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6/26/2025

LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Induction Celebration in Natchitoches
6/12/2025

Track and Field–Shaw becomes first female NSU track athlete to be an All-American in open event
5/22/2025

Track and field–Northwestern State sweeps women’s outdoor superlatives
5/22/2025

Track and Field–Eight athletes and two relays earn trip to regionals
5/20/2025

Four alumni named to CAPA Hall of Fame
5/20/2025

Softball — Demons add Bartels to softball staff
5/20/2025

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State head coach Jenny Fuller announced the addition of assistant Chris Bartels to the coaching staff on Tuesday afternoon. Bartels has been involved with the game of softball, both as a player and coach, for more than 35 years. “We’re excited to bring Chris on staff,” Fuller said. “He brings a wealth of experience and has a strong track record as a recruiter that will be an asset to our program. He has a keen eye for identifying top-tier talent and his ability to connect with student-athletes and their families on a personal level really sets him apart.” He makes his way to Natchitoches after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Weatherford College, a junior college program located in Weatherford, Texas just west of Dallas/Forth Worth. During his time with the Coyotes, Bartels recruited over 35 players in the 2023 through 2027 high school graduating classes to WC where they won more than 60 games across the past two seasons. Bartels helped develop those players to continue their careers at four-year programs, sending nine from the 2025 team to their next stop including five to Division I programs, the most in one season for the Coyotes. Among those DI transfers are his daughter Hanna and her teammate Peyton Young who have both committed to Northwestern State in the 2026 class. The Coyotes reached as high as the No. 16 ranking in the National NJCAA Poll this past season and finished the year ranked No. 20 with wins over five teams that advanced to the NJCAA Division I World Series. Prior to his time at Weatherford, Bartels served in the same role he did for the Coyotes while at Arkansas Rich Mountain. There he helped the Bucks earn a spot in the top 25 national rankings for the first time in program history, success they have maintained in each of the past two seasons after his departure. Bartels has not only seen success at the junior college level but also during his time as a travel ball coach. While coaching with Centex Buzz Fastpitch, Texas Glory and American Freedom and others he amassed over 300 career victories while working with some of the top high school talent in Texas. A 1988 graduate of Texas State Technical College in Waco, Bartels is also an experienced player having seen action in more than 1,700 games during his time playing nationally in the Men’s Open USSSA and ASA Class A leagues. He won multiple state titles during his time as a player for teams like the Waco Mullets, Texas Thunder San Angelo, Broncos DFW, Stingers and Holy Angels in the 1980s through 2000s. Bartels also served eight years in the Texas State Guard as a staff sergeant and worked more than 20 years in corporate America at Pitney Bowes Inc.
5/18/2025

Track and field–Champs again! NSU women earn second consecutive indoor/outdoor sweep
5/18/2025

Baseball — Eighth innings tell the tale in Demons’ Southland Conference Tournament split
5/17/2025

Track and field–School record falls as three find gold on second day of SLC Championships
5/16/2025

Baseball — Demons drop SLC Tournament pitchers’ duel to New Orleans
5/16/2025

Track and Field–Knott takes gold on the first day of the Southland Championships

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