Ed Wilkerson begins his first season as head softball coach of the Allen County Community College softball team.

Wilkerson comes to ACCC after five successful seasons at Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS where his teams posted a 142-130 record. Under his tetelage the Tigers advanced to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament 5 consecutive seasons, only one other RMAC team matched that feat between 2001-2005.

FHSU won a school record 34 games in 2002. The 2003 squad bested that mark finishing 35-20. He led the Tigers to their only RMAC Tournament title and only NCAA II Regional Tournament appearance in 2003. With a 142-130 record in 5 seasons at FHSU, Wilkerson became the winningest coach in Tiger Softball history. While coaching the Tigers, Wilkerson also served as an instructor and assistant athletic trainer.

Prior to FHSU, Wilkerson had five successful seasons at Pratt Community College in Pratt, KS, where he posted winning records in all but one of his five years. He totalled 173 wins versus 121 losses in 5 seasons at PCC. In 1997, Wilkerson led the Beavers to a 41-13 record and a second place finish in the Jayhawk West Conference. The 1999 squad posted a 40-23 record in route to the Region IV Tournament Championship and a seventh-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association Championships.

Wilkerson played a major role in reinstating the softball program at PCC when he was hired as the softball coach in 1995. The team began competition in 1996 and posted a 30-25 record finishing third in the Jayhawk West Conference. Wilkerson served as an instructor and as the head athletic trainer at PCC from 1990-2000 in addition to coaching the Beavers from 1995-2000.

Prior to PCC, Wilkerson served as a medical technician and staff sergeant in the United States Air Force stationed at Nellis Air Force base in Nevada.

Wilkerson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education at the University of Northern Colorado in 1983 and a Master of Science degree in Physical Education/Athletic Training in 1989 from Central Missouri State University. Ed and his wife Sandy reside in Iola.