Posted by Jose Larios - Mon, Aug 6, 2007 - [Softball] - Viewed 624 times
Montreat College's coach Crystal Lingerfelt recently announced her resignation as head softball coach. Lingerfelt has accepted a position at
her alma matter, East Burke High School, where she will be teaching,
coaching, and serving as assistant athletic director. "This was a very
difficult decision for me... especially when it came time to make phone calls
to my girls on the team," said Lingerfelt. Coach Lingerfelt served Montreat not only as a caring and dedicated coach, but as a star athlete as well. She was a four-time All-Conference infielder and helped lead the Lady Cavaliers to a two-year dominance of
the AAC and NAIA Region XII culminating with a 36-9 record in 2001, a
team that was ranked as high as 22nd in the nation. Montreat made
back-to-back appearances in the NAIA National Tournament under Lingerfelt's leadership. A two-sport star, she is also the ninth all-time leading scorer
in Lady Cav basketball history with 1019 points.
"Unfortunately, we are saying good-bye to a
friend. Crystal has served Montreat both as a student-athlete and as a
coach and we will miss her greatly. However, I am excited about the
new opportunity that she has. She feels like God is moving her in a
different direction and I look forward to seeing His plans for her
unfold," said Montreat's athletic director Jonathan Bennett.
