Men's Golf Coaches
COACH BRENT POWELL
A year ago Incarnate Word golf insiders were talking about the youth of the Cardinals. Freshmen commanded the rosters, both men and women. Now, some of that young talk has dissipated but some remains.
Coach Brent Powell has a men’s roster dominated, really dominated by sophomores. This is a group which has been through a spring schedule and most recently a fall slate but the fact remains, there is but one truly experienced player in senior Gatlyn McDonald. For Coach Powell’s women, while there will be no seniors playing this spring, but there will be a nice spread of juniors, sophomores and freshmen.
But this is not news to Coach Powell. He has seen this before. He has experience in bringing young players along on the collegiate circuit.
His first team back in 2001 was a power on the national level. Forced to rebuild after that year, his Cardinals clawed their way back in the Heartland Conference by 2004. In that time, UIW had three consecutive years when a men’s player was invited to the NCAA Division II regional tournament.
Plus, the Cardinals women's team has gotten bigger and better with time. With a full compliment of players, the women now compete in a series of tournaments as a team, something that didn’t happen in the early going for Coach Powell.
Brent Powell was named head golf coach at Incarnate Word in July of 2000 after working the previous year as the graduate assistant coach for the Cardinals. He directs both the men's and women's teams.
A native of Brownsville, Texas, Powell graduated from New Braunfels High School. He spent his first two collegiate years at Texas Lutheran where he played in two seasons of golf. His 1996 TLU team reached the NAIA National Tournament.
He then transferred to Harding University in Arkansas where he played two more seasons of golf. He earned a bachelor's degree there in sports management. At Incarnate Word, he earned a master's degree in sports management. In addition to his golfing duties with the Cardinals, he teaches a full schedule in the department of human performance.
