Her main responsibilities include day-to-day operations within the team, recruiting, traveling preparations and on-field direction.

Tagaloa helped the Aggies set 11 team records in 2011 including most wins (44), best winning percentage (.727), most runs in a season (423), most hits in a season (577), most RBI in a season (375) and most home runs in a season (82).

NM State matched its program-best batting average of .341 set in 2009 when the Aggies led the NCAA, in 2011 that average ranked third overall. The Crimson and White were fifth nationally in slugging percentage at .551. The Aggies' 6.93 runs per game ranked fifth in the country and NM State ranked sixth in the NCAA with 1.34 home runs per game.

Senior Hoku Nohara led the nation in 2011 as the NCAA statistical champion for home runs per game and slugging percentage. Nohara blasted a single-season record of 24 home runs for the year, averaging 0.43 per game to lead the country. She also led the nation in slugging percentage at 1.007. Nohara also set the NM State and WAC career home run record at 64.

She also ranked third nationally in RBI per game, walks per game and on-base percentage. After the season Nohara became the first Aggie to sign a professional contract to play in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league.

In 2010, the Aggies flourished nationally in offensive categories again. NM State placed No. 18 in slugging percentage (0.495), No. 19 in batting average (0.317) No. 20 in scoring (5.84) and No. 21 in home runs per game (1.13) as 16 team and individual records were broken or tied.

The 2009 season was one of the most productive season in the program's history. Not only did the Crimson and White smash 18 team and individual records, but the powerful Aggie bats capped the year off ranked No. 1 in the nation in batting average (.341).

It is the first time a WAC team has led the country in that category. It was a WAC single-season record for the Aggies and tied the 1998 Fresno State team for the highest team batting average in WAC history.

Additionally, NM State was also ranked seventh in scoring (6.09), seventh in slugging percentage (.543) and 10th in home runs per game (1.26) throughout the country.

Tagaloa assisted the team in capturing six team records, which was batting average (.341), runs scored (329), RBI (314), home runs (68), total bases (794) and slugging percentage (.542). Individually, she guided the team in setting eight single-season individual offensive records and four all-time career records. Most notably, freshman sensation Tiare Jennings set five single-season records and Kristi Randall notched four all-time career records.

In 2008, the team reached a multitude of achievements, including either setting or tying 38 NM State all-time, single season, individual, game or career records while playing the most demanding schedule in the history of the program.

Tagaloa graduated cum laude from Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 2005. The native of Diamond Bar, Calif., earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Academic Honors and helped the Wildcats to consecutive MEAC Championships, and NCAA regional appearances.

As a student assistant coach at Bethune-Cookman in 2005, Tagaloa helped guide the Wildcats to another MEAC title, as well as an NCAA regional title as BCC outlasted Central Florida, South Florida and host Florida to advance to the Super Regionals against Texas.

Tagaloa transferred to Bethune-Cookman after a stellar junior college career at Midland (Texas) College, where she played for current Aggie associate head coach Cat Heifner. There she earned NFCA All-America honors while leading her team to consecutive NJCAA World Series appearances. Tagaloa was the Texas JUCO Offensive Player of the Year and she led her team in RBI, doubles and home runs.