Missy Bruggeman is in her second season as head coach at Southwest Minnesota State in 2013.
Bruggeman, the ninth head coach in program history, was named to the position on Nov. 3, 2011. Despite the late start, she helped lead SMSU to a 21-21 overall record and just missed qualifying for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament by one game.Â
Bruggeman had two all-conference players, one all-region honoree and one first team Academic All-District player during the 2012 season.
Prior to SMSU, Bruggeman served as an assistant coach for two seasons at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., helping in all aspects of the program. St. Thomas qualified for a pair of NCAA tournaments during her tenure, including recording a 42-6 record in 2011 and a 40-8 record in 2010.
She has also served as head coach for several ASA fastpitch softball teams in the Twin Cities area during the past three seasons.
A native of Greenbush, Minn., Bruggeman was a four-year standout at St. Thomas where she capped off her career being named NCAA Division III first team All-America in 2009. She batted .514 as a senior and led the team in both hits (72) and stolen bases (24).
A two-time first team all-conference honoree, she finished her career batting .404 with 67 stolen bases and helped the Tommies to a record of 172-19 during her four seasons. As a player, she was a member of four-conference champion and four NCAA tournament teams.
Bruggeman is a 2009 graduate St. Thomas with a degree in health education and physical education. She earned her master’s degree in education from St. Thomas in 2011.
Missy lives in Marshall.
