Margo F. Jonker is an American

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coach and the current head coach of the

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. She was a 2003 inductee in the

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Career

During her 31 years as head coach, the Chippewas have gone to the

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tournament 13 times and have 11

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(MAC) titles. Jonker was formerly an assistant softball coach at

Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University (GVSU, GV, or Grand Valley) is a public university in Allendale, Michigan. It was established in 1960 as Grand Valley State College. Its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids. The universit ...

and head coach at West Ottawa High School. CMU's Margo Jonker stadium is named after her. At the

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she served as an assistant coach on the United States Olympic softball team that captured the gold medal in

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. She is a

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native and attended and played softball for the

Grand Valley State Lakers The Grand Valley State Lakers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Grand Valley State University, located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The GVSU Lakers compete at the NCAA Division II level and are members of the Great Lakes Interc ...

Head coaching record

Volleyball

Softball

References

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Career

Head coaching record

Volleyball

Softball

See also

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