COACHING EXPERIENCE
• Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2026-current)
• Graduate Manager, UCLA (2025-26)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
• Four-year pitcher and first baseman at Pomona-Pitzer
• Four-time NFCA Second Team All-Region honoree (2022-25)
• Four-time First Team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC)
• Four-time SCIAC All-Academic Team selections (2022-25)
• Named SCIAC Newcomer of the Year and received NFCA Division III Third Team All-American honors (2022)
• SCIAC Player of the Year (2023)
• Finished as Pomona-Pitzer's career leader in hits (222), doubles (49) and runs (118), while ranking second in home runs (32), RBI (112) and batting average (.398)
EDUCATION
B.S., Anthropology, Pomona-Pitzer (2025)
M.Ed., Transformative Coaching and Leadership, UCLA (2026)
BEFORE CORNELL
Waddell spent the 2026 season serving as a graduate manager with UCLA's softball program, which reached the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Bruins finished the season with a 53-10 overall record and a 20-4 mark in Big Ten play. During her 10-month tenure with UCLA, Waddell worked closely with UCLA associate head coach and three-time Olympic gold medalist Lisa Fernandez on player development, while also gaining hands-on experience in practice planning, scouting, technology, and daily operations of the Bruins program.
