University of North Texas Athletics
Akers Named to WGCA Coach of the Year Watch List
5/4/2022 1:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - UNT women's golf coach Michael Akers was named to the watch list for the 2021-22 Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year by the Women's Golf Coaches Association earlier this week.
Recognized as the highest annual coaching honor in women's collegiate golf, the Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride is awarded annually to the top coach in Division I, II, III and NAIA women's golf. The recipient is selected by a prestigious collection of women's collegiate golf coaches who follow criteria that has been established to identify the top head coach for the past year:
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1.       The award will be determined by vote from the Division I Awards Committee upon review of the 10 highest ranked coaches in each region and their respective records for the year.Â
2.       From that list, the committee will determine the Golf Pride Regional Coach of the Year.
3.       The top three per region, based on the vote, will be considered by the Committee for the Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride and this will be based on the entire seasons' results.
The winner will be announced following the NCAA Championship later this month.
Akers is in his sixth year at North Texas and was just named the repeat winner of the Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading the Mean Green to a second straight conference championship and NCAA Regional berth. When he took over the program, UNT was ranked outside the top-200 nationally. UNT finished last season ranked inside the top 40 nationally by Golfstat and are currently ranked just inside the top 50.
Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride Watch List
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·       Michael Akers, University of North Texas
·       Kalen Anderson, University of South Carolina
·       Emily Bastel Glaser, University of Florida
·       Amy Bond, Florida State University
·       Gerrod Chadwell, Texas A&M University
·       John Crooks, Campbell University
·       Dana Dormann, San Jose State University
·       Jan Dowling, University of Michigan
·       Missy Farr-Kaye, Arizona State University
·       Carrie Forsyth, University of California, Los Angeles
·       Kim Lewellen, Wake Forest University
·       Emily Marron, University of Central Florida
·       Ryan Murphy, University of Texas
·       Mic Potter, University of Alabama
·       Derek Radley, University of Oregon
·       Greg Robertson, Oklahoma State UniversityÂ
·       Garrett Runion, Louisiana State UniversityÂ
·       Ria Scott, University of Virginia
·       Justin Silverstein, University of Southern California
·       Anne Walker, Stanford University
Recognized as the highest annual coaching honor in women's collegiate golf, the Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride is awarded annually to the top coach in Division I, II, III and NAIA women's golf. The recipient is selected by a prestigious collection of women's collegiate golf coaches who follow criteria that has been established to identify the top head coach for the past year:
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1.       The award will be determined by vote from the Division I Awards Committee upon review of the 10 highest ranked coaches in each region and their respective records for the year.Â
2.       From that list, the committee will determine the Golf Pride Regional Coach of the Year.
3.       The top three per region, based on the vote, will be considered by the Committee for the Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride and this will be based on the entire seasons' results.
The winner will be announced following the NCAA Championship later this month.
Akers is in his sixth year at North Texas and was just named the repeat winner of the Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading the Mean Green to a second straight conference championship and NCAA Regional berth. When he took over the program, UNT was ranked outside the top-200 nationally. UNT finished last season ranked inside the top 40 nationally by Golfstat and are currently ranked just inside the top 50.
Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride Watch List
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·       Michael Akers, University of North Texas
·       Kalen Anderson, University of South Carolina
·       Emily Bastel Glaser, University of Florida
·       Amy Bond, Florida State University
·       Gerrod Chadwell, Texas A&M University
·       John Crooks, Campbell University
·       Dana Dormann, San Jose State University
·       Jan Dowling, University of Michigan
·       Missy Farr-Kaye, Arizona State University
·       Carrie Forsyth, University of California, Los Angeles
·       Kim Lewellen, Wake Forest University
·       Emily Marron, University of Central Florida
·       Ryan Murphy, University of Texas
·       Mic Potter, University of Alabama
·       Derek Radley, University of Oregon
·       Greg Robertson, Oklahoma State UniversityÂ
·       Garrett Runion, Louisiana State UniversityÂ
·       Ria Scott, University of Virginia
·       Justin Silverstein, University of Southern California
·       Anne Walker, Stanford University
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