Hall of Fame
Richmond served as Southeast Missouri State’s head softball coach for 32 years (1982-2014), compiling a record of 884-710-4, establishing herself as the winningest coach in OVC history.
Under her leadership, SEMO claimed five consecutive OVC regular-season championships (1995-99) and five OVC Tournament titles, earning five NCAA Tournament appearances.
In 1992, she successfully ushered SEMO softball into the NCAA Division I era, guiding the program seamlessly into a new level of competition. During its Division I membership in the OVC, her teams reached the 30-win mark 10 times. She became just the 42nd coach in NCAA softball history to achieve 800 career victories, reaching that milestone in 2010, and then earned her 600th Division I win in 2013.
Richmond was named OVC Coach of the Year five times (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009) and her 1996 team produced one of the most dominant seasons in conference history, finishing 22-2 in OVC play and 39-9 overall. That team opened the season with 32 consecutive victories, the longest winning streak in program history.
She coached nine All-Americans, 37 first-team All-Conference selections, four OVC Players of the Year, three OVC Pitchers of the Year, and one OVC Freshman of the Year. Equally impressive was her commitment to academic achievement. Richmond’s teams consistently ranked among the nation’s top academic programs as recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). SEMO ranked in the NFCA Top 10 academically for six consecutive years, and the 2002 team achieved the second-highest team GPA in the nation.
She was inducted into the Southeast Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020 and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Richmond also spent seven years (1982-88) as SEMO's volleyball coach (compiling a 203-91 record) and worked as an Assistant Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator during her career.