Tracey Osier Position: Assistant Coach Alma Mater: University of Massachusettes, '98

Tracey Osier is in her first year as an assistant coach under Ruth Crowe. She works primarily with the outfielders and the slappers. Osier adds the element of having been a successful player and knowing what it took to get there as a team. The four year letterwinner at Massachusetts, where she was a member of four Atlantic 10 championship teams, two of which advanced to the 1997 and 1998 Women's College World Series. She finished her career with 103 stolen bases and a .346 batting average. The outfielder was a two-time all-Northeast selection (1996, 1998), all-Atlantic 10 pick (1995, 1998), and all-Atlantic 10 tournament honoree (1997, 1998). Osier was named to the 1998 NCAA all-Regional Team. Osier was also an assistant coach for Massachusetts for one year before coming to Iowa State. Osier graduated from Massachusetts in 1998 with a degree in family and consumer science.

The Mattydale, N.Y., native prepped at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. A four-year starter at second base, Osier earned all-state honors her junior and senior season. Osier also earned New York Class-A player of the year accolades her senior year.