Background
Megan was born on March 25, 1986, in Spring, Texas, United States.
Megan was born on March 25, 1986, in Spring, Texas, United States.
Megan graduated from Texas Agricultural and Mechanical in May 2008 with a bachelor"s degree in sport management with a minor in business.
Megan was selected by the Philadelphia Force as the Number. 2 overall picks in the 2008 NPF Senior Draft. After the Force folded she was picked up by the Tennessee Diamonds in 2010. She played college softball at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical from 2004 to 2008.
In the 2008 season, she was the collegiate national player of the week from February 25 to March 2. Later that season, she became the first Big 12 player to be named both Big 12 and Pitcher of the Year. In the postseason, she led her team to the Final Series of the 2008 Women"s College World Series. In addition to her time in the NPF, she spent a season in the Japanese Softball Association.
Along with her career in the NPF, Gibson served under Texas Agricultural and Mechanical head coach Jo Evans as a graduate assistant in Fall 2008 and again as a volunteer pitching coach during the 2011 season.
She also spent time as a softball instructor at High-Performance Baseball in Tomball and as a volunteer assistant coach at Spring High School in 2010. Gibson joined the Penn State coaching staff after spending two seasons as an assistant under Coach Lehotak at the University of Texas at San Antonio. 2005 Second team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) All-American.
2005 Second team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) All-American
2005 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest Region All-Region first team
2005 All-Big 12 first team
2005 Big 12 All-Tournament team
2006 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest Region All-Region second team
2006 All-Big 12 second team
2006 All-Big 12 Tournament team
2007 First team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American
2007 All-Big 12 first team
2007 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest Region All-Region first team
2008 United States of America Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award Runner-up
2008 First team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American
2008 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest Region All-Region first team
2008 National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American
2008 Big 12 Player of the Year
2008 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
2008 Big 12 All-Tournament team (Most Outstanding Player)
2008 Honda Sports Award nominee
2008 Women"s College World Series All-Tournament Team.
