Christa Pfeninger is one of the assistant softball coaches for Texas Woman’s University. She is in her second year as the Pioneer’s bullpen coach. She was previously the head coach for South Mountain Community College located in Phoenix, Arizona. In her five year tenor with the Cougars her team competed in four regional playoffs finishing 2ndoverall to top rated Phoenix College in 2016. Before taking over at South Mountain Pfeninger spent ten-years as an assistant for Phoenix College primarily working with pitchers and catchers. In her ten-year stint with the Bears, she helped them to win 6 NJCAA Division II National Championships (2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004), two runner-up NJCAA National finishes (2013 and 2009), and won the NJCAA Division II Regionals eight times. She has appeared in ten ACCAC Regional Tournaments, finishing first in eight appearances. She has also been named Speedline Coaching Staff of the Year four times (2012, 2007, 2006 and 2005). Christa graduated from Horizon High School in Phoenix, Arizona. While at Horizon, she won the high school 5A State Championship in 1997 and was named Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year. She then continued her collegiate softball career at Div. I University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK, playing one year for the Sooners and returning home the following year to attend Phoenix College. While at Phoenix College, she helped the Bears to win their first-ever NJCAA National Title in 2000, and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player for both the ACCAC Regional and NJCAA National Tournament. Christa received NJCAA/NFCA 1st Team All-American honors as a catcher. She graduated from Phoenix College with an Associate’s Degree in Science. She then went on to play at Div. 1 University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT, where she graduated with a B.S. in Exercise Science. She earned her master’s degree online through East Central Oklahoma in Sports Administration.