Lady Greyhound Coaches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head Coach, Emily Good - Coach Good is entering her sixth season as the Head Coach of the Greyhound Softball Program and has compiled a 90-47 record. She served one season as the Freshman Assistant before taking over in 2004. Previous coaching experience includes: Head JV Coach, Terre Haute South Vigo, 1997 - 2000; Varsity Assistant, Terre Haute South Vigo, 2000 - 2001; Head Coach, 12-U Indiana Terror, Summer 2001 - 2002.

Coach Good graduated from Indiana State University in 2000 with a B.S. in Health Education and recently completed her Master’s degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in coaching. Emily is a full-time Health and Physical Education teacher at Carmel High School.

Varsity Assistant Coach, Connie Fiems - Coach Fiems came to Indiana from Moline, Illinois, to play softball for Indiana State University. She graduated Cum Laude in 1991 with a B.S. in Exercise Science. Her collegiate softball honors include: 4-year starter, 2-year team captain, 2-year All-Gateway Conference, 2-year All-Midwest Region, 3-year GTE Academic All-American, Indiana State University Female Athlete of the Decade, and Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial Team.

Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, Coach Fiems went on to graduate school at Northwestern University to earn a Masters in Physical Therapy in 1994. She has worked in a variety of settings in physical therapy over the years but has been working at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana since 1997 with a specialty in neurological impairments such as traumatic brain injury and stroke. Coach Fiems also serves as adjunct faculty at Indiana University's Physical Therapy Program in the fall semester.

Coach Fiems' has been coaching at Carmel High School since 2001. She served as the JV head coach for 2 seasons and became the varsity assistant coach in 2004.

JV Head Coach, Sara Lufkin  -  Coach Lufkin is back for her third season at Carmel.  Before joining the Greyhounds, she was attending Purdue University where she worked with the Purdue Softball program from 2003 – 2005.

Coach Lufkin graduated from Purdue in 2004 with a B.S. in Statistics, and went on to earn her M.S. in Health and Kinesiology with an emphasis in coaching in 2006.  She is a 1 Star Master Coach from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Coaches College and has also taken several courses from the National Sports Clinics' Softball Clinics.  Coach Lufkin is 35-6 with the Greyhounds including the 2007 Roncalli JV Invitational Champions and the 2008 MIC JV Champions.  She is looking forward to another successful season this year with the Greyhounds.

JV Assistant Coach, Rachel Ward  - Coach Ward is back for her second season at Carmel.  Last year she was the C-team head coach and has moved into the JV assistant position this year.  She grew up playing softball, from little league through high school.  She has an immense love for the game and is excited for her second season.  Coach Ward graduated from Indiana University in 2006 with an Elementary Education/Spanish degree.  She is a first year teacher at Mohawk Trails Elementary in Carmel and teaches Spanish to grades K-5.

 

 

“C” team Head Coach, Kim Kercheval - Coach Kercheval is excited to return to the Lady Greyhounds Softball Program.  Coach K came to Indiana 9 yrs. ago from Mt. Zion, I'll.  She has a strong passion for the game which led to her successful softball career.  In addition to playing softball for 16 yrs., Coach K has a variety of coaching experience that expands from Tots to collegiate athletes. Coach K has an Elementary Education Degree from Indiana University.

 

 

“C” team Assistant Coach, Amanda Holman -  Coach Holman is back for her second year as a C team coach.  She was a catcher from Little League to high school, but left the sport because of knee pain and to focus on school.  She enjoys the game and is happy to have the opportunity to coach again this year.  Coach Holman has been a teacher at CHS since 2001 after student teaching at Clay Middle School and the high school. She is  currently teaching AP Human Geography, Geography/History of the World and Law Education, but also teaches government and economics. 

Volunteer Coach, Heather Douglas - Coach Douglas played college softball and golf at Millikin University, graduated in December 2005 with her bachelors in Exercise Science with a minor in Psychology.  Previous coaching experience was at Champaign Centennial High School as the JV Coach.  Douglas also served as an assistant coach in 12U ASA travel ball. She has been playing softball since she could walk and now enjoys a good game of slow pitch during the summers.

 

 
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