Teri Mariani - Softball

Teri has spent more than half her lifetime at Portland State University, as a student, an athlete, an administrator, and as coach. Now in her 31st year on the PSU campus, 27 of those years as softball coach during which time her teams have won 608 games, she is one of the few softball coaches to have coached for more than 25 seasons and currently ranks 14th on the all-time Division II winningest coaches list. Teri has had 9 playoff teams and placed nationally 4 times. In 1991, the Vikings placed third in the nation. Mariani was named West Regional Coach of the Year that season and again in 1992. During her tenure at PSU, she has served the athletics department as associate athletic director, interim athletic director and has had 2 stints as senior woman administrator. A former softball player, Mariani became the youngest person ever to be selected to the Portland Metropolitan Softball Association Hall of Fame for both her playing and coaching contributions to the sport. A Portland native, Mariani is a graduate of St. Mary's Academy and a 1976 graduate of PSU. An outstanding 3-sport athlete at PSU, she helped lead the softball team to the national tournament as captain and also led the volleyball team to consecutive national tournaments, including 2 top-10 finishes. Last April, Mariani was honored with the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports Pathfinder Award, representing the state of Oregon.