Carly Fehringer begins her second year with Western in 2019. She will be responsible for coaching, administering, and recruiting the throws at Western.
In her first year at Western, Fehringer coached Colby Stinson to a national runner-up finish at the 2019 Indoor NCAA DII Championships in the shot put, along with breaking the school record in the process. Along with coaching her athletes to seven top ten all-time Western performances.
Prior to Western, Fehringer served as a volunteer coach at Wayne State College for four years helping develop a potent throws group with her coach Brett Suckstorf. In that capacity, Fehringer focused on mentoring weight and hammer throwers while helping administer training across the remaining throwing events.
Before taking on her volunteer role, Fehringer was a standout thrower at Wayne State from 2011-2014. With the Wildcats, she was a four-time All-American and seven-time national qualifier. At the 2014 NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, she finished third in the hammer throw with a heave of 198'11". She was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and Wayne State College Female Athlete of the Year in 2014.
While volunteering at Wayne State, Fehringer continued her own post-collegiate career. A decorated post-collegiate athlete, Fehringer qualified for four U.S. Championships in the hammer throw while also competing in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the same event.
A Criminology major at Wayne State College, Fehringer earned her Bachelor's degree in 2014. She was awarded the Presidential Scholar Athlete Award at Wayne in 2012.
