At Sacramento State, Christiansen has 400 wins, with two Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2012 and 2014 and three appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2014, 2017, and 2019.
[2] Christiansen graduated from Menlo College in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.
[1] After his playing career ended, Christiansen was assistant coach at Menlo College in 1998 and 1999.
[1] Hired on September 1, 2001, Christiansen returned to Menlo College as head coach, with an 11–29 record in the 2002 season.
[2][3] In 2003 and 2004, Christiansen was as an assistant coach at Kansas, in which the Jayhawks set several program offensive records and led the Big 12 in batting in the 2004 season.