Meghan Romero joined the Portland State staff as an assistant coach in July 2022 and is now in her third season with the program in 2025.
Romero primarily works with the Vikings’ infielders. In her first season as an assistant, she played a key role in guiding three infielders—Emily Johansen, Maddie Thompson, and Olivia Dean—to First Team All-Big Sky honors, with Johansen also earning Player of the Year. With the help of her leadership, the Vikings led the Big Sky with a .963 fielding percentage and a .301 team batting average in 2023.
In 2024, Romero helped Thompson become the first player in program history to earn back-to-back First Team All-Big Sky honors. She also helped guide the Vikings to a 23-24 season, which culminated in a runner-up finish at the Big Sky Tournament.
Prior to Portland State, Romero spent the past three seasons as an assistant at her alma mater, Colgate University. She joined the Colgate staff ahead of the 2020 season, helping the Raiders to 48 wins over three seasons on staff. As a result of Romero's infield expertise, the Raiders' recorded the highest fielding percentage on record (.970 in 2021), a twelve-point improvement from their .958 percentage in 2019. Offensively, Colgate jumped from a .245 batting average to .283 in 2021, leading the Patriot League in home runs with 26. In 2022, Romero helped guide the Raiders to their first 20-win season since 2019 and their third-straight Patriot League Tournament appearance.Â
The Redondo Beach, Calif. native had a successful career as an infielder for Colgate from 2015-2019. She earned Patriot League First Team honors in her final season after posting a .325 average with 51 hits, including 15 doubles and three home runs. She finished her career with a .249 average and a .341 on-base percentage.
Romero was a two-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection, graduating in 2019 with a degree in educational studies.
