Michael Carroll

Athletics

Mike Carroll is entering his 14th season as the head baseball coach at Gustavus. Last season, Carroll directed the squad to a eighth place conference finish with a record of 9-11. Carroll's squad ended the year with an overall record of 17-21.

In his thirteen seasons at Gustavus, Carroll has skippered the team to a mark of 269-220 overall and 151-109 in the MIAC. Coach Carroll has recorded the most victories of any coach in the history of the program. He was named the MIAC Coach of the Year in 2002 when the Gusties finished the conference schedule with 15 wins, which was the highest total since 1980. Gustavus has finished in the upper half of the MIAC standings in eleven of the past thirteen seasons. While at the helm, Carroll has coached 21 separate players who have garnered 35 all-conference honors, three MIAC Players of the Year, two Academic All-Americans, and two All-Americans.

Carroll, an Edina, Minnesota native, competed in hockey and baseball at Mankato State. After graduating with a degree in municipal recreation in 1982, Carroll played professional baseball in the Montreal Expos organization for two years.

In addition to coaching baseball at Gustavus, Carroll is the head women's hockey coach for the Gusties. Mike and his wife, Terri, have two sons, Matt and Mike, and live in Mankato.

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Mike Carroll is entering his eleventh season as the women's head hockey coach at Gustavus. He has compiled an overall record of 219-53-15 in ten seasons on the bench and has the most coaching victories in the history of the program.

Last season Carroll directed the Gusties to a record of 22-2-4 overall and first place in the MIAC with a 16-0-2 conference record. The Gusties won the conference championship for the fifth consecutive season and were also the conference playoff champions for the sixth straight season. The Gusties advanced to the NCAA National Tournament for the seventh time in nine years before losing to UW-River Falls in the first round.

Carroll has directed the Gusties to seven MIAC regular season titles (2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09) and has been named the MIAC Coach of the Year four times (2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06). In addition to coaching 24 players being named all-conference 44 times and three MIAC Players of the Year, Carroll has worked with nine players who earned All-America accolades 13 times and two American Hockey Coaches Association Players of the Year, including four-time MIAC Player of the Year and four-time All-American Andrea Peterson.

Prior to coming to Gustavus, Carroll served as the head boys' hockey coach at Mankato West High School from 1991 to 1999. Carroll's college coaching resume included a stint as head men's hockey coach at Fergus Falls Community College from 1986 to 1987 as well as a season as the assistant men's coach at the University of St. Thomas in 1983.

Carroll, an Edina, Minnesota native, competed in hockey and baseball at Mankato State. After graduating with a degree in municipal recreation in 1982, Carroll played professional baseball in the Montreal Expos organization for two years.

In addition to his hockey coaching duties at Gustavus, Carroll is also the head coach of the Golden Gustie baseball team. Mike and his wife, Terri, live in North Mankato and have two sons, Matt and Mike.

Contact Information

Athletics
Gustavus Adolphus College
800 West College Avenue
Saint Peter, MN 56082

Phone: 507-933-6297
E-mail: mcarroll@gustavus.edu