Briar Cliff University

Makensey Pankers joined the Cliff ahead of the 2024 season as Assistant Coach. Prior to coming to the Cliff, Pankers started her collegiate career at Butler Community College in El Dorado, KS. A former standout, Pankers earned NJCAA Academic All-American, First-Team All-Conference, and First-Team All-Region Catcher during her time at Butler. After spending two seasons at Butler Community College, she then went on to finish her career at D2 Saint Leo University and graduated in May of 2021. Pankers has an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts (Butler CC) and a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology (Saint Leo University).

Following her playing career, Pankers got her Personal Training License and began her own training business. Along with that, she spent two years at Papillion La-Vista South High School coaching softball and powerlifting. She is now an assistant coach at Omaha Westside High School. Pankers is the daughter of Bruce and Joeni Pankers.