Bio

Brittany Horan is in her fifth season as a coach for the Northwood University softball program. She joined Gregg Sauve’s staff in the summer of 2019. In the summer of 2021, she was promoted to Associate Head Coach. 

Northwood turned in another strong season in 2022, finishing the year with a 29-15 overall record while going 15-10 in the GLIAC. Five Timberwolves earned All-GLIAC honors at the end of the season.

The 2021 campaign saw the Timberwolves reach the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history, ending the year with a 29-16 record. The .644 winning percentage is the fourth-best in program history. NU finished second in the GLIAC in the regular season and reached the GLIAC Tournament finals.

Horan arrived at Northwood after spending nine seasons at Central Michigan University as both a player and a coach. She spent five seasons as an assistant coach under longtime head coach Margo Jonker. Her role at CMU included working with the hitters, base running, and infield defense as well as serving as the academic coordinator. Several players over her final two years as coach at CMU earned individual honors, including seven All-Mac performers, a MAC Freshman of the Year, and four All-Region players.

A four-year letter winner on Jonker at Central Michigan, Horan was named to the MAC All-Freshman team in 2011. She shared the team lead in RBIs in 2013 when the Chippewas won the MAC Tournament Championship and reached the NCAA Tournament.

A native of Rosebush, Michigan, and a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School, Horan earned her bachelor’s in sports management in 2014 and her Master’s in Sports Administration in 2018.