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KATIE ANDERSON  |  HEAD COACHPhoto of Head Coach Katie Anderson

Coach Katie Anderson took over the North Park Softball team in 2015 and has helped the program reach new heights since then.

Coach Anderson guided the Vikings to back-to-back CCIW Tournament appearances in 2023 and 2024, the first consecutive appearances in program history. The 2023 season was one for the history books, as Coach Anderson led the Vikings to a third-place finish in the CCIW and nine wins in league play. Anderson's '23 squad set a program record with nine CCIW wins and they picked up their first playoff win with a triumph over Elmhurst in the CCIW Tournament.

Regarded as one of the most decorated student-athletes ever to wear the Viking uniform, Anderson was named the new head coach of the NPU softball program in 2015.

Coach Anderson's teams have seen total wins increase in each full season since 2017. In 2021, Anderson's Vikings finished with 19 wins and qualified for the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) tournament.

In 2013, Anderson was the graduate assistant coach on a staff that garnered recognition as the CCIW’s coaching staff of the year. That season, the Vikings finished with one of their best records in history, posting an overall record of 24-12 while marking a 6-12 slate in the CCIW.

North Park finished the 2013 season on a hot streak, winning five of their last six games of the season, including a doubleheader sweep of North Central College in Naperville.

During the 2018 season, Anderson coached her first NFCA All-Region selection in sophomore shortstop Hayley Jackson. Jackson posted a slash line of .424/.489/.678 while slugging 11 doubles, 5 triple, 3 homers, and 35 runs batted in. She also added 87 defensive assists, scored 24 runs, and struck out just 9 times in 118 at-bats.

Anderson completed a successful playing career for the Vikings. A four-year letter winner and starter at the shortstop position, Anderson carries numerous North Park softball records, including the most hits in a career (169) career RBI (111) and most home runs (12). She also ranks top-three in most home runs in a single season as well as triples in a career (12).

In addition to being the NP career-leader in hits, RBI and home runs, Anderson has the most doubles in a single season (14) as well as most doubles in a career with 40. She earned her undergraduate degree in Physical Education in the Spring of 2012 and pursued her studies as the team’s graduate assistant shortly after.

MYLEIGH HALMON  |  ASSISTANT COACHCoach Myleigh Halmon

The 2026 season will be the first as a coach for the North Park University Softball program for Myleigh Halmon. Coach Halmon comes to us after a successful four year career at Trinity Christian College where she earned the following honors: 

  • All-CCAC Second Team (2022)
  • Two-time NCCAA All-North Central Region Team (2022, 2023)
  • NCCAA World Series All-Tournament Team (2023)
  • CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
  • NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
  • Two-time CCAC All-Academic Team (2023; 2025) 

ALYSSA ARAGON  |  VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHPhoto of Volunteer Coach Alyssa Aragon

The 2025 season will be the third as a coach with North Park Softball for Alyssa Aragon.

Aragon had a sensational senior season at the plate for North Park softball, carrying a slash line of .424/.482/.818 with 45 RBI. Those 45 RBI set a new record at North Park and she also etched her name in career homers, slugging 13 in her four seasons as a Viking. Out of 42 hits, she slugged seven doubles, seven triples, and six homers. Aragon scored 29 runs, drew 11 walks, and swiped three bases. At the premier position of shortstop, she fielded at a .926 clip with 78 assists and 60 putouts. Aragon had 14 multi-hit games and was the only Viking to have a four-hit game this season. Finally, she had 10 games with multiple runners drive in, including three games where she drove in five-or-more runners.