player and a coach. During her time in a Gophers uniform, Powers was a team captain, earned the team's Most Valuable Player award and twice received the Severson Coaches Award for showing outstanding dedication to the program.   During her senior season in 2008, Powers helped lead Minnesota to a Big Ten Tournament appearance and finished her career with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage and 122 career appearances.   Following her playing career at Minnesota, Powers helped coach the West Texas A & M University softball team to its first national ranking in program history as a graduate assistant from 2008-2009.   She then moved on to a graduate assistant position at Central Michigan University from 2009-2011 where she had multiple coaching responsibilities.  Powers also taught in the physical education department and played a critical role in the administration and recruiting for the competitive Division I program.   In addition to her coaching role at Lakeville, Powers has worked as an instructor with the Minnesota Fastpitch Academy since 2011 where she manages clinics, lessons and tournaments.   Powers has been a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) since 2008 and graduated from the NCAA Women's Coaching Academy in 2009 and again in 2011 for Dimension 2 of the competitive coaching program.   Powers graduated from Minnesota with a bachelor's in psychology with a minor in youth studies. She earned her master's in sport administration from Central Michigan in 2011. She also completed the IronMan Wisconsin Triathlon in September 2015. 

Kobi Allen joined St. Catherine in August 2025 as the softball program's new assistant coach. In addition to Allen's role with the softball team, he will also be spearheading the university's intramural and recreational sports programs as the department coordinator. Allen comes to St. Kate's by way of the Minnesota Twins, where he served as the Senior Coordinator for Community Engagement for the past five seasons. "We are thrilled to welcome Kobi Allen to our program", said Powers. "His experience at the highest level of the game, combined with his passion for developing young athletes, makes him an incredible addition to our staff. Our players will benefit tremendously from his knowledge and energy." As the Senior Coordinator for Community Engagement with the Twins, Allen was responsible for planning and organizing free youth clinics in more than 50 communities across the Upper Midwest to bring the fun and fundamentals of baseball and softball to more than 1,000 kids of all ability levels.  Allen was an NCAA Division I baseball student-athlete playing three seasons at the University of the Pacific before transferring to California State Monterey Bay to finish out his athletic career. He spent time assisting the Cal State Monterey Bay athletic department as an events and game operations assistant and was the Director of Operations for The First Base Foundation in Mill Valley, California. He is currently a volunteer firefighter/EMT in Golden Valley, Minnesota, and spent time at Breck High School as the head baseball coach. Additionally he served as the Black Sports Professionals Programs/Events Committee Chair and was a mentor for the Tech Stars.  Allen resides in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with his fiancée Annika and dog Pax. 

 Gary Mansergh returns to St. Kate's to coach Wildcat divers in 2024-25. Mansergh served as the Wildcat diving coach from 1987-1992 under the leadership of Dave Luedtke before spending time at the University of St. Thomas and Macalester College.  In his time coaching at the collegiate level, Mansergh guided several of his athletes to appear at the NCAA Division III Championships, where three were awarded All-America honors with two earning All-America Honorable Mention. Along with his collegiate coach experience, Mansergh has also spent time coaching at the high school level, most recently at Coon Rapids High School for ten seasons. Mansergh stepped away from coaching to pursue his doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and to spend more time with his family.