SAN DIEGO -- San Diego State men's golf's Evan Emerick has been promoted to associate head coach, announced head coach Ryan Donovan on Tuesday. Emerick has spent the last 15 years with the Aztecs as either a player or on the staff.
"Evan has worked so hard through the years as a student-athlete and my assistant," Donovan said. "He is a great recruiter and truly a 'players' coach. We all have so much respect for his effort and we are fortunate to have him as an Aztec for life!"
Emerick has been the director of golf operations for both the men and women teams at SDSU since 2015 after serving as a volunteer assistant coach and part-time assistant coach the previous two seasons. With his help, the San Diego State men's golf team has won two Mountain West championships (2015 and 2022), appeared in three NCAA championships (2015, 2016 and 2021) and nine NCAA regionals, while capturing 13 team titles, including four over the past two seasons.
Emerick has helped coach eight All-Americans - Xander Schauffele, Tom Berry, Ryann Ree, Nahum Mendoza III, Riccardo Michelini, PJ Samire, Gunn Yang and Puwit Anupansuebsai - and two Mountain West Golfers of the Year in Mendoza III (2016) and Anupansuebsai (2020).
"I want to thank Coach Donovan and the administration for their faith and support," Emerick said. "I couldn't imagine being anywhere other than San Diego State. I look forward to growing this program as we compete for conference and NCAA titles."
Emerick played four years with the Aztecs, graduating in 2012 with a degree in public administration.
SDSU is coming off another successful season in 2021-22, winning the MW Championship, its second straight Wyoming Cowboy Classic and finishing eighth at the NCAA Norman Regional in Norman, Oklahoma.
San Diego State kicks off the 2022-23 campaign at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, Sept. 9-11 in Scottsdale, Arizona.