Fran Grembowicz
Head Softball and Field Hockey Coach

When Fran Grembowicz joined the St. Lawrence community 11 years ago as the head women’s basketball coach, she didn’t expect to stay long. But five years ago, she was asked for help in expanding the athletics offerings on campus by creating a softball team. Although she no longer coaches basketball, she remains the head coach of the softball team, is the head coach of the field hockey team, and is also the liaison between admissions and the athletics department.

“I grew up in the generation where people were expected to do a variety of things,” Grembowicz says. “My favorite part of working at St. Lawrence is that I have had the opportunity to wear a lot of hats. This helps me understand my student athletes better because I know what it’s like to juggle school, sports, and extracurricular activities.

“I also find the wonderful and open communications that I have with administrators are extremely rewarding because both groups are working toward one mission: bringing the best possible students to St. Lawrence,” she says. “This relationship is wonderful because so many groups work in concert towards a common goal.”

Because she is a two-sport coach, Grembowicz says she’s lucky that she gets to meet more of those “best possible” students than some of the other coaches on campus. “Knowing a variety of athletes allows me to be more knowledgeable of the issues in the athletics department, as well as on campus, and broadens my perspective,” she says.