Hendrix College

Hendrix College Athletics
1600 Washington Ave Conway, AR 72032

Division 3 Arkansas South

Private Small Competitive team

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Kara LeLeux

Kara LeLeux enters into her first season as head coach of the Hendrix Warriors softball program in 2025.

LeLeux comes to Hendrix via Covenant College (Ga.), where she led the Scots to their fifth 20-win season in program history and the program's highest-ever conference finish.

During her time at Covenant, LeLeux coached 1 NFCA All-Region first team selection, 1 All-USA South first team selection, 4 All-USA South West Division honorees, and 6 USA South All-Academic honorees.

LeLeux came to Covenant after a successful run as the head softball coach at Colorado High School in Colorado City, Texas, since 2017.

In her four years as the head coach at Colorado ISD, LeLeux's teams won two area championships and made runs in the postseason three times. In LeLeux's final season at the helm, her team took its second area title in her tenure and advanced to the 2A Region championship game.

LeLeux arrives with Division III experience, as she was a four-year standout at Hardin-Simmons University. A three-time All-American Southwest Conference honoree at first base, she had a career .307 average in 143 games with 17 homers and 50 extra-base hits. LeLeux was also a four-time selection to the Academic All-ASC team.

Additionally, LeLeux spent three years as an instructor at D-BAT Abilene, a premier baseball and softball training facility, while also serving as an intern with the Abilene Christian softball program for one semester.

Originally from Cypress, Texas, LeLeux earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and forensic studies from Hardin-Simmons in 2016. She completed a master's of education degree in kinesiology, sport, and recreation from Hardin-Simmons in 2017.

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Brooke Kinley

Brooke Kinley enters into her first season as Assistant Coach of the Hendrix Warriors softball program in 2025.

Kinley reunites with Head Coach Kara LeLeux after the two coached together at Covenant College in 2024.

The Lexington, N.C. native graduated from Greensboro College in May 2023, earning a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Study with a concentration in Sport Management. While enrolled at Greensboro, Kinley spent time on both the women's basketball team and softball team.

During Kinley's senior year with the softball program, the Pride finished 33-10 and 14-4 in the USA South, which was good enough for second place in the conference standings. She had 26 hits and 12 RBIs for the year. In two seasons as a member of the women's basketball team, Kinley appeared in 25 games.

In the winter of 2022, Kinley was the Head Middle School Girls Basketball Coach at Greensboro Day School. She worked specifically with the girls to drive individual skills, competitiveness, and team cohesion.

Kinley has done mission trip work in her home state of North Carolina and abroad in Guatemala. In Morganton, N.C. she helped pack bags of non-perishable food items for those in need. While in Guatemala, she helped build a house for a family and volunteered at a local school to help with vacation bible school.