Happy Sept 1!! 💛
Here are 5 daily reminders for all of you:
1. You are loved by God always
2. You have survived 100% of your bad days
3. You are not defined by one day
4. Your story isn’t over
5. There is always, always, always something to be thankful for
I’m going, going, back, back, to Cali, Cali 🎶 Last recruiting weekend of the fall!
Iowa City, IA ✈️ Orange County, CA
Excited to find some future Hawks 🤩💛🖤
Gosh I’m exhausted but my heart is so full 🤩 What a great week in Colorado recruiting! Got to see some old friends, make some new ones, and saw so many softball players ball out 💪🏼 Excited for the future of our sport and how talented the next wave of athletes are!!
May your heart be lifted in praise this Christmas for the wonderful gift of Jesus and the joy He brings to our lives!! Merry Christmas from the Colegates🎄✝️
If there is one thing to remember today it’s to rejoice and be grateful for the closed doors, the no’s, the unanswered prayers, the not right now’s, the rejection moments because it will lead to God’s best. His thoughts and ways are higher 💛
Something about those Iowa arms 💪
#️⃣2️⃣ in the B1G and #️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ in NCAA for staff ERA (1.40)
Devyn Greer ranks #️⃣3️⃣ in the B1G with a 0.62 ERA
#Hawkeyes
Pretty exciting time to be an Iowa Hawkeye 🤩 Two more big additions to our softball family and I have a feeling Hawk fans you’ll feel the spark from these two on day one 🧨!!
Excited to announce I will be putting on this two-week holiday clinic! Both pitching and hitting clinics are offered. Thankful I am able to grow the game in the great state of Iowa 💛
When you love yourself, you glow from the inside. You attract people who love, respect, and appreciate your energy. Start feeling worthy, valuable and deserving of receiving the best that life has to offer. Be magnetic ✨
What legacy are we willing to leave behind? Will our love reflect the love of our Lord and Savior or will it be a reflection of this world? How we love others matters. How we treat people matters. Let’s love like Jesus 🤍🤍🤍
Two HUGE commits this week ✔️
Team Black wins the Black & Gold series ✔️
Now off to recruit coast to coast 😎
Orlando, FL on Saturday
Huntington Beach, CA on Sunday
Let’s get it!!! 💛🖤
Wanna come hang out with me in beautiful Iowa City, IA and play some ball? There is still time to register for our Thanksgiving Elite Camp on 11/26! Can’t make it to that camp? That’s okay! We have another on 1/28. Sign up at
Go Hawks!!! 💛🖤
The world often tells us that we need to be strong and have everything under control in our lives. But hear me out… boast in your weaknesses and insufficiencies because that’s where Christ’s power is made perfect. For when we are weak He is strong! ❤️🔥
Cruising from Utah to come and wear the Black and Gold 💛🖤 Big arm in the circle AND can mash at the plate 💪🏼 The perfect piece for a special class!
Watch out Hawkeye fans… this class is going places!!! 🤩
We can put all our eggs in His basket. The friend who never leaves, the Father who never forsakes, the fortress that cannot be shaken, and the foundation of every good thing!! The King is ALIVE & hope is here to stay!! Happy Easter ✝️
Today is important. He felt it & His spirit prepared. Tomorrow, He would take the cross. How does One live when they know tomorrow they will die? Jesus knew He would not be gone for long. We can live our lives remembering of what Friday must hold, Sunday always comes🩷
What are you doing January 28? There is still time to register for our Winter All Skills Camp!! Come hang out with me, the rest of our coaching staff, and our student-athletes in beautiful Iowa City, IA and play some ball. Sign up at
Go Hawks!!! 💛🖤
If you or someone you know are struggling, PLEASE don’t try and carry it alone. Your life matters. You are loved and have purpose. When you feel like giving up, when it’s too heavy to carry… There are others not just willing, but wanting to help you carry it 💛
Finding purpose through the pain.
Utah State's HC Blake Anderson's story of loss and how he's using it to help others will move you.
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Cross oceans for people. Love ALL people. No conditions attached. No wondering whether or not they are worthy. Cross oceans, climb mountains. Life and love isn’t about what you gain, it’s about what you give! 💛
The perfect holiday gift! Come hang out with the Iowa Softball Team and showcase your skills. Session 1 is already sold out and Session 2 is filling up quick! Go Hawks 💛🖤
Such a proud coach 🥹 Jalen has trusted the process and continues to grow on and off the field! Can’t wait to see how she continues to shine. The future is SO bright 🤩
Life can be hard, a couple things will go right and even more will go wrong. Don’t over-identify with your successes or be crippled by your failures. Delight in your role as a flawed participant in need of God’s tremendous grace, and everyone else’s parience, everyday 💫
Make someone’s day - right now. Send a text, make a call, buy a meal, encourage someone, say hello to a stranger. The world needs your kindness today ⭐️
It's not a line.
It's a measurement.
A measurement of commitment.
A measurement of sacrifice.
A measurement of respect.
A measurement of integrity.
A measurement of fortitude.
A measurement of effort.
It's a symbol to remind us that greatness lies in the smallest of details.
Top ten reasons Iowa is for you:
1. Best college town
2. The Hawkeye family
3. Writing University
4. Undergrad research
5. Top 1% of universities in the world
6. Top-ranked hospital
7. Art & Science come together
8. Hawkeye pride
9. 96% job/grad school placement rate
10. Home💛🖤
Siri, what’s the definition of a power couple? 🤪 But in all seriousness I’m so proud of my best friend. He has worked so hard for this opportunity and sacrificed so much following me around for the last few years, I couldn’t be prouder of him! 💛
@ColegateTotal
My heart is SO full💛 Beyond proud of this group & everything they accomplished this year. They shattered records, kept some of the best offenses at bay, & continued to prove they can pitch with the best. Their love for the game inspires me & I’m so blessed they call me coach🤩
Not only is Iowa City home of the Hawkeyes, but in the last three years it's been named...
- The best college town in the country.
- One of the top places to live in the U.S.
- A best city for college grads.
- A safe place to retire.
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My top two takeaways from my first Halloween giving out candy:
1. Homemade costumes are the best
2. It’s weird seeing parents in costume doing normal things. For example I saw Dracula standing by a car eating a hot dog 🤷🏼♀️
My brother just texted me asking for “easy coaching tips” for my niece who wants to start pitching. I don’t think he knows what he is getting into 🤣
Also for reference my niece is 10 and she is already 5’8 😳 future stud in the making?? 😜
As I just sit here tonight in my almost packed up townhouse I am so thankful. For my life, my health, my family, my marriage and all the blessings around me. God is so faithful and His plans are always greater ✨
Blown away at all the texts and messages I have received about my new position with UCSD 🤍 Excited about new beginnings and for the future. God is SO good!!
Grateful and blessed for all the birthday love I received yesterday 💕 Excited to enter my 31st year choosing to find joy in the journey God has set before me! 🌻
Courage isn’t the absence of fear but the answer to fear. Courage means I’m going to do it anyway. That’s the heart of a warrior. God says, “Be strong and courageous” 13 times in the Bible! Life is hard and life is going to take some courage, just know you got this 💪🏼