Lauren Karn is an American former softball player and current head coach at Maryland. She previously served as the head coach at Oakland.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Maryland |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | – (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Levittown, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph's University |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2008 | Saint Joseph's |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2009 | Saint Joseph's (asst.) |
| 2009–2012 | Marist (asst.) |
| 2012–2014 | Delaware (asst.) |
| 2015–2017 | Pittsburgh (asst.) |
| 2018–2023 | Oakland |
| 2024–present | Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–125 (.492) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Coaching career
Oakland
On July 17, 2017, Karn (formerly Cognigni) was named the head coach of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies softball team.
Maryland
On August 31, 2023, Karn was named the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins softball team.
Personal life
Karn and her husband Justin have two children. One boy, Mickey, and one girl, Sophie. Sophie was born a week before Oakland was scheduled to face Northwestern in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Horizon League) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Oakland | 23–27 | 13–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Oakland | 18–33 | 9–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2020 | Oakland | 7–11 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Oakland | 26–16 | 23–11 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2022 | Oakland | 26–17 | 18–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Oakland | 21–21 | 14–7 | 1st | |||||
| Oakland: | 121–125 (.492) | 77–47 (.621) | |||||||
| Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference) (2024–Present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Maryland | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Maryland: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 121–125 (.492) | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||