Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee
State University's Athletic Director Teresa
Phillips announced Parrish McGrath will become the interim coach for
both the men's and women's golf teams. McGrath had previously served as an
assistant for the men and women's golf program since September of last
year.
The
announcement comes after the resignation of Chris
Seibel who had coached the Tigers since January of 2011.
"It
is sad to see a bright young coach like Chris leave who was a former
student-athlete and who had begun the process of establishing solid golf
programs," Phillips said. "But we are very excited that we do have an assistant
coach in Parrish that can pick up where Chris left off. We are very optimistic
that Parrish will maintain and grow both programs."
Seibel returned to his alma mater last year
after competing for four seasons with the TSU men's golf team. As a senior, he
was named the TSU Male Athlete of the Year and was selected to the 2010 All-OVC
team
During Seibel's tenure, the Tennessee State's
golf teams had three top-five finishes. In addition, the men's team placed first
at the National Black College Invitational in Atlanta, Ga.
Under Seibel and McGrath's tutelage, golfer James
Stepp was selected to the Ohio Valley Conference's All-Newcomer team
last season as a freshman.
Prior to being appointed at TSU, McGrath worked
at the Summerfield Golf Club in Riverview, Fla., for five years. During his
stint at Summerfield he served as an assistant professional before stepping into
the position of the head pro.
McGrath also worked at the Harpeth Hills Golf
Club in Nashville, Tenn. (1992-96). He became a professional in 1993 and
qualified for the FedEx St. Jude Classic PGA Tour Event in 1994.
"I
would like to thank Teresa Phillips and senior woman administrator Valencia
Jordan for allowing me the opportunity to continue my work with the
men's and women's golf team as interim head golf coach," McGrath
said.
"We have shown signs of improvement for
both teams this fall which I see continuing this spring and for many years to
come. We participate in the OVC- a very competitive conference- and we look to
stake a claim as a contender each year. We aim to set the example of how TSU
student-athletes perform on the course, in the classroom and in our
community."
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