Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
68%
Avg SAT
1,019
Enrollment
716
Team Information
Sport
Golf
Gender
Men's
Division
NCAA Division 3
Location
Brownwood, TX
Coaching Staff (3)
Troy Drummond
Head Coach
Drummond help start back up the women's and men's golf programs at Howard Payne in the fall of 2015 after a 12 year absence. Coach Drummond came to the HPU golf program for the HPU men's basketball program where he served as head coach for the past eight years. With the home HPU course, Brownwood Country Club, and HPU's exclusive contract with Adidas and Taylor Made Coach Drummond looks forward to all the great things that are going to happen in the Yellow Jacket golf programs. Drummond loves playing golf and spending time with his family. He has three children, sons Garett and Grant, and daughter Lauren.
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Micah Taylor
Head Coach
Favorite scripture: Philippians 4:7 Micah (Cisneroz) Taylor joined the HPU athletic staff in the spring of 2025 to start the beach volleyball program at Howard Payne. Coach Taylor is a Howard Payne alumnus who was an All-Conference volleyball and basketball player for the Lady Jackets from 2015-2017. Since her time as a player at HPU, Micah worked in the high school and club volleyball ranks in Comanche and Stephenville, Texas. During the 2024 season, Micah helped lead the Comanche Maidens to their first volleyball playoff appearance since 2017. She coached the District Defensive MVP and multiple first-team All-District players. Micah also worked extensively with the club volleyball program Sky High in Stephenville, Texas developing practice plans, tournament organization, and player development. As an athlete at HPU, she was named team MVP two seasons and received 2nd Team All-Conference and All-West Division honors. Micah was also a great player for the Lady Jacket basketball team receiving 1st Team and HM Mention All-Conference awards as well as being named to the All-Defensive Team. The 2017 HPU Tami Pattillo Memorial Award honoree, Micah received a Bachelor of Science from HPU in ESS in 2016 and a Master of Business Administration from HPU in 2018. Micah is married to Trent and they have two daughters, Hollyn and Lottie.
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David Foster
Assistant Coach
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