Wiggins Transitioning to Director of Player Development and Alumni Affairs

Florida A&M University’s new VP/Director of Athletics, Kortne Gosha, announced on Monday the transitioning of Veronica Wiggins as the Director of Player Development and Alumni Affairs for FAMU Athletics. 

“Coach Wiggins is a wealth of knowledge and it was incumbent for us to keep coach around for a bit longer,” Gosha said. “In her new role, she will serve as Director of Student-athlete development assisting with housing, life skills, the Hall of Fame, and former- student-athlete engagement. Her legendary track record of services and development of young people at FAMU speaks for itself, and we are excited to be a part of the next chapter of her career here at FAMU.”  

Wiggins is one of the most decorated coaches in FAMU history with 29 seasons as the head softball coach. From 1992-2020, Wiggins compiled a 774-904 overall record, winning 13 MEAC Softball Tournament Championships, along with 11 NCAA postseason appearances.  

The five-time MEAC Coach of the Year and 13-time Outstanding MEAC Tournament Coach helped transition the game from slow-pitch to fastpitch in the late 1980s. She served as a mentor to young coaches throughout her career. Wiggins  developed and maintained ties within the softball coaching community, as she consistently scheduled demanding non-conference opponents to test her players and prepare them for conference play, as well as postseason possibilities.

As focused as she was on sustaining the on-field success of her program, she was equally focused on the development and maturation of her players into confident and capable young women. Wiggins oversaw the team’s academic study sessions and monitored their academic progress throughout their time at FAMU.

In addition, Wiggins’ team were involved in community service activities throughout the years and held several softball clinics for area youngsters. This passion for helping young people originated from her formative years as the eldest sister in her family.

Three of her former players are members of the FAMU Sports Hall of Fame – pitcher Amber Alford, who was inducted into the MEAC Hall of Fame in 2012, along with pitcher Danielle Brown and third baseman Kimberly Browning, who were enshrined in September 2014. Wiggins, herself, was inducted into the FAMU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

Wiggins, a two-time FAMU alum, earned a bachelor’s degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation and a master’s degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation (1991).