Xavier softball coach Nikki Price has been named District Coach of the Year by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.

Price, in her first season as head coach of the Saints, guided the team to a 29-11 record in the regular season and the Mississippi Division title in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Xavier is sixth in the final Class 4A rankings.

Price will receive her award July 29 during a ceremony at the IGCA All-Star softball games at Waukee.