Former Hawkeye, Stacy May-Johnson, announced as new Iowa softball coach

IOWA CITY — Stacy May-Johnson is coming home.

The former Iowa softball standout was selected to be the Hawkeyes’ next softball coach, athletics director Beth Goetz announced Wednesday.

“I am thrilled to be coming back to Iowa City and to once again be a Hawkeye,” May-Johnson said in a release. “I look forward to leading Iowa softball to Big Ten championships and the Women's College World Series, and creating a championship culture both in the classroom and on the field.”

May-Johnson played at Iowa from 2003 to 2006. She was a three-time All-Big Ten selection and the 2003 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

In 2003, May-Johnson was a part of the Big Ten regular season and tournament championship teams. She still ranks in the top 15 in program history in career games played, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs and batting average.

She also served as both a student assistant (2007) and assistant coach (2011-14) with the Hawkeyes.

She has nearly 20 years of coaching experience, including head coaching stints at Fresno State (2022-25) and Utah Valley (2020-21).

“We are thrilled to welcome Stacy May-Johnson back to Iowa as the new head coach of our softball program,” Goetz said in the release. “Stacy is a proven leader with a deep understanding of what it means to be a Hawkeye. Her experience as a standout student-athlete, combined with her coaching success and commitment to developing young women on and off the field, makes her the ideal person to lead our program into its next chapter.”

A native of Reno, Nev., she and her husband, Nate, have three children, Corrie, Emma and JD.