It is the first of her head coaching career and the first in program history for Wake Forest women's golf.Īlong with the program's first national title, 2022-23 was a historical year for the Deacs as they won a program-record five regular season titles in addition to being national champions.
Lewellen is fresh off earning an NCAA National Championship with her team in Scottsdale, Arizona, last week at Grayhawk Golf Club. Thank you to them, thank you to coach Potter for the hours he puts in to help our team get better, our support staff that allow us to focus on coaching, just thank you to everyone that has had a part in this process. It's these young ladies, their work ethic and their accomplishments that allow me to receive this award. "Being named the WGCA's National Coach of the Year is an honor because my colleagues have nominated me. "It's always humbling to receive an award," Coach Lewellen said. The three have combined for six national coach of the year honors during their time in Winston-Salem. The Demon Deacons have three active national coach of the year winners in field hockey's Jen Averill, men's tennis' Tony Bresky and Lewellen.
This marks the 15th time national coach of the year in Wake Forest history including 11 since the turn of the century. She was also named the WGCA National Coach of the Year in April 2020 after the season was cut short due to the pandemic. Wake Forest women's golf head coach Kim Lewellen has been named the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) National Coach of the Year for the second time in four years.
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