Eastern Illinois University Men's Golf

Moncels squads continually finish as the EIU athletic departments top academic squads, as both the mens and womens teams have earned the top team GPA on several occasions.  In 2007 Anthony Imburgia was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American. A Professional Golfers of America member, Moncel is considered a top instructor in the Central Illinois region.  Between stints as the head coach at EIU, Moncel helped instruct some of the areas top golfers into national success stories. Moncel has been a mentor to eight state champions, a U.S. Junior runner-up, as well as numerous NCAA Division I student-athletes, including Katherine Hull (NCAA 2003 Womens Player of the Year), Sylvia Cavellari (U.S. Womens Amateur champion), and former LPGA star Laura Myerscough (U.S. Womens Amateur runner-up). A native of Mattoon, Ill., Moncel played collegiate golf on the West Coast while attending the University of California at San Diego. He earned his degree from UCSD in 1986 and soon began his professional instruction. He has taught at several PGA National Golf Club Schools, including Medinah Country Club, the Bio-Mechanics School at Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Fla., and Pine Needles Resort in Southern Pines, NC. He has also taught at the PGA of America Junior Golf Schools. All-OVC Honors Under Coach Mike Moncel EIU Men ... David Lawrence, 2012 first team All-OVC... OVC Medalist runner-up ... Gino Parrodi, 2012 second team All-OVC... 2009 OVC All-Newcomer Team ... Anthony Imburgia, 2007 OVC All-Newcomer Team ... Dustin Sloat, 2006 second team All-OVC EIU Women ... Carrie Riordan, 2009 OVC Individual Medalist... 2008 first team All-OVC... 2007 OVC All-Newcomer Team ... Chelsea Bach, 2007 second team All-OVC... 2007 OVC All-Newcomer Team ... Amanda Minchin, 2004 first team All-OVC ... Dale Morris, 2005 second team All-OVC     All-OVC Honors Under Coach Mike Moncel