Recently retired Illinois State softball coach Melinda Fischer ’72, M.S. ’75, began her Redbird head coaching career in 1980 with which Illinois State Athletics program?
Answer: Fischer first served as co-head coach of the Illinois State women’s basketball program with Dr. Jill Hutchison, M.S. ’69, from 1980-85, before becoming the head softball coach prior to the 1986 season. In 1988, her softball team advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
