RELEASE FROM GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA:

The six outstanding collegiate golf coaches receiving the 2024 Dave Williams National Coach of the Year Award presented by Golf Pride Grips were announced today by the GCAA. Golf Pride Grips will present the coaches with their awards during the Hall of Fame Banquet at the GCAA National Convention on December 10.

Coach Brad Stracke led the Wranglers to six wins and 13 top-two finishes in 15 tournaments during his first season at Odessa. Being ranked first in the final 26 Scoreboard powered by Clippd National Rankings of 2023-24, the Wranglers finished runner-up at the 2024 NJCAA Division I National Championship and carded no lower than a sixth-place finish all season. Odessa was led on the course by PING All-Region and GCAA All-Freshman honorees Sungyeop Cho (PING First-Team All-American) and Adam Bresnu (PING Second-Team All-American).

2024 Dave Williams National Coach of the Year Award Presented by Golf Pride Grips
Division I - Nick Clinard, Auburn
Division II - Bryson Worley, North Georgia
Division III - Steve Conley, Methodist
NAIA - Ben Rickett, Dalton State
NJCAA Division I - Brad Stracke, Odessa
NJCAA Division II - Brad Thornton, Mississippi Gulf Coast

2024 Golf Pride Grips Region and District Coaches of the Year

NJCAA Division I
Southeast - Daniel Allen, Central Alabama
Central - Michael Wetrich, Indian Hills
South Central - Brad Stracke, Odessa
West - Zach Smith, Eastern Wyoming