She helped the University of Utah softball team reach new heights as a player and now Amy (Timmel) Hogue will lead the Utes from the bench as the program's fifth head coach.
Hogue played for the Utes from 1991-94 and earned second-team All-America honors as a senior. In garnering All-America accolades, she hit .455, had 101 hits, 222 at bats and 55 runs scored. All of those numbers still stand as the school's top marks for a single season. Hogue also holds season records for triples (7) and runs scored (55). She led both the 1991 and 1994 squads to the College World Series.
"My experience at Utah as an athlete was picture perfect," said Hogue. "I was set up to succeed in every way, and that's the vision that I will have for my athletes."
Hogue built and mentored Salt Lake Community College's softball team from 1999-2004, instantly creating a successful program. She went 197-82 (.706) in her time with the Bruins. In 2004, she led SLCC to a regional championship and placed sixth at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.
Hogue graduated from Utah in 1994 with a sociology degree and earned a masters from Utah in social work in 1996.
The Sandy native is married to Sean Hogue and has three children.