Charlotte Mason (coach)

Charlotte Ann "Chickie" Mason coached both women's basketball at the college level and softball at the high school and college level. Her coaching experience ranged from the high school level finishing her career at Medina Valley High School (Texas) in [Castroville], Texas to two year collegiate programs at McClennan Community College and Temple Junior College to NCAA Division III level at Mary Hardin–Baylor to NCAA Division II level at North Dakota to the NCAA Division I level at Lamar, Nevada, and UTSA.

Charlotte "Chickie" Mason
Biographical details
BornMarch 16, 1945
East St. Louis, Illinois
DiedMay 14, 2011(2011-05-14) (aged 66)
Pipe Creek, Texas
Alma materWayland Baptist University
Texas A&M University
Baylor University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Women's basketball
1968–1976Eastland HS
1976–1979Tivy HS
1979–1984McLennan CC
1984–1986Lamar
1986–1988Temple JC
1988–1990Nevada
1998–2000Mary Hardin–Baylor
Softball
1991North Dakota
1992–1998UTSA
1999Mary Hardin–Baylor (asst.)
2000Mary Hardin–Baylor
2001–2008Medina Valley HS
Head coaching record
OverallWBB: 37-94 (.282)
Softball: 216-97 (.690)

She helped begin women's programs at two universities, UTSA Roadrunners and University of Mary Hardin–Baylor. She was the first head coach for the UTSA Roadrunners softball program. After leaving UTSA, she became part of the Mary Hardin–Baylor staff in 1998. There, Coach Mason again was instrumental in starting programs in both women's basketball and softball at the university. She is listed as the first head coach for both women's basketball and softball for the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders.

Early life and education

Charlotte Ann Mason was born in East St. Louis, Illinois and moved to San Antonio, Texas at age eight. She also lived in Colorado as a child. Mason graduated from Wayland Baptist University in 1968 and did graduate-level work at Texas A&M University and Baylor University.[1]

Coaching career

Mason began her coaching career in 1968 as girls' basketball coach at Eastland High School in Eastland, Texas. In 1976, she moved to Kerrville, Texas to coach at Tivy High School.[2]

From 1979 to 1984, Mason coached at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas.[3] She then coached women's basketball at Lamar University from 1984 to 1986, Temple Junior College from 1986 to 1988, and the University of Nevada, Reno from 1988 to 1990.[3][4]

After nearly two decades as a basketball coach, Mason moved to coaching softball, starting at the University of North Dakota in 1991. Mason returned to Texas after one season to become the first softball head coach at UTSA. In seven seasons (1992 to 1998), Mason posted a 179–166–1 record at UTSA.[5] Mason then coached both women's basketball and softball at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor from 1998 to 2000, being promoted to head softball coach in 2000 after being a pitching coach in 1999.[1][6][3] From 2001 to 2008, she coached softball at Medina High School in Medina, Texas.[1]

Head coaching record

Women's basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Lady Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1984–1986)
1984–85 Lamar 12–157–53rd
1985–86 Lamar 5–212–106th
Lamar: 17–36 (.321)9–15 (.375)
Nevada Wolf Pack[7] (Big Sky Conference) (1988–1990)
1988–89 Nevada 2–250–169th
1989–90 Nevada 6–212–149th
Nevada: 8–46 (.148)2–30 (.063)
Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders (American Southwest Conference) (1999–2000)
1998–99 Mary Hardin–Baylor 14–124–43rd (West)[8]NAIA Ind. Midwest Regional[3]
1999–2000 Mary Hardin–Baylor 12–127–53rd (West)[9]
Mary Hardin-Baylor: 26–24 (.520)11–9 (.550)
Total:51–106 (.325)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Softball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (North Central Conference) (1991–1991)
1991 North Dakota 17–162–43rd (Northern)
North Dakota: 17–16 (.515)2–4 (.333)
UTSA Roadrunners (NCAA Division I independent) (1992–1992)
1992 UTSA 15–36
UTSA Roadrunners (Southland Conference) (1993–1998)
1993 UTSA 21–2310–165th
1994 UTSA 31–2120–124th
1995 UTSA 30–18–117–154th
1996 UTSA 32–2015–9T–3rd
1997 UTSA 21–3011–136th
1998 UTSA 31–2017–83rd
UTSA: 182–67 (.731)90–73 (.552)
Mary Hardin-Baylor (American Southwest Conference) (2000–2000)
2000 Mary Hardin-Baylor 17–1412–4
Total:216-97 (.690)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Elaine Ayala (June 5, 2011). "Mason was a longtime coach. Her winning career was punctuated by toughness, caring". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. The Waco Citizen, June 26, 1979
  3. "Meet the Coach: Chickie Mason". University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Archived from the original on April 7, 2000.
  4. "Nevada Wolf Pack Women's Basketball". University of Nevada Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  5. "Softball Coaches Career". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. "News and Notes" (PDF). Fast Pitch Coaches Association. August 1, 1998. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  7. Big Sky All-Time Records, p. 98.
  8. "American Southwest Conference W-BKB - Standings/Schedules".
  9. "American Southwest Conference - Standings/Schedules".
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