FERRUM, Virginia – Director of Athletics Cleive Adams has announced the hiring of Courtlynn Cooney as Assistant Softball Coach. Cooney will work with second-year Head Softball Coach Josh Freeman.

Cooney comes to Ferrum from the University of Mount Olive in North Carolina, where she was a four-year starter for the Trojan softball team and was a two-time All-American outfielder. A rare four-time All-Region first team selection, she was also a four-time All-Conference first team selection in Conference Carolinas.
 
Cooney holds 11 school records at Mount Olive, including season batting average (.503), career batting average (.443), career hits (282), season hits (84), career runs (193), season runs (65), career stolen bases (136), season stolen bases (46), game stolen bases (6), career triples (11) and game hits (4).

Cooney was Mount Olive's Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2023, then earned Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athlete honors her senior year in 2024. 
 
"We are thrilled to welcome Courtlynn as our new assistant softball coach," said Freeman. "She had an impressive college career as a two-time All-American outfielder at NCAA Div. II Mount Olive in Conference Carolinas. With infectious energy, Courtlynn will bring a fresh perspective and enthusiasm that will undoubtedly inspire Ferrum softball."

Cooney has been a private softball instructor in Mount Olive and in her hometown of Mechanicsville, Maryland. She has also served as a Little League umpire in the Southern Maryland Youth Organization. She earned her bachelor's degree in Business Management, with a minor in Economics from Mount Olive in May 2024.