University of Oklahoma head softball coach Patty Gasso announced in July 2023 the addition of program alumna Falepolima Aviu to the Sooners' staff as an assistant coach. Aviu's hiring was made possible by an NCAA Division I Council decision in January to increase the number of countable coaches in select sports starting July 1.

A two-time national champion and All-American as a player for the Sooners and part of another national title on staff, Aviu returns to Norman after a one-year stint as assistant coach at North Carolina. Prior to her time in Chapel Hill, the Oceanside, Calif., native served as a graduate assistant at OU for the 2022 national championship season, a graduate manager at Ole Miss in 2021 and as a student manager upon graduation from OU in 2020.

Playing Career
2019 NFCA First-Team All-American … 2017 and 2019 NFCA First-Team All-Region and 2016 Third Team All-Region selection ... 2019 All-Big 12 First Team selection and 2016 and 2017 All-Big 12 Second Team honoree ... Selected to the 2018 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team ... chosen to 2016 All-Big 12 Freshman Team … 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree.

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Finished her Sooner career ranked sixth in OU career history in games played (255), fifth in sacrifice flies (9) sixth in HBP (36) 10th in career doubles (45).

Image	Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
	Patty Gasso	Head Coach
	Jennifer Rocha	Associate Head Coach
	JT Gasso	Associate Head Coach
	Falepolima Steele	Assistant Coach
	Karlie Keeney	Interim Coach

Image	Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
	Jackie Livingston	Chief of Staff
	Ryan Wondrasek	Director of Player Development

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