Kim Nutter
Head Coach, 12th year

Head Coach Kim Nutter returns for her 12th season at Santa Ana College. Nutter’s
282-185-3 overall record during her tenure is unparalleled in Santa Ana history as Nutter’s Lady Dons qualified for the state playoffs in seven straight seasons (1995-2001).

During the 2000 campaign, the Lady Dons upset top-ranked Fullerton College in the regional finals and advanced to the state tournament. Along the way, Nutter was named Orange Empire Conference (OEC) Coach of the Year.

In 2003, Santa Ana was 18-19-1 overall and 10-8 in the OEC (4th place).

A product of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, Nutter lettered in softball, volleyball, basketball and field hockey before attending Golden West College where she played softball and volleyball.

At Marina, Nutter was part of two California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) 4A championship softball teams and was named player-of-the-year for her efforts in 1979.

At Golden West, she participated on the 1979 volleyball and 1981 softball teams that won California community college championships. Following the championship in 1981, Nutter was named California community college player-of-the-year for her pivotal role with the Rustlers.

Nutter then transferred to Cal Poly Pomona where she played softball, volleyball and soccer. She received all-America status in softball while earning her bachelor’s degree in physical education. She later went on to get her master’s degree in education from Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Before coming to Santa Ana, Nutter was the head women's volleyball and softball coach at Rio Hondo College for three seasons (1985-88) and was named Foothill Conference Coach of the Year for softball twice. She led the Roadrunners to a conference championship in 1988.

In 1998 Nutter participated in the pro league with the Tampa Bay Firestyx.

On July 1, 1991, Nutter was named head coach for Santa Ana College. In addition to her coaching duties, Nutter is a full-time instructor in the exercise science division.