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November 6, 2000
SIOUX FALLS - Sandy Jerstad, the winningest active coach in NCAA Division II, is one of three inductees into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame for 2000.
Jerstad, who is entering her 25th year as Augustana's head coach, has compiled a record of 872-304-2. The mark is the third highest among active coaches in Division I.
She will be honored December 1 at the NFCA Convention in San Antonio, Texas, along with Fran Ebert of Western Michigan University and Margie Wright of Fresno State University.
Jerstad led Augustana to a national championship in 1991 and a runner-up finish in 1993. The Vikings also competed in the 1998 Division II national championship.
Under Jerstad, Augustana has won eight North Central Conference titles and has made a dozen NCAA post-season appearances. During her tenure she has coached 28 All-America players.
She has garnered numerous honors while at Augie, including NSCA Regional Coach of the Year (1988 and 1993), North Central Conference Coach of the Year (1990 and 1992), and South Dakota Sports Writers Association College Women's Coach of the Year (1996).
Jerstad is currently a member of the NCAA Division II Softball Committee as the North Central regional chair. She spent four years as a member of the NFCA Division II All-America and Coach of the Year Committee, including two years as chair. She currently serves on the NFCA Ethics Committee.
She is an associate professor of health and physical education at Augustana and has been a faculty member for 23 years.
Jerstad graduated from Saint Olaf College in 1966 with a major in English and minors in Spanish and history. She earned a physical education degree from Augustana in 1978. She received a master's degree in physical education from South Dakota State University in 1980, and a doctorate in education from the University of South Dakota in 1994.