Renee Luers-Gillispie has been named the new head coach at Iowa, the school announced on Friday.
Most recently the head coach at Central Florida, Gillispie spent eighteen years as the Knights’ leader, collecting a record of 625-403-1. Gillispie led UCF to five conference titles and seven NCAA regional berths during her tenure, most recently in 2016.
In addition to her nearly two-decade-long tenure at UCF, Gillispie had also been the head coach at Texas Tech and Bradley, among other positions.
An Iowa native, Gillispie played collegiately at Kirkwood Community College in the state before finishing her playing career at West Texas A&M.
She takes over an Iowa program that posted a 21-32 record in the 2018 season.
