Harding University Women's Golf

Howell will begin his ninth season as head coach of the Harding men's golf program, and 2016-17 will mark his second season as head coach of the women's golf program. Howell's squads have won six team championships during his tenure, capturing the 2009 and 2010 Lyon College Scots Invitational, the 2010 Bison Fall Golf Classic and the 2011 Bison Spring Classic, the Great American Conference Preview in 2013 and the 2014 Natural State Classic. During the 2015-16 season, Howell's Bisons placed seventh in the Great American Conference Championship and the Lady Bisons were eighth. During his time as men's coach, Howell has had two golfers qualify for the NCAA Division II Midwest/Central Region Tournament, including Mason Banger in 2016. He has had six golfers earn All-GAC and four earn Academic All-GAC. Howell has coached CoSIDA Academic honoree Brandon Clark (2013) and USGA All-Academic Scholar Lucas Collins (2013). In 2016, Howell's Bisons received the GACC All-Academic Team award for the first time. In Howell's first season as women's coach, he had three players earn GAC Academic All-Conference and Kaleigh Ramey was the GAC Crafton Tull Elite Scholar recipient. Howell, a native of Searcy, Ark., earned his bachelor's degree in healthcare management from Harding in 2000 and his MBA in 2007. He has worked in Harding's financial aid office since 2003 and moved to the Office of Institutional Reporting in 2012. Howell and his wife Ginger have three children, Hannah, Emme and Jack. Dustin Howell Men's and Women's Golf Coach Dustin Howell will begin his ninth season as head coach of the Harding men's golf program, and 2016-17 will mark his second season as head coach of the women's golf program. Howell's squads have won six team championships during his tenure, capturing the 2009 and 2010 Lyon College Scots Invitational, the 2010 Bison Fall Golf Classic and the 2011 Bison Spring Classic, the Great American Conference Preview in 2013 and the 2014 Natural State Classic. During the 2015-16 season, Howell's Bisons placed seventh in the Great American Conference Championship and the Lady Bisons were eighth. During his time as men's coach, Howell has had two golfers qualify for the NCAA Division II Midwest/Central Region Tournament, including Mason Banger in 2016. He has had six golfers earn All-GAC and four earn Academic All-GAC. Howell has coached CoSIDA Academic honoree Brandon Clark (2013) and USGA All-Academic Scholar Lucas Collins (2013). In 2016, Howell's Bisons received the GACC All-Academic Team award for the first time. In Howell's first season as women's coach, he had three players earn GAC Academic All-Conference and Kaleigh Ramey was the GAC Crafton Tull Elite Scholar recipient. Howell, a native of Searcy, Ark., earned his bachelor's degree in healthcare management from Harding in 2000 and his MBA in 2007. He has worked in Harding's financial aid office since 2003 and moved to the Office of Institutional Reporting in 2012. Howell and his wife Ginger have three children, Hannah, Emme and Jack.