DAYTON, Ohio - University of Dayton softball is excited to announce the addition of two new staff members for the upcoming 2017 season: assistant coach Tristan Wilcox and volunteer assistant coach Sarah Marsh.

"I am pleased to announce the addition of Tristan and Sarah to our coaching staff," commented head coach Cara LaPlaca. "They each possess extensive post-season experience and have demonstrated a commitment to positively mentoring student-athletes. I am certain they will help to advance our program into the next phase of our program's ongoing success."

Wilcox, a 2013 graduate of Aurora University, spent the 2016 season as an assistant coach at Hillsdale College and helped lead the squad to the program's best finish in school history with a 19-5 record in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. She went to Hillsdale after spending her first two post-graduate years at her alma mater, Aurora, where she worked as a graduate assistant for the softball team.

A four-year member of the Aurora Spartans' softball team 2010-13, Wilcox put together a terrific career. A starting catcher, she was named the Northern Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2013 and was twice named the Aurora University Female Athlete of the Year (2012, 2013). She was named First-Team All-Conference four times and First-Team All-Region three times. She also worked in the Aurora University sports information office for four years.

Marsh graduated from Notre Dame in 2008 and spent the 2009 season as a volunteer assistant at Northern Colorado. Marsh has over seven years' experience mentoring youth and working in higher education in variety of capacities at Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Belmont.

A four-year member of the Notre Dame softball team, Marsh helped lead the Fighting Irish to four consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament. She was named to the 2008 All-Big East First Team and the 2008 All-Region First Team while playing in the outfield.