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Cheryl R. Condon
Office Phone: (413)-265-2212
Office E-mail: condonc@elms.edu
Cheryl Condon, who is in her twenty-sixth 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 27-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 was also named New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Coach
of the Year in 2009 and 2010.
In 2011, Coach Condon guided Elms to its sixth 20-plus win season
in the last nine years, finished the regular season with an NECC
record of 14-2 for the third straight year, and earned a spot in
the league championship game for the third consecutive year.
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 a
berth in 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 athletic department history.
Elms has also appeared in the Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) Division III Championship twice (2005 and 2011). Coach
Condon is a member of the National FastPitch Coaches Association
(NFCA), and she was a pitcher for the Westfield State University's
1978 MAIAW (Massachusetts Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
for Women) state championship softball team.
In 2008, the college’s newly renovated softball field was
dedicated in her honor as the Cheryl R. Condon Field, and in 2009,
Coach Condon was inducted into the Rockland High School Athletics
Hall of Fame. She was a three-sport athlete during her time in high
school (basketball, field hockey, softball).
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.
Alexandra Fox
Office Phone: (413) 265-2212
Office E-mail: foxa@elms.edu
Alexandra Fox is entering her second season as assistant coach of
the softball program.
Prior to joining the Blazers, Coach Fox served as the pitching coach for Wellesley College's softball team during the spring of 2009 and also served as the head varsity softball coach at Gann Academy in Waltham, Mass. Coach Fox has extensive experience in practice and game planning, assisting coaches and administrators and working closely with student athletes. She garnered the Wellesley College athletic department's award for outstanding service in 2008.
Coach Fox also coached a co-ed softball team of various aged players in preparation for the Special Olympics from 2003-05.
Coach Fox earned her bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in philosophy in 2008 from Wellesley College.
