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| 2008
- 2009 Coaching Staff |
Head
Coach Steve Wiktorowski
Steve Wiktorowski begins his seventh season as head coach of the
Maple Leafs in 2007-2008, five years removed from leading his team
to the school’s first ever Mid-Central Conference Championship
and NAIA National Tournament berth in 2003-2004. Wiktorowski is intent on returning his team to
the promised land.
Wiktorowski speaks from experience, as the Waulkerton, Indiana
native led Goshen to a program best 26-9 overall record in that
magical 2003-2004 season, sharing the regular-season MCC crown
with Indiana Wesleyan University before winning it outright in
the conference tournament. After winning MCC Coach of the Year
honors, Wiktorowski’s team suffered a tough 70-72 defeat
to the College of the Ozarks in the first round of the national
tournament, concluding the incredible run.
It did not take long for Wiktorowski to put his own brand on the
Goshen College women’s basketball program, leading the team
to a 10-17 record in his first season (2002-2003) before producing
the most wins in school history in his second year.
Prior to arriving
at Goshen, Wiktorowski spent the previous 21 years of his professional
life coaching Indiana high school boys’ basketball, with
the last 14 years serving as the head coach at two area schools.
From 1995 to 2002 Wiktorowski was the head coach at Prairie Heights
High School in LaGrange, Indiana, while serving as the head coach
at Fairfield High School in the seven years prior to that. Before
becoming a head coach at the varsity level, Wiktorowski spent
seven years as an assistant coach at both Fairfield and Northridge
High School. During his 14-year career as a head high school coach,
he compiled an overall record of 123-176, and was 72-38 while
at Fairfield against Northeast Corner Conference opponents. His
teams also won three consecutive NECC tournament championships
and took the 1989 Goshen Holiday Tournament championship during
that stretch.
Wiktorowski graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington with
a degree in physical education in 1980. He acquired his master’s
degree in secondary education from Indiana University-Fort Wayne
in 1990. He lives with his wife, Donna, and their two children,
Troy (13) and Erin (10) in Goshen.
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Assistant
Coach Barb Carbaugh
Barb Carbaugh begins her sixth season as an assistant coach at
Goshen College in 2008-2009. Carbaugh offers a wealth of basketball history
and knowledge to the program, traits that helped Goshen record
its first-ever conference title and national tournament berth
in Carbaugh's first season on board.
The former Maple Leaf
came to the program after serving as Goshen High School’s
girls’ head basketball coach for 16 years, compiling a win-loss
record of 217-198 during her tenure. Carbaugh led her team to
two sectional championships and five holiday tournament championships
over that span, and was named conference coach of the year once
and area coach of the year once.
In addition to her varsity coaching career, Carbaugh has also
worked as a coach at Notre Dame University’s “Blue
Chip” camp in addition to coordinating the summer league
youth programs for Goshen Community Schools.
Since joining the Goshen College program, Carbaugh has focused
primarily on guard play as well as recruiting, opponent scouting
and general bench instruction.
“Barb has helped our program immensely since joining our
staff,” said
Steve Wiktorowski, Goshen head coach. “She is well known
in both the local community and to many coaches throughout the
state. That has helped draw more attention to our program and
aide us in our recruiting efforts. She has brought a lot of knowledge
to our team and has been especially helpful in tutoring our guards.
She is very enthusiastic and has helped in ways that not many
coaches can.”
Carbaugh graduated from Goshen College and played basketball for
the Leafs for three seasons after transferring from Purdue University.
She then went back to West Lafayette to earn her master’s
degree in physical education. Carbaugh currently works at Goshen
High School in the physical education department. She is currently
single and resides in Goshen with her cat, Putter.
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Assistant
Coach Lee Mast
Lee Mast begins his first season on the Maple Leaf coaching staff in 2008-09 after being hired in May to be the Head Softball Coach at Goshen College.
Mast has more than 20 years of coaching experience at various levels in both softball and basketball. Most recently he was the head softball coach at Goshen High School where he led the Redskins to a 12-15 record in 2008. Their 20 wins was just one win short of the single-season school record.
From 2001-2003, Mast was the head coach of the Goshen High School freshman girls basketball team where he led the Redskins to a Northern Lakes Conference Championship in 2002.
Mast is married, has two grown children, and resides in Goshen.
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Assistant
Coach Donna Wiktorowski
Donna Wiktorowski – wife of Maple Leafs head coach Steve Wiktorowski – begins her first season on the Goshen College bench in 2008-09.
Wiktorowski has been on and around the sidelines for nearly 20 years of basketball at the high school and collegiate level. She will start her first season on the bench as she takes over responsibilities including statistics, game preparation, recruiting, and most importantly mentor for the Maple Leaf players.
Donna grew up in Goshen and graduated from Indiana University. Donna and Steve have two children, Troy (13) and Erin (10) and live in Goshen.
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