The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Hokanson And Madewell Named Assistant Softball Coaches
7/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Softball
July 17, 2001
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Mick Hokanson and Jamie Madewell have been named assistant softball coaches at UAB, head coach Marla Townsend announced today. Hokanson comes to UAB from Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Wash., where he served as head softball coach for the past three seasons. Madewell served as an assistant fastpitch softball coach at Huntsville High School and head volleyball coach for NASA club team in the 18-and-under division in 2001.
Hokanson started the softball program from scratch at Big Bend and was the 1999 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Northeast Region Co-Coach of the Year after posting a 21-19 overall record and a 16-10 mark in the Northeast Region in the team's inaugural season. Last season, Hokanson was again named NWAACC East Region Coach of the Year. The 2001 squad went 22-20 overall and 17-13 in the East Region. Hokanson also coached four National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NWAACC All-Americans while at Big Bend.
Hokanson has had a total of three "start from scratch" experiences during his coaching career. He attend BYU-Hawaii for two years and founded the school's first club baseball team. Hokanson also began his softball coaching career at BYU-Hawaii, serving as a student assistant coach.
In 1991, Hokanson transferred to Western Oregon State College and served as an assistant softball coach. From 1995-98, the team was ranked in the national polls and made two appearances in the NAIA Regional Tournament. The Wolves ranked as high as 12th in the national polls during the 1995-96 season. The team tied a school record in 1998 with 30 wins and posted a 12-6 mark in the Cascade Conference. In 1996, the team set the school record for winning percentage, posting a 30-16 (.652) record.
In the summer of 1996, Hokanson teamed with former Big Bend Community College assistant coach Jess Menzia and built yet another team from the ground up. The pair started an Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Women's A team that consisted of Western Oregon State players as well as select players from the Northwest. The team finished with a 16-13 record and competed against some of the top teams from the Northwest, including the second-ranked team in the nation that summer.
Hokanson has worked camps at Oregon State University, BYU and Lower Columbia College's clinic, run by the University of Oregon's softball staff. In addition, he served as an assistant coach for an American Legion baseball team in Bend, Ore. in 1994, while also working on the grounds crew for the Colorado Rockies' minor league affiliate. During the summer of 1997, Hokanson worked for the San Francisco Giants' minor league team in Salem/Keizer, Ore. as the clubhouse manager.
A native of Gresham, Ore., Hokanson received a B.A. in Education from Western Oregon State College in 1994. Hokanson is an active member of the NFCA.
"I am extremely excited to have Mick join our staff," said Townsend. "He brings a wide range of experience and knowledge to our program. He has an unbelievable amount of enthusiasm and such a strong work ethic. He will be a valuable addition to our team."
While at Huntsville High School, Madewell's assistant coaching responsibilities included hitting instruction, defensive drills and strategies and the designing of quickness and agility drills.
Madewell also served as head volleyball coach for the NASA volleyball club 16-and-under division in 1998.
Madewell was a two-sport athlete at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. She was a member of the softball team from 1995-2000 and a member of the volleyball team from 1995-99. The softball team posted three Gulf South Conference Championships during her time there (1996, 1999, 2000) and made four NCAA Tournament appearances (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000). She was named Second Team All-Conference and earned a spot on the Gulf South Conference's All-Tournament Team in 2000.
As a member of the volleyball team, Madewell was named to the Gulf South Conference All-Tournament Team in 1997 and the team participated in the NCAA Tournament in 1998.
Madewell received a B.S. in Business Administration from UAH in 2000.
"Jamie is a young and energetic coach that comes from a good, solid program at UAH. Our players will be able to relate to Jamie well because she is not far removed from her collegiate playing days. She will be a great asset to our staff."
