St. Cloud Technical College Women's Softball

Thorstad has been the Head Softball Coach of the St. Cloud Technical and Community College Softball Program for 6 years. Under Thorstad, the Cyclones are 162-90 finishing 11-21 in his first season. During his second season the Cyclones finished 27 wins and 18 loses earning their first trip to the Region 13S Tournament. In 2013, the Cyclones equaled a program best with 27 wins and 11 losses. The Cyclones won the Conference and Region Tournaments earning a trip to the NJCAA National Tournament, all a first in program history.  The Cyclones were ranked in the top 10 in the National Polls all season long reaching as high as #6.  2014 was the Cyclones qualifying for the Region XIII tournament for the third consecutive year.  The Cyclones finished 23-14 in a weather challenged spring.  The Cyclones finished 2nd in the MCAC South.  Donielle Kurvers was named NJCAA All American First Team. In 2015 and 16 the Cyclones won the MCAC South and Region 13 A Tournaments, advancing to the National Tournament for the 2nd and 3rd time in four years.  The Cyclones finished 4th in 2015 and 5th  in 2016. The Cyclones have been ranked in the top 10 in National Polls for the past 5 years, earning their highest ranking of #3 in 2016.  Thorstad has had the privilege of coaching 5 All-Americans, 2 MCAC players of the year, 14 All-Region and 13 All-State players. On his teams, he has had 15 NJCAA Academic All-Americans and 4 SCTCC Academic Athletes of the year.  In 2013 and 2015 the Cyclones were declared a NJCAA All-Academic team. In 2015 and 2016 the Cyclones were MCAC Team Academic Champions.  Greg was named MCAC Southern Division and Region 13A Coach of the Year in 2013, 15 and 16. Previous to coaching at SCTCC, Thorstad served as a Volunteer Assistant Softball Coach at Ridgewater Community College, where he is currently an Instructor and Assistant Football Coach. He has been a Head Baseball Coach at North Hennepin Community College and Assistant Baseball Coach at Champlin Park High School. Thorstad is a native of Danube, MN. He graduated from BDRSH High school where he was a three sport athlete. Greg earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from Hamline University in St. Paul, majoring in K-12 Physical Education.  While he was at Hamline he spent four years as a member of the baseball team and played football for two.  He received his Masters of Education Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota, majoring in Development Adaptive Physical Education. Greg and his wife Sarah, live in Delano with their two boys, Marshall and Nolan.