Margo Jonker (2020) - Hall of Fame - Central Michigan University Athletics

Margo Jonker

Induction:
2020

The Jonker name became legendary in college softball circles as she finished her career with a 1,268-808-7 record ... win total ranks as the ninth highest in NCAA Division I history and is the most in Mid-American Conference annals ... in her 40 years in charge of the Chippewa program, Jonker's teams won 10 MAC regular-season championships and made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances with one berth each in the NCAA Women's College World Series and the AIAW College World Series ... named the MAC Coach of the Year a record 10 times, was selected the NCSA National Coach of the Year in 1987, the NCAA Mideast Region Coach of the Year in 1987, and earned the Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year in 1994 and in 2000 ... eight times under Jonker's tutelage did a Chippewa earn All-America honors; 53 garnered all-region accolades; a combined 126 captured All-MAC first- or second-team honors; seven received the MAC Player of the Year Award, three were honored as the MAC Pitcher of the Year, six received the MAC Freshman of the Year Award, and seven times a Chippewa was honored as the MAC Tournament MVP ... a member of eight halls of fame, represented CMU on the international stage, serving as an assistant coach for gold-medal-winning U.S. teams at the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia and at the 1998 World Championships in Japan ... in 2008, CMU honored Jonker by renaming the Chippewas' home park Margo Jonker Stadium.