Jacksonville University Women's Golf

A star standout of the Northeast Florida golf scene, Kathryn Cusick Dougan enters her fourth year as head coach of Jacksonville University women's golf in 2022-23. 2021-22 Coached team to multiple record-breaking performances Shot the 54-hole team record of 871 at the Edisto Island Classic Oct. 11-12 This number bested the previous program record of 874, set the month prior at the Sea Best Jacksonville Classic on Sept. 27-28, where the team came home second in the field Freshman Casey Powell captured the individual medal at the Sea Best Jacksonville Classic Powell was voted to the ASUN All-Freshman Team and won the New Fin Award for best female first year athlete at JU Grad Macarena Aguilera tied for the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history with a 210 at the Edisto Island Classic Four team members were named WGCA All-American Scholars Team combined to post 26 rounds of par-or-better on the season 2020-21 Competed in a match play event to start the season in January 2021, with the team advancing to the third-place match on the final day Hosted the Amelia Island Collegiate in February, with Paula Trejo Lerdo posting a career-best finish and Mawgan Vater coming home top-10 Two team members were named WGCA All-American scholars Jenna Fonda won Junior Medalist honors at the Women's Southern Golf Association Amateur Championship 2019-20 Built a steady progression throughout her first season as head coach before the year was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic Best finish of the season came in the Pirate Collegiate Classic, Sept. 23-24, where the Dolphins placed fourth JU turned in its strongest performance of the season at the Kiawah Island Classic, finishing T16 in the largest field in women's college golf Freshman Maia Samuelsson took home medalist honors at Kiawah Island and was also named ASUN Golfer of the Week for her efforts in that event CAREER ACCOLADES Two-time NCAA All-American Two-time All-SEC choice at the University of Alabama Competed on the LPGA Futures Golf tour, the official development tour of the LPGA, Won the 2001 Lincoln Futures Golf Classic  Competed in the 2003 U.S. Women’s Open Led the Crimson Tide to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA East Regional Was the fifth women’s golfer to participate in the NCAA Championships as an individual  Left her mark throughout the Crimson Tide record books, once holding several Alabama bests including: the program’s low round (67) lowest stroke average (74.88) most subpar rounds (9)  most individual tournament titles (3) Represented the United States twice in matches vs. Japan at the Fuji-Xerox Collegiate Golf Championships MVP of the Bishop Kenny High School golf team from 1990 to 1994, taking the Crusaders to undefeated seasons for two years, earning district championship honors in 1993 and 1994, and finishing third in the state in 1994. Four-time The Florida Times-Union top player of the year and in 1994, the Jacksonville Sports Hall of Fame honored her as its overall outstanding female athlete. She and her husband, Phillip, live with their son, Brady, in Julington Creek.

Borocz has led the Jacksonville University womens golf program to unparalleled success. During her tenure at the helm, the Dolphins have seen a number of school record fall and sent an individual into NCAA post season play for the first time in program history. The team has also achieved its best back-to-back conference tournament finishes since the program was formed in 1985. The 2014-15 campaign was certainly one to remember for the Dolphins as Borocz mentored three all-conference recipients in Jessica Welch (first team), Sabrina Rumbaugh (second team) and Shania Berger (all-freshmen). The trio also marks the first time in program history that three individuals were recognized for the Dolphins with post season accolades and the first time two have been named to the all-conference team in the same season since 1993 when Jacksonville was a member of the Sun Belt Conference.   Welch made more history as she was also the first in program history to be named the golfer of the year. In addition she also was the A-Sun Womens Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year topping off a season full of accolades. Under the guidance of Borocz, Welch achieved another program first as she earned an at-large invitation into the 2015 NCAA Regional. The outstanding senior capped the year setting school records for stroke average in a single season (73.59) and a career (75.41). The team was just as stellar in 2015 posting a school mark 304.45 team scoring average besting the number set the previous season. In three year under Borocz, the Dolphins have improved each year and own three of the four best single season team scoring averages in program history.   The 2013-14 season was highlighted by a team victory at the Cincinnati Spring Invitational which gave Jacksonville its first tournament title since the spring of 2007. The classroom success transcended throughout the team which had the highest team GPA among Jacksonvilles 19 sports programs for both fall 2014 (3.67) and spring 2015 (3.69). Borocz came to Jacksonville University after putting together a stellar playing career and a background in teaching golf. Hailing from outside St. Paul, Minn., she has extensive experience on the professional level as a Class A member of the PGA. Prior to her time with the Dolphins she was enrolled in the PGA Golf Management program where she completed 16 months of an internship with the TPC Network including TPC Twin Cities and TPC Sawgrass.   She was elected to PGA membership in June, 2009, and worked as an assistant pro at TPC Twin Cities followed by a stint at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. She was hired at TPC Sawgrass full time in March of 2010. During her tenure with the TPC Network, Borocz worked in a variety of capacities including golf instruction to players of all ages. In addition to her teaching background, Borocz has numerous PGA tournament wins to her credit. In 2011, she attended the LPGA Qualifying School and advanced through Stage I and was forced to withdraw from Stage II due to a back injury. She has won the Winter Championships Women's Stroke Play Championship, the North Florida Section Women's Championship twice, the North Florida Section Assistant Championship and the Minnesota Section Luther Pro Series Event among others. During her collegiate career she was a four-year letter winner, team captain and led Sam Houston State to the Southland Conference title in 2004 and 2007. Borocz also won myriad individual awards while at Sam Houston State. She was the 2008 Southland Conference Women's Golf Athlete of the Year and an All-Conference first team selection. In 2007 was named second team all-conference. Throughout her collegiate career, Borocz was an individual medalist and runner-up in numerous events and was named to all-academic and all-scholar teams from 2006-2008. Borocz's husband, Matt, is Assisstant General Manager and Director of Golf at TPC Sawgrass. The couple has one boy, Carter.

Welch joined the Jacksonville University womens golf coaching staff in July of 2015. No stranger to the program, Welch was an all-conference and all-academic scholar for the Dolphins from 2011-15. Welch was a model student-athlete during her collegiate career. She capped off the finest individual season in program history by becoming the first individual to participate in NCAA post season play. The accomplishment topped a season full of accolades including her being named the 2015 Atlantic Sun Golfer of the Year as well as the A-Sun Women s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The outstanding senior campaign by Welch was capped by her setting school records for stroke average in a single season (73.59) and a career (75.41). The Georgia native also claimed three individual titles during her career among which was the 2015 Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic that featured a field of 40 teams and 209 student-athletes. With Welch leading the way, the Dolphins achieved their best back-to-back conference tournament finishes in 2014 & 2015 since the program was formed in 1985. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Jacksonville in the spring of 2015 with a degree in kinesiology. Thu, 05/07 | Women's Golf Jessica Welch at NCAA Regional () PR | RC | LS Fri, 05/08 | Women's Golf Jessica Welch at NCAA Regional () RC Sat, 05/09 | Women's Golf Jessica Welch at NCAA Regional () RC

Erin Gilligan joined JU as an Assistant Athletic Trainer, working with women's basketball and women's golf, in November 2023. EDUCATION -Master of Science in Athletic Training, West Chester University 2022 -Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with a Sports Medicine Concentration, West Chester University 2020 CAREER/WORK EXPERIENCE -Assistant Athletic Trainer, Jacksonville University 2023-Present -Assistant Athletic Trainer, Cabrini University 2022-2023 -Athletic Training Student, West Chester University 2020-2022 -Intern, Philadelphia Union Organization 2021 AWARDS/HONORS -NATA Jeff Snedecker Memorial Scholarship, 2022 -Phillip B. Donley Outstanding Athletic Training Student Award, West Chester University 2022 -EATA District Two Paula Turocy Scholarship, 2022 -PATS Phillip B. Donley Scholarship, 2021 -Douglas M. Weiss Scholarship, West Chester University2021 -1871 Award, West Chester University 2020 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS -National Athletic Trainers' Association -Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association -The Athletic Trainers' Association of Florida PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS -Board of Certification, Inc. Athletic Trainer -State of Florida, Department of Health, Licensed Athletic Trainer -CPR/ AED for Professional Rescuers with First Aid, American Red Cross -Foundations in Dry Needling for Orthapedic Rehab + Sports Performance (SFDNI) -Pennsylvania Department of State, Licensed Athletic Trainer PERSONAL -Hometown: Media, Pennsylvania