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No surprise: NFCA Div. I Coaching Staff of the Year is…

No surprise: NFCA Div. I Coaching Staff of the Year is…

Jun 25, 2015 by Brentt Eads
No surprise: NFCA Div. I Coaching Staff of the Year is…

…. the National Champion Florida Gators.

Tim Walton holds the 2015 NCAA National Championship trophy. Photo by GatorZone.com
Tim Walton holds the 2015 NCAA National Championship trophy. Photo by GatorZone.com

University of Florida head coach Tim Walton, assistant coaches Jennifer Rocha and Kenny Gajewski, and volunteer assistant coach Stacie Pestrak of the back-to-back Division I National Champion Gators were named the 2015 NFCA DI National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced on Wednesday.

Gajewski was hired on June 13 as the Head Coach at Oklahoma State.

It was another season to remember for Florida as Walton and his staff led the Gators to their second straight Division I national championship after topping Michigan in a competitive and thrilling three-game WCWS finals. Recording a 60-7 mark, UF posted its second 60-win season in program history.

They also took home the third national championship in four years for the Southeastern Conference.

Florida finished the season strong posting a 28-3 record after April 1st. The Gators claimed the SEC regular season title and defeated 19 ranked teams during their run to the championship. Florida only dropped one game (1-0 to Michigan in WCWS finals) during the entirety of NCAA post-season play, sweeping through regionals, super regionals and the bracket portion of the WCWS.

Walton, who tallied his 500th career win at Florida at the beginning of the season, is now 552-121 through his ten years as Florida’s skipper and 675-185 all time as a head coach.

NFCA Division I Region Coaching Staffs of the Year

  • Great Lakes Region – Michigan
  • Mid-Atlantic Region – Pittsburgh
  • Co-Mideast Region – UCF
  • Co-Mideast Region – Western Kentucky
  • Midwest Region- North Dakota State
  • Northeast Region- Hofstra
  • Pacific Region – Oregon
  • South Region – LSU
  • Southeast Region- Auburn
  • West Region- UCLA