Winona State University Women's Softball

Follow Coach Jones on Twitter: @CoachGregJones1 AT WINONA STATE 26th Season  (Overall: 1004-350-4)   (NSIC: 444-109) 9th highest Winning Percentage All-Time in DII 21st most Wins All-Time in DII (6th among Active Coaches) Overall wins leader among active NSIC coaches All-time NSIC wins leader in conference history 2003,  2005,  2018,  2019   NSIC Coach of the Year 2009  NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year NSIC Champions:  2003, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2019 NSIC Tournament Champions:  2003, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2018 Led WSU Softball to NCAA Tournament 15 Times: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 25 Consecutive 30 Win Seasons 11 40-win Seasons 3 50-win Seasons 30-0 NSIC Season in 2019 Led NCAA in Defensive Fielding %:  2017, 2021 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 120 All-NSIC Honorees 20 Gold Glove Honorees 6 NSIC “Players of the Year” 5 NSIC “Pitchers of the Year” 45 NFCA All-Region Honorees 20 NFCA All-American Honorees PERSONAL Native of Platteville, Wis. B.S. Degree U.W. Eau Claire 1993 Married to Cyndy Jones with two Children: Carson and Piper Resides in Winona, Minn. Year-by-Year Coaching Record Overall NSIC 2001 31-19-1 9-2 2002 43-16-1 14-4 2003 41-13-1 16-2 2004 37-15 11-5 2005 41-16 12-2 2006 41-15-1 12-2 2007 43-21 16-2 2008 38-15 14-4 2009 50-13 20-6 2010 38-14 21-5 2011 37-13 18-6 2012 44-12 20-6 2013 37-14 17-5 2014 48-9 23-3 2015 46-14 24-5 2016 35-17 17-10 2017 52-13 27-3 2018 45-7 20-2 2019     53-9 30-0 2020 13-6 0-0 2021 37-12 22-8 2022 41-17 23-5 2023 38-16 20-6 2024 33-20 17-9 Overall 962-336-4  423-102 

Follow Coach Nowak on Twitter: @AliNowak4 Ali Nowak was named the Winona State University softball assistant coach in 2023. AT WINONA STATE On staff since 2022 NSIC Tournament appearances in both years on staff 30-win seasons in both years on staff Two NSIC Tournament appearances 2024- 3rd highest batting average in NSIC (.332) 2024- 2nd in NSIC in doubles (103) 2023- Led NSIC in fielding percentage (.975) 2023- Led NSIC in caught stealing percentage PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 12 NSIC All-Conference selections (4 First Team / 8 Second Team) 22 NSIC All-Academic honorees One All-Region selection Abbie Hlas Second Team All Region (NFCA, D2CCA) Four First Team All-Conference (NSIC) Eight NSIC Second Team All-Conference 12 NSIC Academic All-Conference Five NSIC Gold Gloves BEFORE WINONA STATE St. Cloud State University Graduate Assistant (2021-2022) Helped achieve new SCSU single-season homerun record (60) New single season slugging % record (0.469) Tutored player who tied single season homerun record (17) 3 D2CCA All Region Players, 2 NSIC First Team All-Conference Players, 3 NSIC Second Team All-Conference Players, 2 NSIC Gold Gloves, 1 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team Student-Athlete, 2 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team Student-Athletes, 13 NSIC Academic All-Conference Student-Athletes PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played at Winona State University from 2017-2021 Catcher and Designated Hitter for the Warriors for five seasons D2CCA All American First Team (2019), NFCA All American Second Team (2019) D2CCA and NFCA All Region First Team (2019) D2CCA and NFCA All Region Second Team (2017 & 2018) NSIC All Tournament Team (2017, 2018, 2021) NSIC First Team All Conference (2017-2019), NSIC Second Team All Conference 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2019-2021) CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2019-2021) D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2018-2021) NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence (2018-2021) NSIC Winona State Female Scholar Athlete of the Year / Kelly Award Nominee (2020 & 2021) WSU Female Student Athlete of the Year (2019) NSIC Myles Brand All Academic with Distinction (2020) Upon graduation in 2021, Nowak is second all-time in the Warrior record book in both career batting average (.417) and career fielding percentage (.995). Third all-time in career walks (90), fifth career RBIs (175) and doubles (56) and seventh in career hits (251).  PERSONAL Native of New Berlin, Wis. Resides in Winona, Minn. BS: Physical Education and Health Promotion // Minor: Coaching and DAPE (WSU 2020) MS: Educational Leadership: Sport Management (WSU 2023)

AT WINONA STATE · 20th Season Overall as Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach (2003-2008; 2011-present) · NSIC Champions: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2019 · NSIC Tournament Championships: 2003, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018 · Helped guide WSU to the NCAA Tournament 13 times: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 · Part of Staff that finished NSIC Record 30-0 in 2019 · Helped guide program to 3 50 Win Campaigns including program best 53-9 in 2019 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT · Has developed 5 NSIC “Pitchers of the Year” · 13 All-American Awards have been given to pitchers under Cyndy’s tutelage · 26 All-Region Awards have been earned by pitchers coached by Cyndy · 28 No-Hitters thrown · Guided NCAA Statistical Champion (Liz Pautz) in total strikeouts two times (2019, 2022) · Has Coached every pitcher in the top 10 in Victories in WSU Record Book PLAYING EXPERIENCE · Pitched at Winona State University from 1999-2002 · NSIC “Pitcher of the Year” in 2001 and 2002 · All-NSIC 2000, 2001, 2002 · Graduated holding WSU Record in Victories, Strikeouts, Shutouts, Games pitched, and Saves · Winona State Student/Athlete of the Year in 2002 PERSONAL · Native of Aurora, IL · Earned Three degrees from Winona State: · BSN (2002); Master’s Nurse Education (2010); Doctor of Nursing Practice (2016) · In Addition to coaching duties is Full Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Nursing at Winona State · Married to Greg Jones with two Children: Carson and Piper · Resides in Winona, MN

Former Winona State softball standout Ann Smolenski joined the Warrior coaching staff under head coach Greg Jones in December, 2023. Smolenski got her bachelors degree in Public Health Administration and Nutrition from Winona State. Smolenski started at 1st and 3rd based at her time at Winona State and was a presidential scholar athlete from 2019-2022, received the NSIC Golden Glove in 2019, NSIC All-Academic team in 2020, and was first-team NSIC in 2019. Smolenski comes from UW-La Crosse where she spent a year there being part of the 2023 WIAC Coaching Staff of the Year.