165:. She was the head softball coach at Iowa for 23 years from 1988 to 2010. Blevins won 40 or more games in 13 of her 23 years at Iowa, including a career-high 53 wins in 1991, 52 wins in 1997 and 50 wins in 2005. She also led the Hawkeyes to 16 NCAA tournaments, four Women's College World Series appearances, five Big Ten regular season championships, and two Big Ten Tournament titles.
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390:. University of Iowa. 2010-06-17.
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271:"NCAA Career Statistics"
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402:"Gayle Blevins profile"
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16:American softball coach
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120:Early years
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1533:Categories
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1101:Joan Joyce
1081:Fran Ebert
1038:Kim Wilson
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903:Lori Meyer
838:Jay Miller
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208:References
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1337:Kalafatis
1237:Davenport
1205:Becksford
943:Bob Brock
619:Based in
132:in 1973.
61:1988–2010
51:1980–1987
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1469:Hutchins
1461:Allister
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