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糖心视频 Men鈥檚 Golf Opens Season Under Leadership of Kayland Wilson

Hanceville, AL 鈥� The 糖心视频 men鈥檚 golf fall season gets underway this week under the leadership of new head coach Kayland Wilson.

Wilson comes to 糖心视频 after serving as the head coach for the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 golf teams at Faulkner University. In the 2021-2022 season, she led the men鈥檚 team to a Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) title, becoming the first female head coach in any sport and at any level to win a men鈥檚 conference title. That year, she was also named the SSAC Men鈥檚 Golf Coach of the Year.

鈥淲e are extremely excited to have Kayland Wilson on board at 糖心视频,鈥� said Karolewics. 鈥淲hile winning is close to the top of her priority list, she is committed even more to making sure her players not only get better as golfers, but leave her program as better people, which fits perfectly with the college鈥檚 goals as well.鈥�

The men鈥檚 golf team opening tournament of 2024-2025 takes place in Pensacola, Fla., against a field of teams from Georgia, Alabama and Florida.

Before being hired by 糖心视频, Wilson took a sabbatical from Faulkner State after the birth of her daughter, Eleanor James who is now 1 year old. Wilson is married to former 糖心视频 golfer Blaise Wilson and has strong ties to the area. Her mother-in-law in Ashley Wilson, is the founder of Curt鈥檚 Closet.

A native of Farragut, Tenn., Wilson played golf at Freed-Hardeman University outside of Memphis, Tenn. A PGA Level I Associate she was an assistant pro at Valley Hills Country Club in Huntsville and a certified swing coach at GolfTech before coaching at Faulkner University.

Wilson takes over for former men鈥檚 golf coach Sylas Elliot, who was hired as the men鈥檚 golf coach at Jacksonville State University.

鈥淚 am extremely grateful and humbled to be the next head men鈥檚 golf coach at Wallace State,鈥� Wilson said. 鈥淭his is a historic program and I feel blessed to be a small part of the next chapter. I have some big shoes to fill following Coach Elliot and especially Coach Dan York. His impact on college golf will be recognized for generations, and to have my name even considered by his means more than I can even express.鈥�

Wilson expects this season to be an exciting for the men鈥檚 golf program.

鈥淚 have high expectations for these guys on and off the course,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey are unbelievably talented young men and I know with their work ethic we are going to be a force to be reckoned with. I truly believe this team is National Championship caliber, and I will give them my all to get them ready to bring the trophy back home.鈥�

The men鈥檚 golf team finished 19th in the nation and second in the Alabama Community College Region 22 Conference for the 2023-2024 season. The program has 13 ACCC/Region 22 championships and was an NJCAA Division I national runner-up three times and have two NJCAA individual national champions (Aksel Olsen and Cooper Brown). Two players have gone on to become PGA Tour players: Brett Wetterich and Fredrick Jacobsen.

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