Coaching Staff
Renae Hartl
Senior Women's Administrator/Compliance Officer/Head Softball Coach
hartre01@luther.edu
- Office: Regents Center 217G
- Phone: (563) 387-1244
- Senior Women's Administrator/Compliance Officer
- 12th year as head coach
- Enters 2012 campaign with a record of 330-136 for a winning percentage of .708
- Led Luther to three consecutive appearance at the NCAA III National Championship Finals finishing 5th in 2012 and 2010; 7th in 2011
- Luther's national tournament appearance was its 13th in school history and 5th in the past six years.
- Luther finished 2012 campaign with an overall record of 41-9, its third year in a row with 40-plus wins
- Two-time Iowa Conference Coach of the Year
- Led the Norse to Iowa Conference championships in 2012, 2011 and 2007
- Has coached 46 all-conference, 2 conference MVP, 41 NFCA Midwest Region selections and 13 All-Americans.
Tracy Hjelle
Assistant Softball Coach
hjelletr@luther.edu
- Phone: (563) 382-9142
- 1992 graduate of Iowa State University.
- 19th year as an assistant coach working with the pitchers.
- The past three years, her pitching staff has posted the fourth best ERA in the NCAA III in 2010 (1.08) and 2011(1.39,) and 14th best in 2012 (1.62)
- Luther has also led the Iowa Conference the past three years with an ERA of 1.11 in 2010, 1.39 in 2011 and 1.62 in 2012
- Has coached 3 All-American and 7 all-conference pitchers
- Pitched three seasons for the Iowa State Cyclones earning All-Big Eight academic honors
- Named co-captain her senior year
- In 2010, the Norse pitching staff set a single season school record for strikeouts with 406
Teri Olson
Assistant Softball Coach
olsote01@luther.edu
- Office: Regents Center
- Phone: (563) 387-2141
- 2005 graduate of Luther College.
- Eighth year as an assistant coach.
- Three-year letter winner for the Norse as an outfielder
- Two-year co-captain
- Also the head coach for Decorah High School leading the Vikings to a regional final in 2011
- Also serves as Communications Assistant, Communications and Marketing
Erika Randall
Assistant Softball Coach
rander01@luther.edu
- 2009 graduate of Luther College
- Fourth year as an assistant coach
- Played for the Norse from 2006-08
- Three-time NFCA Scholar Athlete
- Two-time Iowa Conference All-Academic Selection
- Served as a student coach her senior year




Erika Randall