ATHENS, W.Va. – Concord University head men's and women's golf coach
Will Johnson has retired from his position after 33 years of service to the school.
Johnson spent the last six seasons leading the golf program at Concord where he had unprecedented success in that time frame. Johnson coached the men's golf team to three conference championships in 2012, 2013, 2014. During the 2012 West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference Championship and 2013 Mountain East Conference Championship, the Mountain Lions had the tournament medalist in Stefan Labushagne and Evan Muscari. Additionally, Johnson coached the MEC Freshman of the Year, Samuel Berry, during the 2014-15 campaign.
In total, Johnson coached five first team all-conference golfers on the men's side during his tenure.
Johnson had equal success guiding the women's golf team. He coached three first team all-conference performers in Marina Erice and Stephanie Peareth during both the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. This past year,
Natalia Jornet was the MEC Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year as she won all three MEC Tournaments including a come-from-behind win at the MEC Championship in October.
"Will has been a great asset to the athletic department and the entire Concord campus community and we will miss him," Concord University Director of Athletics
Kevin Garrett said. "We wish him the best in his years of retirement."
Some of Johnson's other positions at Concord have included coaching women's basketball from 1993-2000. Johnson also served as an assistant coach to
Steve Cox on the men's basketball staff from 1989-1993 and also a stint on Cox's staff until becoming golf coach in 2012.
Johnson was a member of the 1998 Concord University Athletics Hall of Fame Class after a decorated basketball career from 1976-1980 where he averaged 18.6 points and 12.1 rebounds per game for his career. Johnson is CU's all-time leading rebounder in terms of average.
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