University of Evansville Men's Golf

Hamilton has brought energy and success to the University of Evansville men's and women's golf programs since his arrival in 2002. Not surprisingly, Hamilton was chosen in 2006 by the Indiana PGA as one of the state's top 10 golf instructors. Hamilton has built the program into a force in the Missouri Valley Conference on both the men's and women's sides and it culminated in great 2015-16 seasons for the men and women.  Since her arrival to UE in 2013, Kayla Katterhenry has shattered the program record book.  The Newburgh, Ind. product won four events in 2015-16 and helped the women take the team championship at the Charles Braun Intercollegiate.  Katterhenry finished in second place at the 2016 MVC Championship and tied the championship mark for the lowest round in its history - a 67.  She went on to finish second in the tournament.  On the men's side, the Purple Aces picked up a pair of second-place team finishes to open up the spring.  Rick Voyvodic was the top performer in 2015-16, culminating in a victory at the Butler Invitational in Florida.  He took fourth place in the MVC Championship while Tyler Gray came home in 9th.  As a team, UE took 6th place, marking the 9th season in a row the program has recorded a top six finish in the event. He guided 2014 graduate Cathy Doyle to the second-lowest stroke average in program history.  Originally a women's basketball player, he transformed Doyle into one of the top golfers in the MVC.  He also helped Kayla Katterhenry to her third medalist honor in just two seasons. The men's team had one of its best seasons as members of the MVC, coming home in fourth place at the 2015 MVC Championship.  The team finished just two strokes shy of second place in the event.  He coached the men to a pair of victories in the spring of 2014 (Don Benbow Intercollegiate and Bradley Invitational).  He also saw Alex Turner and Quinn Vilneff turn in two of the top seasons in program history.  Turner finished the season with the second-lowest average in the MVC while Vilneff garnered just the second Elite 18 award for UE in 2013.  Both made the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team in 2014. His success helped to bring in talented area native Kayla Katterhenry.  In her inaugural season with the Purple Aces, she garnered MVC Newcomer of the Year honors on the strength of a 76.08 stroke average.  Her average was the best in UE history.  She was medalist in two events (Saluki Invitational and Bradley Invitational) and was named the MVC Women's Golfer of the Week on four occasions. A certified PGA Professional, and former co-owner of Hamilton Golf Course in Evansville, Jim has carried on the Hamilton name that is synonymous with golf. He is the son of legendary Bob Hamilton, Ryder Cup team member and champion of the 1944 PGA Championship. Jim is an outstanding golfer himself, having won the Evansville city tourney twice, the Tri-State Junior Championship three times, and the Indiana Junior Championship once. Jim was a founder of the Evansville Junior Golf Association. Hamiltons teaching skills are reflected in the teams he coaches at UE. The Aces' men rose in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship standings from eighth to seventh to fifth in Hamiltons first three years. In the fall of 2010, his men's team won both the Butler Fall Invitational and the Dayton Invitational. In 2012, the UE men earned their third Golf Coaches Association of America honor for their academic performance.  His team posted a 3.416 GPA and was just one of 79 DI programs to earn the honor.  Aside from the team honors, two of his players earned a pair of academic honors as Michael Sainz and Griffin Wood earned MVC Scholar-Athlete honors while being named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars. The womens team has produced its top three MVC finishes under Hamiltons direction, and recently earned the All-Scholar Team award from the National Golf Coaches Association.  In addition, Maggie Wood in 2011 was chosen as the Dettwiler Scholarship recipient, given annually to one University of Evansville female athlete who possesses the characteristics of team spirit, hard work and leadership that made Meg Dettwiler an important figure in the Evansville community. His leadership has assisted the women's team in becoming more competitive each and every year.  In the spring of 2012, freshman Cathy Doyle notched a pair of individual second-place outings as the Aces also took second on the team side at the Butler Invitational and the Butler Invitational.  The team has also done exceptional work on the academic side as they earned Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for their classwork in each of the last three seasons. Im proud of how hard the players on both teams have worked, Hamilton says. They have goals, and they know it takes dedication to achieve them. We have built a good foundation that will help us compete for a Missouri Valley Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament bid for both the mens and womens teams. You do that by recruiting people who really have a desire to succeed academically and athletically. Coach Hamilton and his wife, Cinda, have a son, Heath, a 2006 graduate of the University of Evansville.   Jim Hamilton Head Men's And Women's Golf Coach or One of the state's most respected teaching pros, Jim Hamilton has brought energy and success to the University of Evansville men's and women's golf programs since his arrival in 2002. Not surprisingly, Hamilton was chosen in 2006 by the Indiana PGA as one of the state's top 10 golf instructors. Hamilton has built the program into a force in the Missouri Valley Conference on both the men's and women's sides and it culminated in great 2015-16 seasons for the men and women.  Since her arrival to UE in 2013, Kayla Katterhenry has shattered the program record book.  The Newburgh, Ind. product won four events in 2015-16 and helped the women take the team championship at the Charles Braun Intercollegiate.  Katterhenry finished in second place at the 2016 MVC Championship and tied the championship mark for the lowest round in its history - a 67.  She went on to finish second in the tournament.  On the men's side, the Purple Aces picked up a pair of second-place team finishes to open up the spring.  Rick Voyvodic was the top performer in 2015-16, culminating in a victory at the Butler Invitational in Florida.  He took fourth place in the MVC Championship while Tyler Gray came home in 9th.  As a team, UE took 6th place, marking the 9th season in a row the program has recorded a top six finish in the event. He guided 2014 graduate Cathy Doyle to the second-lowest stroke average in program history.  Originally a women's basketball player, he transformed Doyle into one of the top golfers in the MVC.  He also helped Kayla Katterhenry to her third medalist honor in just two seasons. The men's team had one of its best seasons as members of the MVC, coming home in fourth place at the 2015 MVC Championship.  The team finished just two strokes shy of second place in the event.  He coached the men to a pair of victories in the spring of 2014 (Don Benbow Intercollegiate and Bradley Invitational).  He also saw Alex Turner and Quinn Vilneff turn in two of the top seasons in program history.  Turner finished the season with the second-lowest average in the MVC while Vilneff garnered just the second Elite 18 award for UE in 2013.  Both made the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team in 2014. His success helped to bring in talented area native Kayla Katterhenry.  In her inaugural season with the Purple Aces, she garnered MVC Newcomer of the Year honors on the strength of a 76.08 stroke average.  Her average was the best in UE history.  She was medalist in two events (Saluki Invitational and Bradley Invitational) and was named the MVC Women's Golfer of the Week on four occasions. A certified PGA Professional, and former co-owner of Hamilton Golf Course in Evansville, Jim has carried on the Hamilton name that is synonymous with golf. He is the son of legendary Bob Hamilton, Ryder Cup team member and champion of the 1944 PGA Championship. Jim is an outstanding golfer himself, having won the Evansville city tourney twice, the Tri-State Junior Championship three times, and the Indiana Junior Championship once. Jim was a founder of the Evansville Junior Golf Association. Hamiltons teaching skills are reflected in the teams he coaches at UE. The Aces' men rose in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship standings from eighth to seventh to fifth in Hamiltons first three years. In the fall of 2010, his men's team won both the Butler Fall Invitational and the Dayton Invitational. In 2012, the UE men earned their third Golf Coaches Association of America honor for their academic performance.  His team posted a 3.416 GPA and was just one of 79 DI programs to earn the honor.  Aside from the team honors, two of his players earned a pair of academic honors as Michael Sainz and Griffin Wood earned MVC Scholar-Athlete honors while being named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars. The womens team has produced its top three MVC finishes under Hamiltons direction, and recently earned the All-Scholar Team award from the National Golf Coaches Association.  In addition, Maggie Wood in 2011 was chosen as the Dettwiler Scholarship recipient, given annually to one University of Evansville female athlete who possesses the characteristics of team spirit, hard work and leadership that made Meg Dettwiler an important figure in the Evansville community. His leadership has assisted the women's team in becoming more competitive each and every year.  In the spring of 2012, freshman Cathy Doyle notched a pair of individual second-place outings as the Aces also took second on the team side at the Butler Invitational and the Butler Invitational.  The team has also done exceptional work on the academic side as they earned Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for their classwork in each of the last three seasons. Im proud of how hard the players on both teams have worked, Hamilton says. They have goals, and they know it takes dedication to achieve them. We have built a good foundation that will help us compete for a Missouri Valley Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament bid for both the mens and womens teams. You do that by recruiting people who really have a desire to succeed academically and athletically. Coach Hamilton and his wife, Cinda, have a son, Heath, a 2006 graduate of the University of Evansville.  

Sarah Solinsky, Deputy Athletics Director for Internal Operations/SWA, is entering her 26th year at the University of Evansville.  She was elevated to her current role in June of 2023.   She serves as the Sport Administrator for Women’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Softball,  Women’s Volleyball and Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving.  In addition, Solinsky has oversight for the NCAA rules compliance, academic and student-athlete services, business operations, facilities, athletic training, equipment room, and sports performance.  In 2016, Solinsky was appointed the Athletics Health Care Administrator in coordination with the NCAA. Her leadership with key campus constituents has helped UE's athletics department yield many academic achievements including: Evansville leading the MVC in Graduation Success Rate for five consecutive years UE has earned the NCAA Academic Unit annually each year since its inception in 2020 For the 2022-23 academic year, UE athletics finished with a GPA of 3.492, which was the highest in department history Purple Aces student-athletes earned the MVC Academic Championship for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years Solinsky played a key role in the creation of the Beeler Family Athletics Academic Center in 2008 and its expansion in 2014.   Solinsky was selected the Softball Sport Liaison for the Missouri Valley Conference in 2017.  She currently serves on the MVC Finance Committee, Senior Women Administrator Council, and MVC Board of Administrators. Solinsky recently received the University of Evansville’s President’s Distinguished Service Award for her work as a member of the University’s Coronavirus Health Care Task Force.  She led the Athletics Department’s management of health and safety throughout the COVID-19 pandemic serving on the University’s Coronavirus Task Force, Missouri Valley Conference COVID Working Group and the Athletics Department’s COVID Team.  She also served on the Missouri Valley Conference Diversity and Equity Committee and the Sports Management Committee. Solinsky served as the Missouri Valley Conference vice president/senior woman administrator during the 2009-10 school year. Responsibilities included overseeing the administration of the 10-school Missouri Valley Conference, and recommending policy and procedures for all sports sponsored by the MVC. She was elevated to associate athletics director at UE in 2002, and in 2003 added the title of Senior Woman Administrator. Solinsky previously served as Assistant Athletics Director for Business and Event Management at UE. She oversees all aspects of NCAA rules compliance, academic support and student-athlete services. She also provides administrative oversight for seven of UE's 14 sports: men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, women's volleyball and women's tennis. Solinsky served on the NCAA Division I Awards, Benefits, Expenses and Financial Aid Cabinet.   Solinsky has served as tournament director for a number of events hosted by UE and will lead as the tournament director for the upcoming 2023-24 MVC Swimming and Diving Championships.  Other tournaments included the 2022 MVC Volleyball Championship, the 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women's Soccer Championship, the 2005 State Farm Missouri Valley Cross Country Championship, and the 2003 Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship. Solinsky was a National Softball Coaches Association All-America shortstop in 1994 at Sacred Heart University, and in 1996 received the Eastern College Athletic Conference/Robbins Scholar Athlete Award. She also lettered three years in basketball at Sacred Heart. Solinsky served as athletics business manager at Sacred Heart from May, 1995 until coming to Evansville in 1997. A native of Marion, Indiana, Solinsky earned her undergraduate and MBA degrees from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. She is also a 2007 graduate of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA)/HERS Administrative Institute.