Head Coach Kathy Hagerstrom
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B.A., University of Nebraska;
M.S., Central Missouri State University
17th year of coaching at Wellesley

   Kathy Hagerstrom enters her 17th season as the winningest coach in Wellesley Basketball history. With a career mark of 207-158 (.567), Hagerstrom notched her 200th career win in 2005 with a 71-62 victory over conference rival Clark University.
   Drawing on her experience as a Division I student-athlete at the University of Nebraska, and nearly 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, Hagerstrom has guided Wellesley to five postseason appearances, including the program’s first NCAA berth in 2000.
   Hagerstrom has twice been named NEWMAC Coach of the Year, in 1999 and 2000. Also in 2000, she was named both the New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA) Coach of the Year and ICON NCAA Division III District I Coach of the Year. That same year, Hagerstrom was one of eight finalists for ICON Division III National Coach of the Year honors.
   Under Hagerstrom’s tutelage, Wellesley student-athletes have succeeded in the classroom as well as on the court. Most recently, Amy Barao (’01) was named Kodak All-America Honorable Mention and classmate Shani Delaney (’01) earned an NCAA Ethnic Minority Postgraduate Scholarship.
   As a prep player, Hagerstrom was Wisconsin’s High School Player of the Year and a Parade All-American. She earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising and broadcasting from the University of Nebraska, where she graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer. Hagerstrom also earned a master’s degree in athletic administration from Central Missouri State University. While at Central Missouri, she was an assistant coach with the team that won the 1984 Division II National Championship.