Ohio Dominican University Men's Golf

Chris Deibel enters his 21st season as the head men's and women's golf coach at Ohio Dominican. In his time at ODU, Deibel has coached 49 individual champions, four All-Americans (1 NCAA and 3 NAIA), 32 all-conference selections, one conference player of the year, nine GCAA All-Region student-athletes and led his teams to 41 team championships, three regional appearances and three national championship appearances. The men’s golf team qualified for the NAIA National Championships in 2008 and 2010 with two appearances in the NCAA Division II era. In 2013, the Panthers qualified for the NCAA Midwest/Central Regional with Nick Reardon advancing to the National Championships. Robert Holden reached the Regional as an individual in 2022 and advanced to the NCAA Championship based on his third place finish. Following his 11th place finish at the national championship, Holden was named an All-American and Great Midwest Player of the Year, Jamie Ellison made two individual appearances at the NCAA Women’s Golf Super Region 1 Championships in 2014 and 2016. The women’s golf team clinched the program’s first team Regional spot in 2023, playing in the NCAA East Regional. Deibel previously worked as the Head Golf Pro at The Willows Golf Club in Groveport, Ohio. He is a graduate of the PGA Golf Professional Training Program ('99), and received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Capital University ('93) where he was a four-year member of the Crusaders golf team. Coach Deibel also serves as the certified strength and conditioning coach for the ODU Athletic Department. He was recently appointed as a member of the NCAA Division 2 Men’s Golf National Committee, and is an active member of the PGA, Golf Coaches Association of American, and Women’s Golf Coaches Association. He is a certified instructor with SeeMore putters, Super Speed golf, Titleist Performance Institute Level 2 Fitness, and most recently the International Sports Science Association.

Ransone enters her second season as the graduate assistant golf coach for the mens and womens teams at Ohio Dominican. Ransone comes to Ohio Dominican with playing, coaching, and golf management experience. A four year member of the Penn State womens golf team, Ransone posted the lowest individual scoring average for the team during her freshman and sophomore seasons. She received Student Athlete Advisory Committee Academic honors in all four years, while also receiving Big Ten Conference Academic honors her junior year. In her junior season at Penn State, Ransone received medalist honors at the U.S. Womens Amateur Qualifying tournament, firing a three under, 69. During her senior season, she shot a one over, 73 at the U.S. Womens Amateur tournament. Also, Ransone was the winner of both the 2012 and 2013 Delaware State Amateur, shooting a combined seven under par over the two tournaments. Ransone currently works at the Lakes Golf and Country Club located in Westerville, Ohio. She was also a teaching professional at the Hammond Golf Academy in Columbus, Ohio, where she did junior golf clinics, individual lessons, as well as work with merchandising. Prior to joining ODU, Ransone was an assistant golf coach for the womens team at Gahanna Lincoln High School. Ransone has also completed three PGA Golf Management internships at the Breakers Ocean Course in West Palm Beach, Fla., the Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Del., and the Westhampton Country Club in Westhampton Beach, NY.