Celeste K. Knierim

113 Hill Castle Ct.
Columbia, IL 62236
618-281-0622


Work Experience St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Kirkwood, MO 1973-2004-Retired
 

• Associate Professor of Physical Education
• Associate Professor of Physical Education 1973- retired May 2003
• Head Softball Coach 1975-2004-started team in 1975
• Head Volleyball Coach 1979-1987
• Head Basketball Coach 1974-1979
• Head Field Hockey Coach 1974-1979-started team in 1974
• ASA coach 1981-1991
• USVBA coach 1970-1982
• USFHA coach 1975-1982
• Scheduling coordinator for VB 1988-1990
• Intramural Director 1975-1981
• Official for high school and college softball and field hockey

Honors
 

• Hall of Fame-Region 16 2007
• Hall of Fame-St. Louis Amateur Softball Association 2004
• Hall of Fame-National Fastpitch Coaches Association 2003
• Hall of Fame-St. Louis/ Meramec Athletic Department 2002
• Hall of Fame-National Junior College Athletic Assoc. 1999
• Sigma Kappa Sorority Colby Award Winner 2006
• St. Louis Women of Achievement Award 2000
• USA National Softball Team Coaching Pool 2006-08
• Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd” for 1,000 wins April 19, 2004
• Ranked #1 for most wins among NJCAA softball coaches
• USA softball coach at USA national team tryout camp in Chula Vista, CA-2002
• USA softball evaluator at open tryout camp for national softball team in Wichita, KS-2002
• USA 1st Alternate Coach for the Pan Am Trials-Co.Springs, CO 1991
• National Fastpitch Coaches Association award for 1,000 wins 2004
• Regional Softball Coach of the Year: 12 times
• Conference Softball Coach of the Year: 9 times
• Conference Softball Championships: 25 of 26 years
• Speedline/NSCA Midwest Coach of the Year 2 times
• Speedline/NFCA Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year 1999

Offices Held
 

• NJCAA Softball Coaches Association President 1994-96
• NJCAA Softball Coaches Association Vice-President 1992-94
• NJCAA Softball Coaches Association Secretary/Treas 1990-92

International Experience
 

• USA National Softball Team Coaching Pool 2006-08
• USA National Softball Team tryout camp, Chula Vista 2002
• USA National Softball Team evaluation camp, Wichita 2002
• Scout for USA Softball at Canada Cup 2000
• Official Fastpitch scorer-Olympic Sports Festival-St. Louis 1994
• Pan Am Trials-Colorado Springs-1st Alternate Coach 1991

Canada Cup International Fastpitch Tournament
 

• Head Coach NJCAA International Play All Star Team Surrey, British Columbia 1993, 1994
• Administrator of the NJCAA International Play All Star Team, Surrey, British Columbia-1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
• Chairperson of the NJCAA Fastpitch International Play Committee, Surrey, British Columbia-1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

International Clinics
 

• Conducted fastpitch clinic in Kumano, Japan for the Japanese National Team ‘95
• Conducted fastpitch clinics in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-1994-2002

International Coaching Experience
 

• Coached 16-19 year olds in the Netherlands for World Class Sports 2001
• Coached 16-19 year olds in Hawaii for Elite Sports International 2003-06
• Coached college players in Australia for World Sport International 2006
• Coaches college players in the Netherlands for World Sport 2007, ‘08, ‘10
• Recruited players for St. Louis/Meramec from the Netherlands, Germany and Canada

Professional Memberships

• National Fastpitch Coaches Association 1987-present
• National Junior College Volleyball Coaches Assoc. 1979-1989
• National Junior College Softball Coaches Assoc. 1974-2004
• Amateur Softball Association-past member
• American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance-past member
• United States Volleyball Association 1979-1982
• United States Field Hockey Association 1971-1982
• Women’s Sports Network 2000-present

Clinics
 

• Still coaching at numerous clinics in the Metro St. Louis area
• Coached NSCA Youth Clinic at the NJCAA National Tournament 1992
• Conducted clinics for high school coaches at Cor Jesu Academy, St. Louis, MO
• Conducted a Fastpitch clinic in Kumano, Japan 1995
• Conducted Fastpitch clinics in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: 1994-2000
• Consultant for St. Louis 14 and under ASA teams
• Conducted clinics for disadvantaged students through the Salvation Army 1999, 2000
• Host for clinic given by Margie Wright, Fresno State University/USA Assistant Coach 1996 Olympics-1994-2003
• Host for clinic given by Linda Wells, Arizona State University/Greek Olympic Coach-2003
• Sportsmanship Seminars for the St. Louis Sports Commission-2003,2010

Publications
 

• Article in World Softball News 1986
• Article in JUCO Review “Tips of Hitting Fastpitch” 1980
• Action softball photos in brochures for Diamond Sports-ongoing
• Action softball photos in JUCO Review- 1999-2002
• Produced brochures for NJCAA All-Star Team at the Canada Cup Tournament, Surrey, British Columbia-1993, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2002
• Produced video for NJCAA All-Star Team-1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
• Article in JUCO Review ”How to Produce Wins” 2005
• Article in NFCA Fastpitch Delivery 2006
• Series of articles in JUGS Newsletter 2006-present

Team Honors
 

• Career record: 1043-542
• Conference Champions: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
• Region 16 Champions: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004
• District Champions: 1981, 1985 (last year for Districts until 2003), 2004
• National Tournament Placements:
• 1978-Second, 1979-Sixth, 1980-Fifth, 1985-Second, 1989-Seventh ,1990-Fifth, 1993-Fourth, 1995-Fifth, 1996-Third, 1997-Thirteenth, 1998-Seventh, 1999-Third, 2001-Fifth, 2002-Seventh, 2004-Second
• All-Conference Players 125
• All-Region Players 119
• NJCAA All-Americans 45
• NFCA All-Americans 39
• NJCAA National Tournament Team 22
• NFCA All-Region Team 24
• NJCAA All-Star Team 17
• Professional Player-Vicki Schneider 1
• Pan Am Gold Medalist-1991 1
• St. Louis/Meramec Hall of Fall 5
• St. Louis ASA Hall of Fame-1
• PAN AMERICAN Tryouts-4
• NJCAA All-Star Team, Canada Cup International Tour-17
• NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American-1
• NJCAA Academic All-Americans-5
• NFCA Academic All-Americans-9
• NFCA Regional All-Academic Team-12
• President’s Merit Award Winner-1994-Juliet Lilledahl
• President’s Cup Award-Team with highest semester GPA-9 times

Education
 

• Bachelor of Science in Education, Health and Physical Education Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO
• Master of Arts, Health and Physical Education Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO
• 35+additional hours above Masters Degree