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Jen Benway begins her tenth season as the Head Softball Coach for the Lesley University Softball Team. As a 1998 graduate of Bentley College (Waltham, MA), Benway was a four-year starter at shortstop and lead off batter collecting numerous offensive records. In 1999, Benway made the switch from player to coach.
Since her inaugural season in 2000, the Lynx softball team has significantly increased their wins and each spring challenges the conference championship. This past season the softball team won the North Atlantic Conference Championship, earning the automatic qualifier into the NCAA Tournament. Benway owes her team's latest accomplishments to successful recruiting classes and hard work and dedication from the team both in and out of the season.
In the summer, Benway remains an active fastpitch player/coach in the Cambridge Fastpitch League and Newton Women's Twilight Fastpitch League (2007 Champs.) This past summer, Coach Benway was selected as the Head Softball Coach for the Robur 58' Softball Series in Holland. The team, comprised of college players around the U.S, took home the bronze medal in the series. In 2004, Coach Benway served as the Head Softball Coach for the Tuscany Series in Italy. The team played vHolland and other Italian teams and went undefeated 10-0, winning both tournaments in Arezzo and San Casciano. Coach Benway was also selected as an assistant coach for Coast to Coast Athletics. The team traveled to Australia to compete against Olympic Development teams in Brisbane and Sydney in the winter of 2002.
In May of 2003, Coach Benway earned her Masters Degree at Lesley
University in Interdisciplinary studies and created a mentoring
program for rookie collegiate softball coaches as part of her
thesis. Benway is a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA) and completed the NFCA's Coaches College,
becoming a 4 star Master Coach in July of 2007.
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Josh Streit begins his fifth year as the Assistant Softball coach for the Lesley University Softball Team. Working primarily with the outfield, Coach Streit brings a wealth of knowledge and energy to the program.
Josh is a 2004 Cum Laude graduate from Villanova University, graduating with a degree in history, minoring in Psychology and Spanish. Recently, Josh graduated earned his Master's degree from Tufts University in secondary education to become a history teacher. He currently is a world history and psychology teacher in the Belmont School District.
Josh is also a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA) and is actively taking classes in the NFCA
Coaches College.
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Jennifer Boyden begins her first year as an Assistant Softball Coach for the Lesley University Softball Team. Jennifer graduated valedictorian from Emerson College (Boston, MA) in 2007 with a BFA in Creative Writing, where she was also a four-year starting catcher. While at Emerson, Jennifer earned numerous athletic and academic accolades, including NCAA Woman of the Year for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), three ESPN Academic All-American All-District selections, and a place on the 2007 NCAA Regional All-Tournament First Team.
Jennifer was also one of twenty-seven women in the country to
earn an NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship in 2007. She currently
attends Suffolk University and is working toward a combined MS in
Mental Health Counseling and Criminal Justice.
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Vikki Guido joins the Lesley University softball coaching staff for the 2009-2010 academic year. Guido is a graduate of UMass Lowell in 2007 after playing four years as the starting outfielder for the River Hawks. During her collegiate career, Guido was awarded All-Conference honors from the Northeast 10 Conference twice: a Second Team selection her junior season and a First Team selection her senior season. She was also the team captain in 2006 and 2007 and was even a finalist for the Laurie Mann Award given to UML's Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
Prior to college, Guido played on the Winchester High School varsity squad earning League All-Star status and Most Valuable Player all four years. The Boston Herald named her to their All-Scholastic Team her junior year.
In the Spring of 2008, Guido served as the assistant varsity
coach at her high school alma mater and later moved on to be the
assistant coach for the Regis College Pride this past spring.
Professionally, Guido currently works as a registered nurse at
Winchester Hospital.
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Christine Carr begins her second season as the pitching coach for the Lynx.
A graduate from Harvard, Carr dominated the mound earning All-Ivy accolades in during her time there. Prior to her college career, Carr pitched for the top ranked Massachusetts team, the Woburn Tanners, and competed in National ASA tournaments. Coach Carr also earned All-Scholastic honors from the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald during her high school career.
Coach Carr has extensive coaching experience having coached the Suffolk University Softball team from 1995-1999, winning the GNAC Championship in 1996. "We are very fortunate to have a pitching coach that is as experienced and dedicated to the game of softball as Christine is," Head Coach Benway comments. "She has a passion for pitching and is a true teacher of the game. It is amazing to see the girls respond to her techniques. They can reflect and adjust immediately on the mound."
The pitchers are excited to work with Christine and have made a
commitment to improving their skills both in and out of season.
