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Cameron McCloskey Named Assistant Coach
7/3/2024 9:31:00 AM | Men's Golf
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota men's golf team has added Cameron McCloskey as its assistant coach for the 2024-25 season, Gophers head coach Justin Smith announced Wednesday.
McCloskey, a graduate of Tiffin University, served as a graduate assistant of Tiffin men's golf for one season before being promoted to the program's head coach in June of 2022.
McCloskey led the Dragons to a third-place finish in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2023-24 and an 11th-place finish at the Midwest Super Regional. The team had three wins this season and seven top-five finishes.
In his first season as head coach (2022-23), McCloskey led the Dragons to a runner-up finish at the G-MAC Championships, while Johan Widal landed an individual bid to the NCAA DII regional championship. Overall TU had five top-five finishes during the season and two tournament wins, including at the Glenmoor Invitational where the team set a new program scoring record for 54 holes with a total of 847 (-17).
"I am extremely excited to welcome Cameron and his family to our Gopher Golf program," said head Coach Justin Smith. "Cameron had incredible success at his previous program building positive relationships with his student-athletes and developing them into top tier players across the board. Cameron will bring a tremendous amount of experience to our program and I look forward to creating the best environment for our student athletes right alongside him."
In McCloskey's first year as an assistant coach for the men's golf program, he helped lead the team to capture the 2022 G-MAC Championship and a bid to the NCAA DII regional championship.
McCloskey was a member of the Dragon's men's golf program from 2016-21. During his time at Tiffin, McCloskey achieved Academic All-American honors three times and was named to the G-MAC All-Conference team during his last season, posting a 74.42 season average (eighth best all-time in school history).
McCloskey, a graduate of Tiffin University, served as a graduate assistant of Tiffin men's golf for one season before being promoted to the program's head coach in June of 2022.
McCloskey led the Dragons to a third-place finish in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2023-24 and an 11th-place finish at the Midwest Super Regional. The team had three wins this season and seven top-five finishes.
In his first season as head coach (2022-23), McCloskey led the Dragons to a runner-up finish at the G-MAC Championships, while Johan Widal landed an individual bid to the NCAA DII regional championship. Overall TU had five top-five finishes during the season and two tournament wins, including at the Glenmoor Invitational where the team set a new program scoring record for 54 holes with a total of 847 (-17).
"I am extremely excited to welcome Cameron and his family to our Gopher Golf program," said head Coach Justin Smith. "Cameron had incredible success at his previous program building positive relationships with his student-athletes and developing them into top tier players across the board. Cameron will bring a tremendous amount of experience to our program and I look forward to creating the best environment for our student athletes right alongside him."
In McCloskey's first year as an assistant coach for the men's golf program, he helped lead the team to capture the 2022 G-MAC Championship and a bid to the NCAA DII regional championship.
McCloskey was a member of the Dragon's men's golf program from 2016-21. During his time at Tiffin, McCloskey achieved Academic All-American honors three times and was named to the G-MAC All-Conference team during his last season, posting a 74.42 season average (eighth best all-time in school history).
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