SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State University Director of Athletics Jeff Konya announced a four-year extension for women's golf head coach Dana Dormann on Monday. Dormann led the Spartans to a historic season, finishing No. 3 in the final GolfStat rankings, posting a record 30-shot victory at the Mountain West Championship and advancing to match play at the NCAA Championship for the first time in program history.
"We are very confident in Dana's leadership moving forward," said Konya. "Under her guidance, our program is reaching new heights and building champions in the classroom, on the course and in the community. She is the definition of a true Spartan, and I look forward to working with her in the future."
Dormann was a finalist for the Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year, presented by Golf Pride, and earned her second Mountain West Coach of the Year distinction (2018-19, 2021-22) after the Spartans dominated the field at the conference tournament. SJSU captured five tournament titles in the spring, including winning the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional by three shots over No. 7 Virginia to advance to the NCAA Championships. SJSU was the only school outside of the Power 5 to qualify for the national championships and finished seventh through stroke play to advance to match play for the first time.
"I am excited for the opportunity to continue to bring out the best in our student-athletes," said Dormann. "I want to thank Jeff Konya and our donors for believing in me and what we are doing in our program. I am grateful to be able to continue leading our athletes to be empowered and strong women who represent Spartan Athletics well in the community, classroom and in competition!"
Under Dormann's tutelage, MW Player of the Year Natasha Andrea Oon set a record with a 10-under score at the conference championship and followed that up with a record-setting performance at the U-M Golf Course in the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional, capturing medalist honors at 6-under 207 (70-69-68). Oon garnered All-America accolades for the second time in her career and finished runner-up at the NCAA Championship at 3-under 285 (77-68-70-70). She was named the 2022 Inkster Award recipient, recognizing the highest ranked women's Division I collegiate golfer in her senior year for the 2021-22 college golf season.
The Spartans swept the conference awards for the second time during Dormann's tenure (2018-19, 2021-22) as Oon won player of the year, Lucia Lopez Ortega earned MW Freshman of the Year and Dormann was named coach of the year. SJSU remained inside the top five of the GolfStat rankings for almost the entire spring and finished with an astounding 73-1 record, winning 5-of-6 tournaments, and ended the season with a No. 3 national ranking. The women's golf program also led the athletic department in the classroom, tallying over a 3.8 team grade point average over the 2021-22 academic year.
- Dormann's extension will run through June 1, 2026.
- She just completed her fourth season as head coach.
- The Spartans finished the season No. 3 in the final GolfStat rankings, their highest finish since winning the national title in 1992.
- Coach Dormann is a two-time MW Coach of the Year (2019, '22).
- San José State made its second NCAA Championship appearance over the last four years (2019, '22), and 22nd overall.
- Dormann was part of the first-ever SJSU national championship in women's golf in 1987 as a student-athlete.
- She served as a student assistant coach during the 1989 NCAA championship for the Spartans.
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