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A Message From Coach Hupke

Thank you for your interest in Buena Vista University Softball. Our program has a strong reputation in one of the premier conferences in Division III softball. We keep this tradition alive by recruiting motivated student-athletes who know how to win on and off the field.

Although we want you to excel on the playing field, you must also have high expectations for yourself academically. Our team takes pride in achieving a high team GPA each year. We also place a great deal of emphasis upon the values of integrity, teamwork, sportsmanship, and self-discipline.

Winning a national or conference championship are our ultimate team goals, but your experience here will provide you with much more than winning seasons. It will provide you with life-long friends, fond memories, and challenges that will guide and shape your future in a positive way.

I encourage you to visit our campus so that we can discuss whether Buena Vista University is the right fit for you.

Heather Hupke
Head Coach

About Coach Hupke

• Entering fifth season at Buena Vista
• Coached 10 seasons (1999-2008) at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa
• Led the Chargers to four straight sectional and regional titles from 1999-2003, earning Sectional Coach of the Year in 2001
• Was a four-time All-American pitcher for BVU from 1992-95
• Finished with the nation's lowest earned run average (0.47) in just her first collegiate season
• Tallied a career overall record of 72-20
• Helped lead BVU to three Iowa Conference Championships (1992, 1994, and 1995), including a national runner-up finish in 1992 and a fifth-place finish in 1995
• Was inducted into the Buena Vista Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005

About BVU Softball

• 6 Iowa Conference Championships
• 1984 NCAA National Champions
• 5 top-five national finishes
• 90 all-conference players
• 6 Iowa Conference MVPs
• 22 All-Americans
• 7 Academic All-Americans
• 88 NFCA All-Academic Team Members
• 40 academic all-conference players since 1998
• 6 times named NFCA All-Academic Team since 1995