Fred Jefferson closed out an impressive 25-year run as head coach of the Wright State golf team at the end of the 2008-09 season.</p>
<p>During his tenure, Jefferson led the Raiders to five NCAA appearances and six conference titles and was named coach of the year five times.</p>
<p>It started before the Raiders went to Division I, WSU Hall of Famer John Traugh competed as an individual at the 1986 Division II NCAA Nationals. In 1987, the team qualified for the Division II Nationals and finished in 11th place.</p>
<p>The program continued to grow after Wright State moved to Division I. In 1989, current PGA tour member Frank Lickliter became the first individual to make an appearance for the Raiders in a NCAA D-I tournament. The following year, the Raiders as a team made their first Division I NCAA tournament appearance.</p>
<p>Wright State made three more trips to NCAA regional tournaments with Jefferson as coach--2000 in Fresno, California; 2003 in Manhattan, Kansas; and 2004 in Sunriver, Oregon. The Raiders won six conference championships under Jefferson, starting with the Mid-Continent Conference in 1993 before moving to the Horizon League (formerly the Midwestern Collegiate Conference) and winning the title five times in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2004.</p>
<p>Coach Jefferson was named the WSU Coach of the Year four times in 1987, 1988, 1997 and 2003.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Jefferson Superlatives</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>High Conference Finishes</strong><br /> <strong>Mid-Continent</strong><br /> 1993 First (Coach of the Year)<br /> 1994 Second<br /> <br /> <strong>MCC/Horizon League</strong><br /> 1995 Second<br /> 1996 First (Coach of the Year)<br /> 1997 First (Coach of the Year)<br /> 1999 Second<br /> 2000 First (Coach of the Year)<br /> 2002 Second<br /> 2003 First (Coach of the Year)<br /> 2004 First<br /> 2005 Second<br /> <br /> <strong>Department Coach of the Year:</strong> 1987, 1988, 1997 and 2003<br /> <br /> <strong>Player Highlights in Pros</strong><br /> <strong>Frank Lickliter:</strong> 1989 NCAA Tournament participant; currently on PGA Tour<br /> <strong>Matt Sharkey:</strong> Played professionally on Nike Tour; Greensboro Open of PGA Tour<br /> <strong>Heath Wassen:</strong> Honda Classic of PGA Tour<br /> <strong>Jimmy Henderson:</strong> US Open of PGA Tour<br /> <strong>Sam Arnold:</strong> PGA Championship Tournament<br /> <br /> <strong>HL Conference Newcomer of the Year:</strong> 1995-Jon Eggleton; 1996-Scott Hailes; 1997-Joe Osmon; 2000-John Schones; 2003-Marty Miller; 2004-Brandon Knutson<br /> <br /> <strong>Mid-Continent Medalist:</strong> 1993-Sam Arnold<br /> <br /> <strong>HL Player of the Year (started in 2002):</strong> 2002-John Schones; 2003-Jesse Hutchins<br /> <br /> <strong>HL Medalists:</strong> 1996-Scott Hailes; 1997-Pete Samborsky; 2000-Billy Day; 2002-Jesse Hutchins; 2006-Brandon Knutson<br /> <br /> <strong>Mid-Continent All Conference Players:</strong> 1993-Sam Arnold, Kevin Jones; 1994-Derek Beaulieu<br /> <br /> <strong>HL All-Conference:</strong> 1995-Jon Eggleton, Kevin Jones; 1996-Scott Hailes, Joe Moore, Jon Eggleton, Pete Samborsky; 1997-Pete Samborsky, Jon Eggleton, Scott Belair, Joe Osmon; 1998-Junichi Hayashi; 1999-Joe Osmon, Jim Henderson; 2000-Billy Day, John Schones, Joe Osmon; 2001-Jesse Hutchins, John Schones; 2002-John Schones, Jesse Hutchins; 2003-Jesse Hutchins, John Schones; 2004-Brandon Knutson, Marty Miller; 2005-none; 2006-Tyler Miskell; 2007-Brandon Knutson; 2008-Tyler Miskell; 2009-Charlie Doll<br /> <br /> <strong>HL All-Tournament (started in 2001):</strong> 2001-Jesse Hutchins; 2002-Jesse Hutchins, Andrew Lewis; 2003-Jesse Hutchins, John Schones, Marty Miller, Jason Williams; 2004-Tate Prows; 2005-Brandon Judy; 2006-Brandon Knutson; 2007-Brandon Knutson; 2008-none; 2009-Charlie Doll<br /> <br /> <strong>League Records:</strong><br /> <strong>Lowest Team Score:</strong> 850, Wright State in 2000<br /> <strong>Lowest Individual Score:</strong> 210 by Billy Day in 2000 and <a href="../sports/m-golf/mtt/knutson_brandon00.html">Brandon Knutson</a> in 2002 (4-way tie)<br /> <strong>Lowest Team Round:</strong> 277, Wright State in 2000<br /> <strong>Lowest Individual Score:</strong> 66 by Billy Day in 2000 (3-way tie)<br /> <br /> <strong>Wright State Highlights:</strong><br /> <strong>Low Round:</strong> 201 (-12) Jesse Hutchins (68-69-64) in 2002<br /> <strong>Low Score:</strong> 64 (-7) Jesse Hutchins in 2002 and 65 (-7) <a href="../sports/m-golf/mtt/knutson_brandon00.html">Brandon Knutson</a> in 2006<br /> <br /> <strong>Dr. Carl Benner Scholar Athlete Awards:</strong><br /> 1987: Matt Sharkey; 1988: Rom Kamm; 1998 and 1999: Steve Ray<br /> <br /> <strong>Don Mohr Athlete of the Year Awards:</strong><br /> 1979: Tim O'Neal; 1990: Frank Lickliter; 2003: Jesse Hutchins</p>
