Margo_Jonker
Margo F. Jonker is an American softball coach and the current head coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas. She was a 2003 inductee in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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| Born | 1953 or 1954 (age 69–70)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College Softball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Grand Valley State (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | West Ottawa High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–2019 | Central Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Hope College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Hope College (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Central Michigan (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Softball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | USA Women's Softball (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Softball: 1246–780–6 (.615) Volleyball: 12–15 (.444) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10× MAC Regular Season Champions (1982, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2017) 11x MAC Tournament Champions (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NFCA Hall of Fame (2003) 10× MAC Coach of the Year (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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During her 31 years as head coach, the Chippewas have gone to the NCAA tournament 13 times and have 11 Mid-American Conference (MAC) titles. Jonker was formerly an assistant softball coach at Grand Valley State University and head coach at West Ottawa High School. CMU's Margo Jonker stadium is named after her.
At the 2000 Olympics she served as an assistant coach on the United States Olympic softball team that captured the gold medal in Sydney, Australia.[2]
She is a Holland, Michigan native and attended and played softball for the Grand Valley State Lakers.[3]
Volleyball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Hope College (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1976–1976) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Hope | 12–15 | 4th | ||||||
| Hope: | 12–15 (.444) | ||||||||
| Total: | 12–15 (.444) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Softball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Central Michigan () (1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Central Michigan | 16–12 | |||||||
| 1981 | Central Michigan | 30–13–1 | |||||||
| Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (1982–2019) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Central Michigan | 51–12 | 1st | AIAW Women's College World Series | |||||
| 1983 | Central Michigan | 36–17–2 | 6–2–1 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1984 | Central Michigan | 34–11–1 | 8–2 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 1985 | Central Michigan | 44–12 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1986 | Central Michigan | 45–20 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1987 | Central Michigan | 37–14 | 11–1 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 1988 | Central Michigan | 38–23 | 18–14 | 5th | |||||
| 1989 | Central Michigan | 29–27 | 15–17 | 5th | |||||
| 1990 | Central Michigan | 32–22 | 14–9 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Central Michigan | 39–22 | 21–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1992 | Central Michigan | 29–20 | 14–13 | 4th | |||||
| 1993 | Central Michigan | 26–26 | 17–13 | 5th | |||||
| 1994 | Central Michigan | 32–24 | 23–11 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1995 | Central Michigan | 26–21 | 21–12 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Central Michigan | 40–21 | 26–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1997 | Central Michigan | 41–22 | 22–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1998 | Central Michigan | 31–23–1 | 22–5 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 1999 | Central Michigan | 41–18 | 20–8 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Central Michigan | 33–13 | 15–5 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Central Michigan | 37–20 | 20–4 | 1st (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Central Michigan | 39–16 | 23–1 | 1st (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Central Michigan | 26–18 | 14–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2004 | Central Michigan | 32–19 | 21–3 | 1st (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Central Michigan | 29–16 | 16–6 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2006 | Central Michigan | 22–27 | 13–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2007 | Central Michigan | 27–20 | 11–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2008 | Central Michigan | 25–20 | 14–7 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2009 | Central Michigan | 12–31 | 4–17 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2010 | Central Michigan | 27–19 | 12–8 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2011 | Central Michigan | 32–21 | 13–9 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2012 | Central Michigan | 30–27 | 11–10 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2013 | Central Michigan | 33–20 | 15–7 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 34–22 | 10–10 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2015 | Central Michigan | 27–23 | 12–8 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 24–27–1 | 11–11–1 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 37–15 | 18–5 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 22–26 | 12–11 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 18–22–1 | 8–5–1 | ||||||
| Central Michigan: | 1246–780–6 (.615) | 551–275–2 (.667) | |||||||
| Total: | 1246–780–6 (.615) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "Margo Jonker". Central Michigan Chippewas. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- "Alumni-Margo Jonker". GVSU Alumni Relations. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.