Nebraska Wesleyan University Women's Golf

Graham is in her 14th year as head womens golf coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University entering the 2016-17 season.   Last season, Graham coached the NWU women to two tournament team titles during the spring season.  It marked the first team titles since April 2003 as they won both the NWU Spring Invite and Doane Spring Invite in 2016.  NWU shot a school record 329 on the first day of the NWU Spring Invite.  Graham also coached the Prairie Wolves to a fourth place finish at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships and had three players earn All-GPAC honors.   In 2014-15, Graham had the Prairie Wolves earn their highest conference finish during her tenure.  Graham coached Nebraska Wesleyan to a third place finish at the GPAC Championships, their best placing since 2001-02.  She also had two golfers finish in the top ten individually, the first time two Prairie Wolves placed in the top ten in 13 years. Graham and the NWU women placed fifth in the GPAC in 2013-14, climbing up four spots during the spring season.  She helped lead her team to a score of 340 at the NWU Invite in the Fall, the lowest team score in 10 seasons for the Nebraska Wesleyan women's golf team.  She had one All-GPAC golfer and also had a player earn CoSIDA Academic All-District and WCGA All-American Scholar recognition.   During 2012-13, Graham led the Prairie Wolves to their highest GPAC finish in her tenure until the 2014-15 season.  NWU placed fourth in the GPAC championships, which was the highest finish for a NWU womens team since Fall 2001.  She had two players earn All-GPAC recognition and for the second straight season she had an athlete earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.   In 2011-12 Graham and the Prairie Wolves finished seventh at the GPAC Championships playing with a squad of only eight players.  She also coached the first ever CoSIDA Academic All-American in NWU womens golf history with Sarah Hotovy earning Second-Team honors.   For the 2010-11 season Graham helped coach the Prairie Wolves to their highest conference finish in five seasons as the team placed sixth overall at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships.  She also coached two All-GPAC players and had two players earn Daktronics/NAIA Scholar Athlete awards.   During the 2009-10 season, Coach Graham led the NWU women's golf team to an eighth place finish at the 2009-10 GPAC Championships for the second year in a row. She also had a player finish in the top 10 of the GPAC for the second straight season.  In 2008-09, Coach Graham led the NWU womens golf team to an eighth place finish at the GPAC Championships in the first year of the new format of the tournament and had one player earn All-GPAC recognition.   As coach in the 2007-08 season, Graham helped the Prairie Wolves to a seventh place finish at the GPAC Championships, just missing qualifying for the NAIA Region III Championships.  She did have one individual qualifier for the Regional meet.  During 2005-06, the NWU women qualified for the NAIA Region III Championships after earning a fifth place finish at the GPAC Championships. The Prairie Wolves made a run at the Region III title and a berth in the NAIA Championships, but finished a mere seven strokes behind the winning team.   Graham, then Stacy Smith, completed her collegiate playing career in 2003 at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She was ranked second on her team for stroke average and played in every tournament as a junior and senior, winning two meets as a junior, including the Hastings College Invitational and the Chadron State College Dual.   A three-time National Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar, Graham earned four letters and was a member of the teams top five from her sophomore year on.   Graham graduated magna cum laude from UNK with a degree in business administration. The Scottsbluff, Neb., native lives with her son Colton in Lincoln.  She also works as the Financial Director for Applied Systems.   Stacy Graham Head Women's Golf Coach Stacy Graham is in her 14th year as head womens golf coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University entering the 2016-17 season.   Last season, Graham coached the NWU women to two tournament team titles during the spring season.  It marked the first team titles since April 2003 as they won both the NWU Spring Invite and Doane Spring Invite in 2016.  NWU shot a school record 329 on the first day of the NWU Spring Invite.  Graham also coached the Prairie Wolves to a fourth place finish at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships and had three players earn All-GPAC honors.   In 2014-15, Graham had the Prairie Wolves earn their highest conference finish during her tenure.  Graham coached Nebraska Wesleyan to a third place finish at the GPAC Championships, their best placing since 2001-02.  She also had two golfers finish in the top ten individually, the first time two Prairie Wolves placed in the top ten in 13 years. Graham and the NWU women placed fifth in the GPAC in 2013-14, climbing up four spots during the spring season.  She helped lead her team to a score of 340 at the NWU Invite in the Fall, the lowest team score in 10 seasons for the Nebraska Wesleyan women's golf team.  She had one All-GPAC golfer and also had a player earn CoSIDA Academic All-District and WCGA All-American Scholar recognition.   During 2012-13, Graham led the Prairie Wolves to their highest GPAC finish in her tenure until the 2014-15 season.  NWU placed fourth in the GPAC championships, which was the highest finish for a NWU womens team since Fall 2001.  She had two players earn All-GPAC recognition and for the second straight season she had an athlete earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.   In 2011-12 Graham and the Prairie Wolves finished seventh at the GPAC Championships playing with a squad of only eight players.  She also coached the first ever CoSIDA Academic All-American in NWU womens golf history with Sarah Hotovy earning Second-Team honors.   For the 2010-11 season Graham helped coach the Prairie Wolves to their highest conference finish in five seasons as the team placed sixth overall at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships.  She also coached two All-GPAC players and had two players earn Daktronics/NAIA Scholar Athlete awards.   During the 2009-10 season, Coach Graham led the NWU women's golf team to an eighth place finish at the 2009-10 GPAC Championships for the second year in a row. She also had a player finish in the top 10 of the GPAC for the second straight season.  In 2008-09, Coach Graham led the NWU womens golf team to an eighth place finish at the GPAC Championships in the first year of the new format of the tournament and had one player earn All-GPAC recognition.   As coach in the 2007-08 season, Graham helped the Prairie Wolves to a seventh place finish at the GPAC Championships, just missing qualifying for the NAIA Region III Championships.  She did have one individual qualifier for the Regional meet.  During 2005-06, the NWU women qualified for the NAIA Region III Championships after earning a fifth place finish at the GPAC Championships. The Prairie Wolves made a run at the Region III title and a berth in the NAIA Championships, but finished a mere seven strokes behind the winning team.   Graham, then Stacy Smith, completed her collegiate playing career in 2003 at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She was ranked second on her team for stroke average and played in every tournament as a junior and senior, winning two meets as a junior, including the Hastings College Invitational and the Chadron State College Dual.   A three-time National Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar, Graham earned four letters and was a member of the teams top five from her sophomore year on.   Graham graduated magna cum laude from UNK with a degree in business administration. The Scottsbluff, Neb., native lives with her son Colton in Lincoln.  She also works as the Financial Director for Applied Systems.