Mandy Gardner-Colegate

Biography

PERSONAL INFORMATION Full Name: Mandy Gardner-Colegate Alma Mater: Maryland, '15 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2016-18: Grand Canyon,Graduate Assistant 2019-21: Grand Canyon, Assistant Coach 2022: UC San Diego, Assistant Coach 2023-24: Iowa, Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 2025-PR: Miami, Head Coach POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: 2023: NISC 2025: NCAA Knoxville Regional CAREER COACHING RECORD: Year Record Pct. Conf. Pct. Finish 2024-25 36-26 .581 20-7 .741 1st Career 36-26 .581 20-7 .741 Mandy Gardner-Colegate was tabbed the 11th head coach in Miami softball history on June 27, 2024. In her first year with the RedHawks, she guided the team to a 36-26 overall record, the sixth-most single season wins in program history. Miami added a 20-7 conference record, capturing a MAC Regular Season Championship and a MAC Tournament crown in her first year. Gardner-Colegate spent the past two seasons as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator with the Iowa Hawkeyes. During her stint with the Hawkeyes, Iowa won 53 games, including 35 in 2023, Iowa's best win total since 2009. Iowa saw dramatic improvements with its pitching staff in Gardner-Colegate's first year, decreasing its team ERA from 5.03 to 2.57 in a single season. Iowa also improved in batting average against and increased strikeouts by over 40%. She has also proven to be an elite recruiter. In her first year at Iowa, she helped sign three players ranked in the top-61 nationally and this past season signed the top recruiting class in