Justine Schultz: Coach

Currently: Assistant Coach Gustavus Adolphus Softball

College: Saint Mary’s University/ Minnesota State University- Mankato

Justine Schultz is in her second year as Assistant Softball Coach under Head Coach Coley Ries-Welter in the 2023-24 academic year. Schultz helped Ries-Welter lead the Gustie softball team to one of its best seasons in 2023, finishing with an overall record of 24-18 and 14-8 finish in the MIAC, good for fourth in the conference standings. For the first time in seven years, the Gusties swept St. Catherine in a MIAC doubleheader and defeated nationally-ranked No. 14 Saint Benedict in conference play. The Gusties made history in 2023, hosting the first ever home playoff game at the Gustie Softball Field, defeating St. Catherine 4-1 for the team’s first playoff win since 2015.

Schultz currently serves as the GustieWELL Coordinator at Gustavus, specializing in in wellness education in campus. Schultz is also a Mental Performance Coach for Mentally Strong Consulting. Previous to taking the position at Gustavus, Schultz served as a Mental Performance Coach with the Mankato United Soccer Club, a semi-professional team apart of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL), while pursuing her graduate degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Minnesota State University-Mankato. Schultz also spent time as a Graduate Level Mental Performance Consultant as a part of her graduate work.

Schultz, a 2021 graduate of Saint Mary’s University, was a standout catcher for the Cardinal softball team and one of the program’s best players of the last decade. A four-year letterwinner, Schultz started in every Cardinal game during her career, posting a top-five batting average on the roster all four years, leading the team in 2019 and 2020. Schultz led the Cardinals in slugging percentage, on base percentage, at-bats, runs scored, hits, RBI, doubles, triples, total bases, and putouts in multiple years of her career, and finished with All-MIAC honors in her junior and senior season.