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Providence College Athletics
Taran Alvelo Joins Softball's Coaching Staff
8/18/2023 11:26:00 AM | Softball
Alvelo was two-time All-American at the University of Washington.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College softball Head Coach Kelsey Christensen has announced the addition of Taran Alvelo to her staff as an assistant coach on Friday, August 18.
"We are thrilled to welcome Coach Taran to Friartown," Christensen said. "Her championship and professional experience in softball, along with her passion for cultivating growth and development in female athletes, are just two of the attributes that will enhance our program from the moment she steps on campus. I am confident her skill set will immediately make a huge impact on our program."
A standout student-athlete at the University of Washington from 2015-19, Alvelo was a four-time All-Pac-12 selection and a two-time All-American. She helped lead the Huskies to three Women's College World Series berths and a national runner-up finish in 2018. Alvelo closed out her career at Washington ranked second on the program's all-time lists in strikeouts (895) and wins (102). She is one of only three players to have recorded 300 strikeouts in a single season in Washington program history. In 2019, she was named to the All-Women's College World Series Team and was recognized as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2016. Alvelo was a finalist for the 2018 USA Softball Player of the Year and was on the final list for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award.
Alvelo joins the staff after serving as a volunteer assistant coach with Florida International University during the 2023 season where she oversaw the entire pitching staff during practices and scrimmages, as well as assisting with in-game preparation. As a volunteer with the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in 2020, she assisted the pitching coach and helped organize practices and in-game charting.
Professionally, Alvelo was a member of Athletics Unlimited Softball from 2021-22 and is now a current member of the USSSA Pride of Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). Internationally, she was a member of the gold medal-winning Puerto Rico National Team at the 2018 Central American Games. In 2019, Alvelo aided Puerto Rico to a bronze medal showing at the Pan American Games.
Alvelo earned her bachelor of arts degree in American Ethnic Studies from the University of Washington in 2019.
For more updates on the Providence College softball program, follow the team on Twitter @PCfriarsoftball.
"We are thrilled to welcome Coach Taran to Friartown," Christensen said. "Her championship and professional experience in softball, along with her passion for cultivating growth and development in female athletes, are just two of the attributes that will enhance our program from the moment she steps on campus. I am confident her skill set will immediately make a huge impact on our program."
A standout student-athlete at the University of Washington from 2015-19, Alvelo was a four-time All-Pac-12 selection and a two-time All-American. She helped lead the Huskies to three Women's College World Series berths and a national runner-up finish in 2018. Alvelo closed out her career at Washington ranked second on the program's all-time lists in strikeouts (895) and wins (102). She is one of only three players to have recorded 300 strikeouts in a single season in Washington program history. In 2019, she was named to the All-Women's College World Series Team and was recognized as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2016. Alvelo was a finalist for the 2018 USA Softball Player of the Year and was on the final list for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award.
Alvelo joins the staff after serving as a volunteer assistant coach with Florida International University during the 2023 season where she oversaw the entire pitching staff during practices and scrimmages, as well as assisting with in-game preparation. As a volunteer with the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in 2020, she assisted the pitching coach and helped organize practices and in-game charting.
Professionally, Alvelo was a member of Athletics Unlimited Softball from 2021-22 and is now a current member of the USSSA Pride of Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). Internationally, she was a member of the gold medal-winning Puerto Rico National Team at the 2018 Central American Games. In 2019, Alvelo aided Puerto Rico to a bronze medal showing at the Pan American Games.
Alvelo earned her bachelor of arts degree in American Ethnic Studies from the University of Washington in 2019.
For more updates on the Providence College softball program, follow the team on Twitter @PCfriarsoftball.
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