Rachael Rogers was named Assistant Coach of the Loras College softball team in the winter of 2009 and wrapped up her third season with the Duhawks in 2012. The Dubuque native joins her sister, head coach Ashley (Rogers) Winter, to assist with all aspects of player and program development.

Rogers earned her bachelor of arts in social science education from the University of Northern Iowa and was a four-year member of the UNI softball team from 2002-06 where she played shortstop for the Panthers. Rachael was recently named to the inaugural class of the Wahlert High School Athletics Hall of Fame. A four sport athlete with the Golden Eagles (basketball, volleyball, softball, and golf) she earned All-State honors in basketball, volleyball, and softball.

Since her debut on the UNI softball team, Rachael has been coaching players at many different levels of the game. During her college career, Rogers assisted at UNI softball camps for parents, coaches and players. From 2005-2008, she was the assistant varsity softball coach at Wahlert High School; in 2006, assistant volleyball coach at Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona; Dec. 2006-May 2007, assistant softball coach at Wartburg College; and since the summer of 2008, working with the softball and volleyball teams from Western Dubuque High School, where she currently teaches in the social sciences department. She currently resides in Dubuque, Iowa.