Education
Indiana University.
basketball coach basketball player
Indiana University.
At the time of her retirement, Winstel ranked 3rd in wins and 9th in winning percentage among active National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II women"s basketball coaches and 5th in wins and 21st in winning percentage among all time coaches with an overall record of 675-255 (73%). At NKU, Winstel compiled a record of 636-214 (75%). The 2006-2007 team and Winstel are the subject of Thirteen Women Strong: The Making of a Team, written by NKU English professor Robert K. Wallace.
Born in Newport, Kentucky, Winstel is a graduate of Saint Thomas High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
She received her Bachelor in physical education and history from Northern Kentucky University in 1977. She was a walk in on NKU"s first women"s basketball team
She then after received her master"s degree in physical education with an emphasis on coaching from Indiana University in 1978, then soon became head women"s basketball coach at Midway College in Kentucky for three years. In 1981, she returned to NKU as assistant coach for the women"s basketball and volleyball teams and head coach of the women"s softball team for two years before becoming head women"s basketball coach in 1983.
Winstel announced her retirement on March 28, 2012 after 29 seasons at NKU.