The Coaches      

                                                                   Olivia Petersen -  Varsity Head Coach

 Coach Petersen returns for her seventh year of being
a part of the Harrison fast pitch program.  She played
fast pitch, basketball, and threw shot put at Harrison. 
She was a Harrison Graduate in 1996. Coach Petersen
received a basketball scholarship to Catawba College
in Salisbury, NC and graduated from Catawba College
in 2000 with a BA in Health/Physical Education. She
received a MS in Physical Education from Jacksonville
State University in May 2007 . She and her husband Corey reside
in Hiram with their new son, Cole and their yellow lab Duke.

 

 

Matt Jones - Asst. Coach

Coach Jones graduated from Harrison in 1999 and then
attended Berry College for two years and finished his
degree at Kennesaw State University with a degree in
health and physical education.  He is beginning his
fifth year teaching at Harrison and 4th year coaching
softball.  Coach Jones played baseball for seven years and
has played softball for eight years.  Coach Jones
also coaches boys basketball and girls soccer at Harrison. 

                                         



 

Melissa Wilson - Asst. Coach

Coach Wilson is a returning Hoya to the fast pitch program. 
As a 1998 HHS graduate, she played varsity basketball and
fast pitch, in its inaugural season.  After high school, Coach
Wilson pursued her studies at the University of Georgia. 
While in college, she worked as a lay coach with the Clarke
Central fast pitch team.  She graduated from the University
of Georgia in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Social
Science Education.  Currently, Coach Wilson is working
on a Masters of Science in Instructional Systems, with a
major in open and distance learning, at Florida State University
and a Gifted Endorsement through the University of Georgia. 
She is returning for her fourth year of coaching fast pitch and also
coaches basketball and lacrosse at Harrison.