Cheryl R. Condon
Office Phone: (413)-265-2212
Office E-mail: condonc@elms.edu
Cheryl Condon, who is in her 24th season as head coach
of the softball program, is the most successful coach in the
history of the Elms College Athletic Department.
Coach Condon, who has been at the Blazers' helm for all but the first season of the program's 25-year existence, earned her 300th collegiate career coaching victory during the 2009 season. She celebrated a milestone in 2006 by coaching her 500th collegiate career game, and has earned Coach of the Year honors from the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) five times - a conference record. She also earned the inaugural New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Coach of the Year honors in 2009.
In 2008, the college's newly renovated softball field was
dedicated in her honor as the Cheryl R. Condon Field.
Under Coach Condon, the softball program won 26 or more games for four consecutive years from 2003-2006, including a school-record 28-7 mark in 2003 and a 27-12 record in 2006. The Blazers earned berths to the NCAA Division III Championship in 2007, 2006, and 2003. The team's berth in 2003 in the NCAAs was the first for any sport in Elms College Athletic Department history.
Coach Condon is a member of the National FastPitch Coaches Association (NFCA), and she was a pitcher for the Westfield State College's 1978 MAIAW (Massachusetts Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) state championship softball team.
Coach Condon is a faculty member in the Elms College's Physical Education Department. She earned her bachelor's degree in physical education from Westfield State College and her master's in education from Elms College.
Nick Mackowiak
Office Phone: (413)-265-2212
Office E-mail: nmackowiak@gmail.com
Nick Mackowiak is in his first season as assistant coach of the softball program.
Coach Mackowiak was a four-year member of the Elms College baseball program and brings a great deal of experience to the softball program.
Coach Mackowiak served an assistant coach with Webster-Dudley American Legion in the summer of 2008. He currently works with Springfield College student-athletes as an athletic counselor. There he helps student-athletes build life skills, assists with goal setting, and develops and runs workshops.
Coach Mackowiak earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from
Elms College in 2009 and is currently pursuing a masters of
education in psychology with a concentration in athletic counseling
at Springfield.