CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (SMU/WGCA) - Head Women's Golf Coach Lauren Mason was named to the National Coach Of The Year Watch List announced by the WGCA on Wednesday.

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.
 
Mason has led the Mustangs to back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances. She and the team are fresh off a second-place finish at the NCAA Bryan Regional that secured them a spot at the Championships, May 17-22.
 
The Mustangs have won 12 tournaments under Mason's watch, the second most in program history, all done in just three years on the Hilltop. The Mustangs won the AAC Championship for the second straight year, the first repeat win for SMU women's golf.
 
This season, the Mustangs have added titles at the Jim West Challenge, Chevron Collegiate, The Show and The Texas Showdown presented by Veritex Bank to go along with their AAC title.  At the Jim West Challenge, the Mustangs broke the team 54-hole, and 18-hole scoring records. They also broke the individual 18-hole and individual 54-hole records, rewriting the SMU record book along the way.

The Mustangs and Mason are in the midst of preparing for the NCAA Championship. They look to improve on their 11^th place national finish last season.

 
 
 
 
Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride Watch List
 
·         Greg Allen, Vanderbilt University
·         Kalen Anderson, University of South Carolina
·         Amy Bond, Florida State University
·         Dan Brooks, Duke University
·         Gerrod Chadwell, Texas A&M University
·         Dana Dormann, San Jose State University
·         Charlie Ewing, Mississippi State University
·         Missy Farr-Kaye, Arizona State University
·         Emily Fletcher, Northwestern University
·         Laurie Gibbs, Pepperdine University
·         Kory Henkes, University of Mississippi
·         Kelley Hester, Clemson University
·         Kim Lewellen, Wake Forest University
·         Melissa Luellen, Auburn University
·         Lauren Mason, Southern Methodist University
·         Ryan Murphy, University of Texas
·         Aimee Neff, University of North Carolina
·         Derek Radley, University of Oregon
·         Garrett Runion, Louisiana State University
·         Ria Scott, University of Virginia
·         Justin Silverstein, University of Southern California
·         Shauna Taylor, University of Arkansas
·         Alicia Um Holmes, UCLA
·         Anne Walker, Stanford University