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Coaching History

Updated May 2019

Coaching History
Season Regular Season Big Ten (Score) Regional (Score) NCAA (Score) Final Ranking Head Coach
2019 14-11 2nd (196.650) 5th (196.175) -- 23rd Nadalie Walsh
2018 17-5  3rd (196.625) 3rd (196.500)  -- 19th Nadalie Walsh 
2017 17-5-1 2nd (196.875) 4th (195.825)  -- 21st Kim Landrus
2016 9-7 8th (195.175) 4th (195.350) -- 25th Kim Landrus
2015 14-3 2nd (197.350) 3rd (196.675) -- 13th Kim Landrus
2014 12-5 4th (196.625) 2nd (196.600) 11th (195.800) 11th Kim Landrus
2013 12-7 4th (196.475) 2nd (196.025) 11th (195.700) 11th Kim Landrus
2012 7-6-2 5th (195.850) 3rd (195.725) -- 18th Kim Landrus
2011 13-4-1 3rd (196.075) 2nd (195.925) 11th (195.100) 11th Kim Landrus (interim)
2010 12-7 6th (195.025) 3rd (195.425) -- 16th Bob Starkell
2009 17-7 2nd (196.750) 2nd (196.700) 12th (195.050) 12th Bob Starkell
2008 6-10 2nd (195.750) 3rd (195.425) -- 15th Bob Starkell
2007 9-8 3rd (195.250) 4th (194.625) -- 20th Bob Starkell
2006 11-4 7th (192.500) 4th (193.125) -- 25th Bob Starkell
2005 17-5 5th (193.725) 6th (193.850) -- 27th Bob Starkell
2004 10-7 6th (195.400) 5th (195.400) -- 22nd Bob Starkell
2003 7-12 6th (193.575) -- -- 47th Bob Starkell
2002 5-11 6th (192.825) -- -- 46th Bob Starkell
2001 3-10 7th (193.375) -- -- 45th Bob Starkell
2000 7-10 6th (193.750) -- -- 39th Bob Starkell
1999 10-7-1 5th (193.800) 5th (193.100) -- 26th Lynn Brueckman
1998 12-5 6th (192.850) 6th (191.575) -- 23rd Lynn Brueckman
1997 8-10 6th (194.075) -- -- 47th Lynn Brueckman
1996 13-5 5th (192.275) -- -- 25th Lynn Brueckman
1995 6-12 5th (190.425) -- -- N/A Lynn Brueckman
1994 4-14 7th (185.30) -- -- N/A Lynn Brueckman
1993 2-14 7th (184.00) -- -- N/A Bev Mackes
1992 2-14 6th (185.50) -- -- N/A Bev Mackes
1991 3-8 T-4th (187.10) -- -- N/A Bev Mackes
1990 7-2 1st (188.75) 7th (186.425) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1989 9-5 4th (183.95) 6th (181.85) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1988 9-3 3rd (182.75) 7th (181.70) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1987 11-6 4th (180.20) 4th (183.30) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1986 11-7 5th (174.55) -- -- N/A Bev Mackes
1985 7-8 5th (172.05) 4th (177.80) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1984 12-11 T-4th (169.60) 4th (173.00) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1983 8-7 3rd (174.05) 4th (171.75) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1982 8-8 6th* (130.55) 5th (135.00) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1981 7-12 4th* (133.90) 6th (137.75) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1980 14-4 2nd* (138.25) 4th (137.00) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1979 6-5 2nd* (131.10) 6th -- N/A Bev Mackes
1978 3-5 3rd* (130.08) 9th (130.15) -- N/A Bev Mackes
1977 5-3 1st* (138.04) 5th (137.15) -- N/A Allison Milburn
1976 6-2 1st* (102.55) 7th (98.15) -- N/A Allison Milburn
1975 N/A 4th* -- -- N/A Kim Musgrave
1974 N/A N/A* -- -- N/A Kim Musgrave

*Women's championships were not officially recognized by the Big Ten until 1982-83
**Troester Preseason and Final Rankings were recorded beginning in 1996