Becky Stenning enters her fifth season as the head coach of the Judson University softball team and is coming off one of the finest seasons in the history of the program. In her four seasons at Judson, she has made tremendous strides in the program. In the past two seasons, Judson has improved their CCAC wins and gone to two straight NCCAA National Tournaments with a third place finish in 2008.
In the 2008 season, she guided Judson to a school record 24 wins on their last game of the season. They finished 24-24 and 10-8 in the CCAC and were ranked as high as third in the region. She also produced their first-ever NAIA All-Region player in freshman Nicole Dimiceli who was also the CCAC Freshman of the Year and All-CCAC first-team. Judson also picked up their first program win over St. Xavier University and then made a run at the NCCAA National Tournament finishing in third place. Judson received numerous NCCAA individual awards for their play, too.
The 2007 season was a stepping stone in the Stenning era as the team finished 18-24 and went to the NCCAA National Tournament where they won their first-ever post-season game over Cedarville University, 3-2. She also coached two NCCAA All-Americans and had one all-CCAC First-Team selection.
The 2006 season brought a 14-25 record as the team improved upon their record from 2005. Two players were named to the NCCAA All-Region team along with one on the all-CCAC honorable mention team. In 2005, her first season, the team won 11 more games than the previous season and finished third in the CCAC standings. The 2005 season also brought the programs' first all-American, Taylor Hamstra.
Prior to coming to Judson, Stenning spent three years as an assistant coach at Illinois Wesleyan University. As part of the staff, she helped guide the Titans to a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series in 2003, an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2002 and three straight regular-season CCIW championships. The Titans also won the CCIW Tournament Championship in 2002 and 2003. In 2003, the coaching staff earned CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year.
Stenning was a four-year player for Illinois Wesleyan from 1998-2001. Her teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001. As a senior, she was a team captain and also received the Gwen Meyer Award for Outstanding Leadership, Sportsmanship and Hard Work. She was on the Dean's List and earned the Order of the Titans Award for Community Service and Leadership.
In 2001, Stenning graduated from IWU with a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Mathematics. Following graduation she joined the IWU coaching staff while also completing her Master's Degree at Illinois State University. In 2003, she earned her Master's of Science in Kinesiology and Recreation with a concentration in Athletic Administration and Sports Management.
Stenning is also an excercise science professor for Judson and a 1997 graduate of Crete-Monee High School She currently resides in Elgin and has one dog, a golden retreiver, Moose.
