Havestraw, NY – Funeral services for former Austin Peay State University softball coach Tara Csernecky will be held 9:30pm, Thursday, at Central Presbyterian Church in Havestraw, NY.
Ms. Csernecky, age 40, died Saturday in her home in Stony Point, NY.
Csernecky was hired in August 2008 as Austin Peay softball coach and served six seasons (1999-2004) as the Lady Govs head coach. Since leaving Austin Peay and Clarksville, she has been serving as a high school teacher in the Stony Point area.
Before coming to Austin Peay, Csernecky was part of the North Carolina-Greensboro coaching staff that directed the program to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1997. A West Havestraw, NY , native, McCoy started her playing career as a pitcher-catcher at Greensboro (NC) College, before transferring to UNC-Greensboro as a walk-on. She later earned a scholarship and helped the former Division II program convert to the Division I status. She later was selected team captains and was part of a team that advanced to the 1994 NCAA Play-In series.
Csernecky graduated from North Carolina-Greensboro in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
