Tami Cyr is in her 16th year at West Florida, and her 14th season as head coach. During her coaching career, West Florida has been one of the top teams in the conference, region and nation. Cyr has led West Florida to the GSC Tournament each year since the school joined the conference in 1995. The Argonauts have won three conference titles, two South Region championships and made two appearances in the national tournament under Cyr's tenure.

Cyr is ranked ninth among active Division II coaches with 742 victories. She is ranked 15th among the winningest Division II coaches off all-time (active and retired), and only one of only 15 coaches (active and retired) to collect 700 career wins. Her .691 winning percentage is ranked 21st in Division II. Her 579 West Florida wins are more than any other coach in GSC history.

Despite losing four starters and two starting pitchers from the 60-6 season in 2005, Cyr led West Florida to their second consecutive Gulf South Conference East Division title. West Florida was 22-9 against conference opponents, including a 7-1 record against GSC West opposition at the annual GSC Crossover. The Argonauts advanced to their 11th consecutive GSC Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Cyr led West Florida to the biggest turnaround of any Division II school in 2005. After finishing 36-20 in 2004, the Argonauts posted a 60-6 record. On Feb. 26, West Florida defeated then-top-ranked Florida Southern for the program's 1,000 career win. West Florida was 24-1 in conference play, and swept their GSC West opponents in the eight-game GSC Crossover. The Argonauts captured their second consecutive GSC title by winning three games on the final day of competition. West Florida advanced to their third straight South Region tournament.

In 1998, Cyr guided the Argonauts to their first GSC Championship. West Florida went 19-5 in the regular season and swept the field at the GSC Tournament, winning all five games. They continued on their first trip to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. Cyr was named GSC Co-Coach of the Year, and West Florida also captured the AFCA South Region Coaching Staff of the Year for the second straight season.

Cyr has guided the Argonauts to seven appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament. Cyr led West Florida to a GSC East Division crown and the Argonauts first NCAA Division II South Region title. West Florida advanced to participate in their first NCAA Division II National Championships. Cyr led the Argonauts back to the national championships in 2003.

Cyr took the reins of the program prior to the 1993 NAIA National Tournament when then head coach Doug Palmer had to miss the event due to emergency surgery. West Florida shocked the tournament field by winning the national championship despite only 10 players on their roster. Palmer and Cyr both received the NAIA Coach of the Year honors for their team's outstanding effort. In the 1995 inaugural NCAA Division II season, Cyr was selected Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year, and she received the South Region Coach of the Year honors for the 1997 season. Cyr has been named GSC Coach of the year five times, more than any other coach in conference history.

During Cyr's tenure as UWF head coach, she has mentored 38 All-GSC players, and 13 All-South Region honorees. She coached two-time GSC East Player of the Year Jill Burnett, 1999's GSC MVP Blake Baskin, and 2005 GSC Pitcher of the Year Amber Browning. Three players have also earned GSC Freshmen of the Year honors: Baskin, Krissy Styrna and Natalie Manis. Cyr has guided four athletes to All-America honors: Baskin and Styrna, who were two-time All-Americans, Jackie Moore in 2003, and Amber Browning in 2005.

Prior to coming to West Florida, Cyr compiled a 127-99 record at Centenary College in Shreveport, La. In her five-year tenure at Centenary, her teams competed in four Bi/Tri District playoffs and the 1991 NAIA National Championships. Centenary maintained a national Top 20 ranking throughout her career at the school.

As a collegiate player, Cyr was a pitcher and an outfielder at Louisiana Tech University from 1982-85. She finished her playing career as one of the most honored Lady Techster softball players ever, earning recognition on the All-NCAA South Region team as a pitcher. Her jersey was also retired by the university. Louisiana Tech qualified for the NCAA Division I College World Series twice and were ranked in the Top 20 each of her four years. Over her four year playing career, Louisiana Tech posted a 145-49-2 (.739) record.

She was selected to the Regional All-American Team as a freshman after posting a 21-5 record, and a 0.80 earned run average. She also added three triples and five game-winning hits. By her junior year, she had already set the school record in wins. Her 57 career wins are still fifth all-time. Cyr's career 0.81 earned run average is still the third-lowest in school history. She also posted three of the top 10 lowest single-season earned run averages. Cyr's name is also still in the record book with 67 complete games (6th), 275 strikeouts (8th), and 567 1/3 innings pitched (10th).

A native of Surrey, British Columbia, Cyr is a highly respected beach volleyball player. She has won tournament titles along the Gulf Coast and been invited to participate in national tournaments in Atlanta, Ga., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Santa Barbara, Calif.