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Cheri Harrer

  • Title
    Senior Woman Administrator/Head Women's Basketball Coach
  • Email
    charrer@bw.edu
  • Phone
    440-826-3299

Cheri Harrer enters her 35th season as head women's basketball coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2024-25.

Cheri Harrer's Numbers
Overall Record (35 Years) 717-248 (.743)
OAC Record 461-150 (.755)
OAC Tournament Record 51-26 (.662)
OAC Regular Season Titles 12
OAC Tournament Titles

9
OAC Coach of the Year

1997-98, 1999-00,
2005-06, 2008-09,
2019-20, 2021-22,
2024-25
NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances

19
NCAA Division III Tournament Sweet 16 Appearanace

8
NCAA Division III Tournament Elite 8 Appearances

4
NCAA Division III Tournament Record

26-18 (.591)

Harrer has a career record of 717-248 for a .737 career winning percentage. She has coached 20 teams to 20 or more wins.  Harrer is the winningest women’s basketball coach in school history, the winningest coach in OAC basketball history, sixth among active Division III coaches and 49th all-time of all NCAA coaches at any level.

She has led the Yellow Jackets to 12 Ohio Athletic Conference Reagular Season Championships, including eight outright, nine OAC Tournament titles, 19 NCAA Division III National Tournament appearances, eight NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearances and four NCAA Elite 8 appearances.

Harrer came to Berea and BW with five years of intercollegiate coaching experience at Bowling Green State University, Bluffton University and the University of Findlay, her alma mater.

While earning her degree in math education at Findlay, Harrer was a four-year starter and an NAIA Academic All-American in basketball. As a point guard, she led Findlay to conference, district, and bi-district championships. Harrer lettered two years in volleyball and three years in track.

In addition to serving as an assistant coach at Findlay after graduation, Harrer also served as the sports information director.

Harrer serves as BW's Senior Woman Administrator and as an associate professor in the Division of Health and Physical Education. She was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame on May 20, 2017. She also was inducted into the Crawford County Hall of Fame in 2014.

Century Wins 

  • 700    January 11, 2025 at Wilmington College (68-52)
  • 600    February 1, 2020 versus Muskingum University (86-56)
  • 500:   January 17, 2015 at Ohio Northern University (69-64)
  • 400:   December 5, 2009 at Kenyon College (57-44)
  • 300:   February 24, 2005 vs. Otterbein College/ OAC Tournament (75-69)
  • 200:   December 18, 2001 at Heidelberg College (63-52)
  • 100:   February 4, 1997 vs. John Carroll University (77-57)

Related Story Links:

Summer 2013: Cheri Harrer Inducted into the Crawford County Hall of Fame: The Induction Biography

March 20, 2017:  Cheri Harrer Inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame:  The Story / Ohio Basketball HOF Biography

February 1, 2020: Cheri Harrer Hits 600 Career Wins:  d3hoops Feature

February 11, 2020: Terry Pluto Feature Story on Cheri Harrer in The Plain Dealer:  THE FEATURE STORY

February 13, 2025: 35 years, 700 wins, 3.8 GPA. Cheri Harrer still works coaching magic at Baldwin Wallace by Terry Pluto in The Plain Dealer: THE FEATURE STORY
 

Harrer Through the Years
Year Overall OAC OAC Standings OAC Tournament NCAA Tournament
1990-91 8-18 4-14  T-9th/10 Reached OAC First Round
1991-92 11-16 7-11 8th/10  Reached OAC Quarterfinals
1992-93 15-10 9-9 5th/10  Reached OAC Quarterfinals
1993-94 15-11 10-8  4th/10 Reached OAC Semifinals
1994-95 16-10 11-7  3rd/10 Reached OAC Semifinals
1995-96 18-9 12-6  3rd/10 Reached OAC Semifinals Reached NCAA First Round 
1996-97 23-5 16-2  2nd/10 Reached OAC Championship Game Reached NCAA First Round 
1997-98 23-6 15-3  T-2nd/10 Reached OAC Championship Game  Reached NCAA Second Round
1998-99 26-2 17-1  1st/10 OAC Champions Reached NCAA Second Round 
1999-00 28-2 16-0  1st/9 OAC Champions Reached NCAA Elite 8 
2000-01 27-3 17-1  1st/10 OAC Champions Reached NCAA Elite 8 
2001-02 20-7 14-4 2nd/10  Reached OAC Championship Game
2002-03 25-5 15-3 2nd/10  Reached OAC Championship Game Reached NCAA Second Round 
2003-04 23-4 15-3 T-1st/10  Reached OAC Semifinals
2004-05 23-6 16-2 T-1st/10  OAC Champions Reached NCAA First Round 
2005-06 27-5 17-1  1st/10 Reached OAC Championship Game  Reached NCAA Elite 8 
2006-07 19-7 13-5 3rd/10  Reached OAC Quarterfinals 
2007-08 27-3 16-2  1st/10  OAC Champions  Reached NCAA Second Round 
2008-09 22-8 14-4  2nd/10 Reached OAC Championship Game  Reached NCAA Second Round 
2009-10 19-8 14-4  T-2nd/10 Reached OAC Semifinals 
2010-11 18-8 13-5  2nd/10  Reached OAC Quarterfinals 
2011-12 17-10 11-7  5th/10 Reached OAC Quarterfinals 
2012-13 16-9 11-7  4th/10
2013-14 22-7 15-3  T-1st/10 Reached OAC Semifinals  Reached NCAA Sweet 16 
2014-15 22-7 14-4  3rd/10 OAC Champions   Reached NCAA First Round 
2015-16 17-11 11-7 4th/10  Reached OAC Championship Game 
2016-17 21-5 14-4 2nd/10   Reached OAC Semifinals
2017-18 15-11 11-7 5th/10  Reached OAC Semifinals 
2018-19 20-8 13-5 2nd/10  Reached OAC Semifinals  Reached NCAA Second Round  
2019-20 28-2 17-1  1st/10 OAC Champions Reached NCAA Sweet 16 
2021 Spring 10-5 8-4  3rd/10  Reached OAC Championship Game No NCAA Tournament Due to COVID-19 
2021-22 10-2 7-0  T-1st/10 OAC Champions Reached NCAA Sweet 16 
2022-23 22-6 14-4 3rd/10 Reached OAC Semifinals    Reached NCAA First Round 
2023-24 22-7 16-2 1st/10  Reached OAC Semifinals Reached NCAA Sweet 16 
2024-25 29-2 18-0 1st/10 OAC Champions Reached NCAA
Elite 8
This page was last updated on March 16, 2025