CHAPEL HILL, N.C. –
University of North Carolina head men's golf coach Andrew Sapp has been named
to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) National Advisory Board (NAB)
for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons as announced Wednesday in Norman, Okla. The NAB is composed of 17 coaches from NCAA
Divisions I, II and III as well as the NAIA and NJCAA. Also, five non-coaches serve on the NAB in an
ex-officio capacity.
Sapp, a native of Raleigh, N.C., is entering his second year
as head coach of the Tar Heels after spending nine years at the helm at Michigan. This will be his first term on the NAB and he
will serve as Third Vice-President. Sapp
has previously served stints on the GCAA All-America, Nicklaus Award and Coach
of the Year committees.
The complete NAB is as follows: Todd Satterfield of Furman, President; Mark
Hankins of Iowa, Second Vice-President; Conrad Ray of Stanford, Second
Vice-President; Andrew Sapp of North Carolina, Third Vice President; Bruce
Brockbank of BYU, Immediate Past President; Bruce Heppler of Georgia Tech, GCAA
Treasurer; Eric Hoos of Denver, Division I Representative At-Large; Steve Card
of Western Washington, Division II Representative At-Large; Bob Alpers of Saint
John's University in Minnesota, Division III Representative At-Large; Jeff
Griebel of St. Ambrose, NAIA Representative At-Large; Tommy Snell of
Mississippi Gulf Coach, NJCAA Representative At-Large; Bill McDonald of South
Carolina, Division I Director-East; Greg Sands of Texas Tech, Division I
Director-Central; Matt Thurmond of Washington, Division I Director-West; Brent
Nicoson of Indianapolis, Division II Director; Nikhil Kumar of Manhattanville,
Division III Director and retired PGA CEO Jim Awtrey, Representative
At-Large. The NAB's four ex-officio
members are legal counsel Tracy Richardson, CPA Bill Osborn, NCAA Liaison
Donnie Wagner and Legislative Advisor Stephen Clar.
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