Jeana Howald is entering her 35th year as the Head Coach of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team in the 2023-24. Howald has compiled a 729-628-1 overall record for a .537 winning percentage. She is the all-time winningest coach in Lady Cougar history.

In the last two seasons, Howald has lead MVNU to consecutive thirty win seasons. Howald guided the Lady Cougars to a program record 37 wins in 2022 and lead her team to 33 wins in 2023. MVNU started the 2023 season receiving votes in the NAIA National poll and also acheived its first ranking in program history later on in the season at 20th in the country.

Howald, who won 28 games during the 2021 season, was named the Crossroads League Softball Coach of the Year.

Howald has guided MVNU to the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament 10 times during her tenure with the program. After finishing as the national runner-up in 1992, the Lady Cougars returned in 1993 to claim their first national title. In the team's most recent appearance, MVNC finished fourth at the NCCAA National Tournament in 2008 out of seven teams.

Howald has earned several Coach of the Year honors throughout her career. She was the Mid-Ohio Conference Coach of the Year in 1992, and she has been named the NCCAA East Region Coach of the Year eight times. She registered her 400th career victory in the Lady Cougars' 2007 season finale as the team swept Case Western Reserve University. Her 500th win came against Spring Arbor on March 21st of 2014.