Kristi Bredbenner

Kristi Bredbenner
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Wichita State
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	364–264–1 (.579)
Biographical details
Born	O'Fallon, Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater	Truman State (2001); Azusa Pacific (2005)
Playing career
1998–2001	Truman State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002	Truman State (interim)
2003–2005	UC Santa Barbara (asst.)
2006–2011	Emporia State
2012–Present	Witchita State
Head coaching record
Overall	690–365–1 (.654)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	4× MIAA Regular Season Champions (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010); 6× MIAA Tournament Champions (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010); 2× MVC Regular Season Champions (2014, 2016); MVC Tournament Champions (2016); 2× American Regular Season Champions (2021, 2023); American Tournament Champions (2021);
Awards
	3× MIAA Coach of the Year (2007, 2008, 2010); MVC Coaching Staff of the Year (2014); 2× American Coaching Staff of the Year (2021, 2023);

Kristi Bredbenner is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Witchita State.^[1]

Early life and education

Bredbenner graduated from the Truman State University in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in business/marketing. She earned her master's in physical education in 2005 from Azusa Pacific University.

Coaching career

Witchita State

On June 6, 2011, Bredbenner was announced as the new head coach of the Wichita State Shockers softball program.^[2]^[3]^[4]

On June 6, 2023, Bredbenner signed a contract extension to keep her as head coach through 2028.^[5]^[6]

Honors and personal life

Bredbenner was inducted into the Truman Hall of Fame in 2014.^[7]

Head coaching record

Sources:^[8]^[9]

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Truman Bulldogs (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2002)
2002	Truman	31–19	11–7	4th	NCAA DII Regional
Truman:		31–19 (.620)	11–7 (.611)
Emporia State Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2006–2011)
2006	Emporia State	62–7	15–1	1st	NCAA DII World Series Runner-up
2007	Emporia State	50–12	15–3	1st	NCAA DII Regional Runner-Up
2008	Emporia State	48–17	15–3	1st	NCAA DII World Series Runner-up
2009	Emporia State	48–17	15–5		NCAA DII Regional
2010	Emporia State	50–14	18–2	1st	NCAA DII Regional
2011	Emporia State	42–16	18–4		NCAA DII Regional
Emporia State:		295–82 (.782)	81–17 (.827)
Witchita State Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (2012–2017)
2012	Wichita State	15–40	7–20	9th
2013	Wichita State	19–33	10–15
2014	Wichita State	34–21	21–6	1st
2015	Wichita State	34–23	16–11	4th
2016	Wichita State	36–21	18–6	1st	NCAA Regional
2017	Wichita State	32–20	16–9	4th
Witchita State Shockers (American Athletic Conference) (2018–Present)
2018	Wichita State	32–23	12–9	4th	NCAA Regional
2019	Wichita State	32–24	12–9	4th
2020	Wichita State	11–16	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Wichita State	41–13–1	18–5–1	1st	NCAA Regional
2022	Wichita State	34–18	14–4	2nd	NCAA Regional
2023	Wichita State	44–12	16–2	1st	NCAA Regional
2024	Wichita State	0–0	0–0
Wichita State:		364–264–1 (.579)	160–96–1 (.625)
"ARMADURA Z29 HELMET ARMOR Z29" by OSCAR CREATIVO Total:		690–365–1 (.654)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "KRISTI BREDBENNER". GoShockers.com. Witchita State Shockers Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "ESU's Bredbenner hired by Wichita State". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Kristi Bredbenner Named WSU Head Softball Coach". MVC-Sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Kristi Bredbenner Named Head Softball Coach". GoShockers.com. Witchita State Shockers Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ McLeod, Justin (6 June 2023). "Wichita State Signs Kristi Bredbenner to Contract Extension". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Wichita State softball coach Kristi Bredbenner signs through 2028". KWCH.com. Gray Television, Inc. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Four Bulldog Greats To Be Enshrined Into Hall Of Fame". TrumanBulldogs.com. Truman State University. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Truman Softball History & Records". TrumanBulldogs.com. Truman State University. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "2024 AAC Softball Record Book" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

Witchita State Profile

[1] "KRISTI BREDBENNER". GoShockers.com. Witchita State Shockers Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[2] "ESU's Bredbenner hired by Wichita State". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[3] "Kristi Bredbenner Named WSU Head Softball Coach". MVC-Sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[4] "Kristi Bredbenner Named Head Softball Coach". GoShockers.com. Witchita State Shockers Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[5] McLeod, Justin (6 June 2023). "Wichita State Signs Kristi Bredbenner to Contract Extension". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[6] "Wichita State softball coach Kristi Bredbenner signs through 2028". KWCH.com. Gray Television, Inc. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[7] "Four Bulldog Greats To Be Enshrined Into Hall Of Fame". TrumanBulldogs.com. Truman State University. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[8] "Truman Softball History & Records". TrumanBulldogs.com. Truman State University. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[9] "2024 AAC Softball Record Book" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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