Head Coach: Tammy Metcalf-Filzen (2023-24 will be her 19th collegiate season, 17th at Carleton)
Tammy Metcalf-Filzen, the winningest coach in program history, returned to the Knights on July 11, 2019 when she came out of retirement to serve as Carleton's head coach for the 2019-20 campaign.
When Metcalf-Filzen initially stepped down following the 2009-10 campaign, she had just concluded her 15th season as a collegiate head coach and 13th at Carleton. She now owns a 285-191 overall career coaching ledger (.599 win percentage), including a 259-165 mark (.611) at Carleton.
"Ten years ago, I intentionally retired from collegiate coaching as that was the best move for my family at that point of our lives," said Metcalf-Filzen. "Having now entered into a new phase of life, I am excited for the opportunity to step back into this role and give back to the program and institution that has been such a huge part of my life and career. There is a lot of work to be done, and I am excited to continue!"
In her first year back, the Knights had their best record since Metcalf-Filzen retired and finished tied for sixth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), missing playoffs due to a tie-breaker. After COVID canceled the 2020-21 season, Metcalf-Filzen led the Knights to a sixth place finish in the conference, and a berth in the MIAC Quarterfinals.
The Knights won three consecutive regular-season MIAC titles under Metcalf-Filzen's guidance from 2002-05, including the school's first outright crown in 2004-05. Carleton won five MIAC Playoff titles, including four consecutive from 2001-04 and another in 2007-08, coinciding with the program's five NCAA Tournament appearances. Metcalf-Filzen was the first coach in MIAC history, regardless of sport, to capture four straight post-season conference tournament titles.
A three-time MIAC and region coach of the year, Metcalf-Filzen first came to Carleton in 1992 as an assistant and assumed head-coaching duties on an interim basis for the 1997-98 season before taking the position permanently, eventually establishing the Knights' program as one of the elite in all of NCAA Division III.
Under her watch Carleton was ranked in the nation's top 20 and averaged more than 20 wins over a nine-year span from 2000-09. Metcalf-Filzen was inducted into the Carleton 'C' Club Athletic Hall of Fame in June 2019. Metcalf-Filzen is a long-time Northfield resident where she lives with her husband, Dave. They are parents of seven adult children and grandparents to four grandchildren.
