MONTCLAIR STATE'S KUBICKA CAPTURES HER 600TH CAREER COACHING VICTORY
4/10/2009 12:22:48 PM
MONTCLAIR--Montclair State softball coach Anita Kubicka claimed career coaching victory No. 600 as MSU defeated Hunter College, 1-0 on April 2.
Kubicka joins current MSU baseball coach Norm Schoenig as the only coaches in Montclair State history to reach the 600-win plateau. Now in her 19th season, Kubicka is 601-213-2, and becomes the 10th coach in Division III history to reach the mark as well. Kubicka entered the year ranked 10th all-time in Division III in total victories and winning percentage.
Thirteen times her teams have won 30-plus games, including nine of the last 10 campaigns, and she has led the Red Hawks to 10 NCAA Tournaments. Those 10 appearances include two trips to the national championship tournament where in 1997, MSU finished as the runner-up. Montclair has also won seven ECAC championships under Kubicka’s watch and she has earned several NJAC and Regional Coach of the Year honors.
But Kubicka’s legacy in Montclair State softball history goes beyond the records and accolades on the field. She played a major role in the construction of the MSU Softball that gave her team a first-class facility that matched its success on the field. In May, the stadium will be the site for the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. It marks the first time that Montclair will host a national championship tournament and it will be the first appearance in the East by the tournament in 20 years.
Among the list of 55 players to be named All-American at MSU, Kubicka has coached 35 of them – 15 First-Team selections, including 1992 NCAA Division III Player of the Year Lois Fyfe. Kubicka’s teams have also excelled in the classroom, raking among the top academic athletic teams at Montclair State and place several players each year on the NJAC’s All-Academic Team.
In January, Kubicka was honored for her outstanding career by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association.