Alana Aweau begins her first year as Director of Operations for LMU Softball in 2018-19.
Aweau comes from DII Academy of Art University where she was an assistant coach from 2014-18, with responsibilities that included hitting, outfield, and academics. She has coached 18 All-PacWest honorees, including one All-American and two All-West Region players. In 2018, the Urban Knights reached their first NCAA Regional and broke the program wins record with a 40-18 season. ART U’s offense set the program’s highest batting average (.315) in 2017 and in 2018, set single-season records in runs (266), hits (457), doubles (86), runs batted in (240) and walks (163).
Prior to ART U, she coached one year at Dominican University in San Rafael, Calif. The 2014 season is still the program’s winningest season in the NCAA Division II era. Aweau also coached at University High School in San Francisco as an assistant coach.
Aweau played collegiately at San Jose State University and later transferred after her freshman year to play for Academy of Art University’s first three seasons, spanning 2009-2011. In her career, she hit .350, scored 75 runs, tallied 91 runs batted in, and currently holds the program's home run record (21). Aweau is one of just two ART U players to register over 100 bases in a single season. Her senior season she was recognized on the PacWest All-Conference 2nd Team at First Base and DP positions.
She received her BFA in Advertising in 2012 from Academy of Art University and earned her Masters in Positive Psychology from the University of Missouri in May 2018.
