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Jan Mann
Jan Mann, a well-respected individual in collegiate women's golf, is in her sixth year as head women's golf coach at the University of North Carolina. Mann, a proven and experienced head coach, became the third head coach in Carolina history and took over the program July 2009.
Jan Mann, a well-respected individual in collegiate women's golf, is in her sixth year as head women's golf coach at the University of North Carolina. Mann, a proven and experienced head coach, became the third head coach in Carolina history and took over the program July 2009. In Mann's first five years at the helm, the Tar Heels have won five team championships and three individual championships. In 2010-11, Carolina won the Cougar Classic and the ACC Championship while in 2012-13, the Tar Heels won the Liz Murphey Fall Preview, the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational and the UCF Challenge. Two of the individual titles came in 2012 when Catherine O'Donnell won the 2012 LSU Golf Classic and the 2012 NCAA West Regional while Elizabeth Mallett won the 2014 SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational. Last year Carolina carded a fourth-place finish at the ACC Championships and finished 14th at the NCAA Central Regional. In 2012-13, the Tar Heels finished 10th at the NCAA East Regional and posted five top-five finishes. In 2012, Carolina finished 10th at the NCAA Championships and carded seven top-five finishes. In addition, Carolina's Catherine O'Donnell captured two individual titles, the LSU Classic and the NCAA West Regional. After winning the 2011 ACC Championship by 24 strokes, the Tar Heels went on to a runner-up finish at the NCAA East Regional and then tied for eighth at the NCAA Championships. Carolina also won the first tournament of the year, the Cougar Classic, and was the runner-up at The Landfall Tradition. In 2010, Carolina earned an NCAA bid to the NCAA East Regional where they finished 13th. Mann was crowned the 2011 ACC Coach of the Year, the second time she has received that honor. She was also selected the 2005 ACC Coach of the Year when she was the head coach at Virginia. |
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Leah BuchmannLeah Buchmann, formerly Leah Wigger, is in her third year as assistant women’s golf coach for the Tar Heels. Buchmann teams up with head coach Jan Mann in running the day-to-day operations of the women’s golf program in addition to her on-course duties as coach and instructor.
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Kim LewellenThe 2014-15 season marks the eighth year Kim Lewellen has directed the women's golf program at Virginia. During that time she has guided the Cavaliers to the NCAA Championships seven times.
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Danielle GriffithsDanielle Griffiths has left her mark on the Brown women’s golf team since taking over as head golf coach in 2007, rebuilding the squad into a contender at the Ivy League and regional level. A former assistant women's golf coach at the University of Virginia, Danielle is now in her fifth full season as head coach of the Brown squad, and has upgraded the Bears schedule, its recruiting efforts and overall level of play.
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EMILY MARRONEmily Marron took over the UCF women's golf program on June 29, 2012.
In 2013-14, Marron led the Knights to a runner-up finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship and a third straight NCAA Regional Tournament appearance. |
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Kristen SimpsonThe 2008 Virginia stroke Play Champion and two-time Virginia State Amateur runner-up, Simpson has served as the assistant coach at Old Dominion for both the men’s and women’s golf programs since 2011.
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