In a move that was seemingly about pandemic dollars and cents and lack thereof; San Diego has promoted assistant coach MJ Knighten to head coach. The 25 year old Knighten has one year of collegiate coaching experience to her credit before this promotion, and now becomes the youngest head coach in Division I. The search for a new head coach that lasted the last three months engaged many candidates, none of which seem to be able to move past what USD Administration was willing to pay based on what the market called for. The position compensation offered to most candidates that were spoken with ranged between 70-80K a year, which most agreed is well below the cost of living expense in the greater San Diego area. The former Nebraska All-American and California Native, Knighten also competed professionally in National Pro Fastpitch before joining the staff at Wichita State as a Graduate Manager for the 2018 season.
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