Washington and Lee University Men's Golf

Washington and Lee Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced the hiring of Jane Hopkinson-Wood as the Head Coach of Women's Golf and Assistant Professor of Physical Education effective June 2023 as the third head coach in program history.    W&L ACCOMPLISHMENTS  2023-24 Will be Hopkinson-Wood's first Campaign  AWARDS, HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS Southern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2021, 2022, 2023) WGCA Board of Directors - DIII Representative (2023 - Present) COACHING RESUME Washington and Lee (2023/24 - Present) Centre College (2019-2022) 11 SAA All-Conference Players Two SAA Newcomer of the Year Award winners Two SAA Player of the Year Award winners Three SAA Championships team titles Coached the 2021-22 PING / WGCA Player of the Year Award winner NCAA Finish of 6th, 10th and 11th   PLAYING CAREER (WITTENBERG) Four-time First Team WGCA All-American  Four-time First Team WGCA All-Region Four-time NCAC Player of the Year 2015 NCAC Rookie of the Year Two-Time NCAC Tournament Individual Champion 19x NCAC Player of the Week Third Place Finisher at 2018 NCAA DIII Championships Won 15 tournaments' individual titles  Led team to a pair of third-place finishes at NCAA Championships Runner-ups in team scoring at 2015 NCAA Championships   HOPKINSON-WOOD YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2023-24 AT W&L:   2022-23 NCAA 10th Place Finish SAA Champions One WGCA All-America Selection Two WGCA All-Region Selections SAA Coach of the Year Five All-SAA Selections 2021-22 NCAA 11th Place Finish SAA Champions PING/WGCA Player of the Year Award Winner Two WGCA All-America Selections Two WGCA All-Region Selections  SAA Newcomer of the Year SAA Player of the Year SAA Coach of the Year Four All-SAA Selections 2020-21 NCAA 6th Place Finish SAA Champions One WGCA All-America Selection Two WGCA All-Region Selections SAA Newcomer of the Year SAA Player of the Year SAA Coach of the Year Five All-SAA Selections TOTAL 3 NCAA Championship Appearances  3 Conference Championships 4x WGCA All-America Selections 6x WGCA All-Region selections 1x WGCA National Player of the Year selections 3x Conference Coach of the Year Awards 4x Conference Major Awards 14x All-Conference Selections

Ragovin is in his second season as an assistant men's and women's golf coach at Washington and Lee University. Ragovin's first season saw the W&L women's team claim the conference title and finish 14th at the NCAA Division III Championship.  The men's team finished as the ODAC runner-up after shooting its best scores in the conference championship in seven years. Ragovin is a 2013 graduate of McMurry University with a bachelors degree in interdisciplinary studies.  He was an assistant womens golf coach at McMurry for his final semester before serving as the assistant golf instructor at the New England Golf Camp for the summer of 2013.  Most recently, Ragovin was the assistant boys varsity golf coach at American Heritage School in Plantation, Fla.  He helped lead American Heritage to a runner-up finish in the Florida Class 2A State Championship. As an undergraduate, Ragovin was a two-year captain for the golf team at McMurry and he served as the schools vice-president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Gyscek is in his sixth year as the head coach of the men's and women's golf programs at Washington and Lee. His first five years have produced some of the finest seasons in the history of both programs. The men's program has produced numerous individual and team awards, highlighted by a third-place tie at the 2016 NCAA Division III Championship.  The Generals claimed the ODAC Championship by 12 strokes and finished 11th in the final GolfStat Division III rankings.  Individually, Conley Hurst '17 tied for fourth at the NCAA Championship, while Luke Farley '18 took second at the ODAC Championship.  Additionally, Farley was named to the All-Region team and received the Elite 90 Award for Division III men's golf at the National Championship. As the coach of the men's program, Gyscek has helped his golfers achieve all-conference honors 11 times.  He also coached Mark Sowinski '14 to All-America Scholar honors, just the third player in school history to receive that award.  Gyscek's 2014 and 2015 squads both finished second at the ODAC Championships and earned Academic All-America team laurels each season. Gyscek started the women's program from the ground up, beginning with a developmental varsity season in the spring of 2012. In 2015, the program's third full varsity season, he helped guide the Generals to a remarkable turnaround.  W&L went from 104th in the 2014 Golfstat rankings to 13th in 2015.  Gyscek led the Generals to the ODAC title and the team received an at-large berth to the NCAA Division III Championships, where they finished 14th out of 21 teams.  Two players, Mary-Frances Hall and Liza Freed, were named to the Division III All-America team, with Hall also garnering ODAC Rookie and Player of the Year laurels.  Gyscek was honored as the league's Co-Coach of the Year at the conference championship and he was also named the WGCA East Region Coach of the Year. The 2016 team finished 24th in the GolfStat Division III rankings and the season was highlighted by Mary-Frances Hall '18 winning the conference individual title and Freed finishing in a tie for 18th at the NCAA Division III Championship.  Additionally, Freed earned WGCA Division III Honorable Mention All-America honors for a second time. Gyscek came to W&L following six seasons as the assistant mens and womens golf coach at the College of William & Mary.  In this role, he was responsible for assisting the director of golf with the management and administration of both programs, including assuming the role of head coach for one of the programs when they played simultaneously.  The Tribes mens and womens programs combined to tie or break 50 school records during his tenure, including having both a man and woman set school records for season and career scoring average at the school.  The mens team finished as the Colonial Athletic Association runner-up in 2010 and the womens team ranked among the NCAA Top 100 in each of the past two seasons, a first for the program. In addition to his coaching experience at William & Mary, Gyscek owned and operated the Dynamic Golf Studio in Williamsburg, Va., from 2001-2008.  There he maintained a PGA Retail Teaching Center that specialized in game improvement, lessons and video analysis for regional college and amateur players. Gyscek has also worked at Pro Golf Discount in Newport News, Va. (1998-2001) and was an assistant golf professional at the Royal New Kent Golf Club (1997-98) and at the Harbourtowne Resort and Conference Center (1996-97). Gysek is a Class A member of the PGA of America and he has competed as a professional on several mini-tours and in the Mid-Atlantic PGA. He is also a member of the National Golf Coaches Association, and is a Certified Golf Instructor, as well as being a Master Clubfitter and Equipment Specialist.  A 1985 graduate of Niagara University with a bachelor of science in business management, Gyscek was a four-year letterwinner and three-year captain for the Purple Eagles golf team.