Biography:
Coach Mel is originally from Wisconsin and was a three-sport athlete at Barneveld High School and Salutatorian of her graduating class. She then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a Big Ten student-athlete walk-on playing collegiate softball and three year Academic All-Big Ten athlete for the Badgers. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration and Human Resources and is now the Administrative Director for a financial advisory firm based in Wisconsin.
Coach Mel has been coaching softball at the MHSSA level since 2012. She coached JV in Sparta and then served as East Grand Rapids Varsity Softball Coach rebuilding an almost non-existent school program the last three years. She was also involved with the Aquinas College Softball team as a volunteer coach from 2016-2018.
Coach Mel lives in the Lowell community with her children attending Murray Lake Elementary School. She reports choosing the Lowell community for the same small-town community vibe that she loved in her hometown in Wisconsin. In her free time, Coach Mel enjoys anything involving her kids or Bucky Badger.
“I am beyond honored to be given this coaching opportunity in Lowell. Lowell’s small-town feel, and close-knit community has always given me a sense of ‘home’ in Michigan and I can’t wait to be a part of continuing the growth of our already thriving program. I am eager to give back to the community and school system that my children will call home. I was blessed to have high school and college coaches (along with parents, teachers and friends) who helped me believe in my potential daily and aside from being a mother, I love nothing more than helping other young women see just how capable and fierce they are and how successful they can be both on and off the field.” -Coach Mel
Anissa Dyer.
Assistant Head Coach
Biography:
Anissa has over 20 years of coaching experience from Varsity to Little League including basketball, volleyball and softball. Prior to coming to Lowell, she coached at Portland, Wyoming, East Lansing and East Grand Rapids High Schools. Anissa was a three-year collegiate athlete at both Olivet and Lansing Community College in basketball. Her collegiate resume includes two-time Academic All-American and Team MVP.
Anissa is currently the CRPO at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services where her focus is keeping all patients and staff safe every day.
"I am passionate about sports because they teach you all of the skills needed to be a successful adult: hard work, performing under pressure, teamwork and comradery and personal responsibility. I like to coach kids that give 100% and are in it for the experience and the team not themselves." - Coach Dye
Heather Eveland.
Volunteer Coach
Biography:
This is Coach Eveland’s first year joining the Red Arrow Softball team at Lowell High School. She is excited to participate in a program that prides itself on empowering young women and equipping them with the tools to be successful after their high school softball careers.
Heather is currently the Freshman girls’ basketball coach at Lowell High School and works with the Arrow Basketball League. She also volunteers her time coaching a 3rd grade girls travel basketball team here in Lowell.
Coach Eveland and her family moved to Lowell 3 years ago from Arizona where she worked as a Physical Education teacher and coach. Her husband, Derik Eveland, is a teacher at Lowell Middle School and is also the 7th grade boys’ basketball coach and JV boys’ baseball coach in Lowell. Together they have 3 children, ages 9, 7, and 5, all who attend Lowell Area Schools.
