Schreiner University

Schreiner University Athletics
2100 Memorial Blvd. Kerrville, TX 78028

Division 3 Texas South

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Melissa Hansen

The Schreiner University Athletics Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Melissa Hansen as the next Head Coach of the Schreiner University Softball team.

Coach Hansen arrives at Schreiner University from the High School softball level where she spent the past 21 years as the Head Softball Coach at Danbury High School and Sweeny High School. In that time, Coach Hansen took her teams to three State Championship appearances (2004, 2011, 2012), with championship wins in 2004 and 2011. She will also be coming to Schreiner University with a combined High School Record (as a Head Coach) of 487-111.

Before becoming a Head Coach, Melissa Hansen also built quite the resume as a player at Sweeny High School where she won a State Championship in 1996, making her the first coach to win a UIL State Championship as a player and as a coach.

"We are excited to welcome Coach Hansen and her family to Schreiner. She brings a tremendous amount of success and experience to our program. Her connections as a successful High School coach will be an asset in the recruiting process. Furthermore, her experience in building a sustainable, winning culture will be an asset to this program as well as our whole department." – Bill Raleigh, Director of Athletics

Accolades & Achievements

All-District Coach of the Year

National Coach of the Year – MaxPreps

Coach of the Year – Texas Sportswriters Association

Coach of the Year – Texas Girls Coaches Association

UIL State Champion (1996), Sweeny High School – Player

UIL State Champion (2004, 2011), Danbury High School – Head Coach

Post-Season appearances in every year as a Head Coach

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Rick Tovar

The Schreiner University Athletics department has officially announced the hiring of Rick Tovar as an Assistant Coach of Schreiner University Softball.

Tovar comes to Schreiner University after his most recent stop as an assistant softball coach at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.

"I am very excited to add Coach Tovar to our staff" said Head Coach, Melissa Hansen "I feel he will be a great asset to our program and we are very excited to have him on board."