Extra Inning Softball has learned that Western Michigan Head Coach Jenny Rohn will be returning to Harvard where she has previously been an assistant and volunteer assistant.
According to a source close to the program, she had a Zoom call with players today to inform them of the move.
According to the Western Michigan bio page on Coach Rohn, she was a 2015 graduate of Western Michigan and was named the head coach of her alma mater’s softball program on June 24, 2022. She was the fifth head coach in program history.
Prior to returning to Kalamazoo, Rohn served as an assistant coach at Harvard. While with the Crimson, she served as hitting coach, defense coach, third base coach and recruiting coordinator.
In 2022, Harvard finished in second place in the Ivy League (22-20 overall, 15-6 Ivy) after having missed nearly two full seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Harvard team boasted a pair of 1st Team, three 2nd Team and three Honorable Mention All-Ivy League performers.
In between stints at Harvard, Rohn spent the 2021 campaign as the head coach of Covenant College. In her one season, Rohn guided the Scots to a fourth-place finish in the USA South, tied for the best finish in program history.
During Rohn’s first stint as a full-time assistant at Harvard, the Crimson won a pair of Ivy League Championships and made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2018 and 2019).
Those two Crimson teams earned a total of 15 All-Conference selections (five 1st Team, five 2nd Team and five Honorable Mention) and Katie Duncan was named the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year in both of those seasons, and was also a 2019 Academic All-America 3rd Team selection.
While Rohn was at Harvard, the team went 45-18 (.714) in Ivy League play.
In her playing career, she was a centerfielder for the Broncos for four years. A two-time team captain, she was a 2nd Team All-MAC selection her senior year.
Rohn was also a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree and was named an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete three times.
Originally from Rochester, Mich., Rohn graduated from WMU in December of 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree. She also received a Master of Science in Psychology degree from the University of Louisiana Monroe in December of 2017.
