American International College

Judy Groff was the only softball coach AIC knew for 43 years, guiding the program from its inception in 1969 until her retirement following the 2011 season. Over her 43 seasons on the bench she built AIC into one of the most prominent programs in the nation, posting a career record of 974-634-5 (.605) that placed her fifth on the all-time NCAA Division II wins list and 21st in all divisions of the NCAA.

Groff guided AIC to 14 NCAA Championship Tournament appearances that included two trips to the College World Series in 1996 and 1997. She also led the Yellow Jackets to eight conference regular season titles, three conference tournament titles and three ECAC Division II championships. AIC was also the conference tournament runner-up on five occasions, the last of which was in 2010. She received college softball’s highest honor in 2007 when she was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame.

Groff also started the women’s volleyball program at AIC in 1974 and guided the Yellow Jackets to a record of 272-169 (.617) in 15 seasons, and remains the program’s all-time leader in wins. AIC had eight 20-win seasons under Groff, including a school-record 33-win season in 1981.