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Dormann Named to WGCA National Coach of the Year Watch List

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.—San José State women's golf coach Dana Dormann has been named to the watch list for the 2022-23 Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride. The award will be announced after medal play at the upcoming NCAA Championship.
 
Dormann is in her fifth year at the helm of the San José State program and has the seventh-seeded Spartans making their 23rd appearance at the NCAA Championship this weekend. The Spartans won two tournament titles this season and boast the Mountain West Player of the Year with Kajsa Arwefjäll.
 
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.
 
Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride
Watch List
• Kalen Anderson, University of South Carolina
• Amy Bond, Florida State University
• Gerrod Chadwell, Texas A&M University
• Dana Dormann, San José State University
• Charlie Ewing, Mississippi State University
• Emily Fletcher, Northwestern University
• Laurie Gibbs, Pepperdine University
• Jay Goble, Baylor University
• Caroline Haase-Hegg, Augusta University
• Kory Henkes, University of Mississippi
• Kelley Hester, Clemson University
• Laura Ianello, University of Arizona
• Kim Lewellen, Wake Forest University
• Lauren Mason, Southern Methodist University
• Ryan Murphy, University of Texas
• Angie Ravaioli-Larkin, Texas Christian University
• Garrett Runion, Louisiana State University
• Ria Scott, University of Virginia
• Dawn Shockley, Oregon State University
• Justin Silverstein, University of Southern California
• Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Michigan State University
• Jill Trujillo, University of New Mexico
• Anne Walker, Stanford University
• Annie Young, University of Tulsa
 
About the Women's Golf Coaches Association
The Women's Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 700 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
 
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