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Lauren Karn

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Lauren Karn
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMaryland
ConferenceBig Ten
Record– (–)
Biographical details
BornLevittown, Pennsylvania
Alma materSaint Joseph's University[1]
Playing career
2005–2008Saint Joseph's
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009Saint Joseph's (asst.)
2009–2012Marist (asst.)
2012–2014Delaware (asst.)
2015–2017Pittsburgh (asst.)
2018–2023Oakland
2024–presentMaryland
Head coaching record
Overall121–125 (.492)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Horizon League Coach of the Year (2022)

Lauren Karn is an American former softball player and current head coach at Maryland.[2] She previously served as the head coach at Oakland.[3]

Coaching career

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Oakland

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On July 17, 2017, Karn (formerly Cognigni) was named the head coach of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies softball team.[4]

Maryland

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On August 31, 2023, Karn was named the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins softball team.[5][6]

Personal life

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Karn and her husband Justin have two children. One boy, Mickey, and one girl, Sophie. Sophie was born a week before Oakland was scheduled to face Northwestern in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.[7]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Horizon League) (2018–2023)
2018 Oakland 23–27 13–8 2nd
2019 Oakland 18–33 9–14 6th
2020 Oakland 7–11 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Oakland 26–16 23–11 T-2nd
2022 Oakland 26–17 18–7 1st NCAA Regional
2023 Oakland 21–21 14–7 1st
Oakland: 121–125 (.492) 77–47 (.621)
Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference) (2024–Present)
2024 Maryland 0–0 0–0
Maryland: 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 121–125 (.492)

      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

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  1. ^ McLeod, Justin (October 2, 2023). "Coaching Hires that Click: Lauren Karn at Maryland". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lauren Karn". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Lauren Karn". OaklandU.SideArmSports.com. Oakland Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "LAUREN COGNIGNI NAMED OAKLAND'S HEAD SOFTBALL COACH". OaklandU.SideArmSports.com. Oakland Athletics. July 17, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lauren Karn Named New Maryland Softball Head Coach". UMTerps.com. University of Maryland. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  6. ^ McAfee, Roger (August 31, 2023). "Breaking News: Maryland Names Lauren Karn Head Coach". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Paul, Tony. "Labor gains: Oakland softball coach's daughter arrives just in time for NCAAs". DetroitNews.com. Detroit News. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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