Central College Men's Golf

COACHING RESUME  2018-present (Central College) Head men's golf coach 2000-18 (Western Illinois University) Head men's golf coach 1995-97 (Monmouth {Ill.} High School) Head boy's golf coach 1993-95 (Southern Illinois Univ.-Carbondale) Graduate assistant women's golf coach 1988-90 (Western Illinois University) Head men's golf coach OTHER EXPERIENCE Former NCAA Division I Men's Golf Regional Advisory Committee member 1998-2018 (Harry Mussatto Golf Course, Macomb, Illinois) Director of Golf Operation 1998-2017 (Macomb Area Junior Golf Association) Director 2000-15 (First Tee of Western Illinois) Director ATHLETICS CAREER 1983-87 - Western Illinois University EDUCATION Western Illinois University, 1987 B.S., kinesiology Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1995 M.S., education HOMETOWN Burlington, Iowa Four-time Summit League coach of the year Mel Blasi joined the Central College staff as head coach of its championship-rich men’s golf program prior to the 2018-19 season.’ His Central squad’s have posted top-three American Rivers team finishes in five of the six championship tournaments. in his tenure. He’s had nine players place in the top 10 at the American Rivers Conference Championships to earn all-conference honors.                 Blasi spent 21 seasons at NCAA Division I Western Illinois University in Macomb, piloting the Leathernecks to conference crowns in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. His teams secured 26 tournament titles, including Indiana University’s Hoosier Invitational in 2016. He coached the first two Division I all-America performers in program history and his players won 32 all-conference awards                 A highly regarded swing instructor, Blasi was the director of golf operation at the university’s Harry Mussatto Golf Course from 1998-2018, Blasi spearheaded fund raising for a $1.2-million course expansion in 2001 and a $625,000 clubhouse addition in 2017.                 Prior to coaching at Western Illinois, Blasi piloted Monmouth (Ill.) High School to an Illinois state title and served as a graduate assistant women’s golf coach for two seasons at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he earned a master’s degree.                 Blasi graduated from Western Illinois and led his team to a league title. He was the Mid-Continent Universities Conference player of the year. A Burlington, Iowa native, Blasi was an all-state golfer and basketball standout at Monmouth High School. Achievements Central College (9) American Rivers All-Conference performers (7) team tournament titles Western Illinois University (4) Summit League championships - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 (4) Summit League coach of the year - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 26 Division I tournament titles Monmouth (Ill.) High School Illinois State High School championship (1995) Illinois State High School, fourth place (1996) Athletics career Association of Mid-Continent Universities men’s golf player of the year, 1985 All-state basketball player and golfer at Monmouth (Ill.) High School McDonald’s All-American basketball team nominee Men's golf year-by-year results Year Conference NCAA finish 2018-19  2nd 2019-20 DNC - global pandemic 2020-21 3rd 2021-22 2nd 2022-23 3rd 2023-24 3rd 2024-25 4th