The Transylvania men’s golf teams of 2011-12 and 2012-13 were back-to-back national powerhouses, establishing a tradition of success that continues today — this year’s team won its 15th conference title in 16 years.
The 2011-12 national runners-up notched their best showing in six previous tournament appearances. After the strong finish, coach Brian Lane was optimistic. “This performance is a great confidence-builder heading into next season,” he said at the time.
His team certainly played with confidence during 2012-13. The Pioneers had a two-stroke lead over Texas Tyler heading into the final round of the NCAA championship, but came up just shy of a national crown.
Members of these teams are still making an impact in the golf world. Justin Tereshko ’12, for example, is head coach of the Eastern Kentucky University men’s team — and he recently won the Kentucky Amateur Championship and qualified for the 123rd U.S. Amateur.
Individual golfers
Blake Atkinson ’13
Colin Bussell ’13
Hunter Cloud ’16
James Dawson ’12
Ben Fister ’15
Hunter Frazier ’13
Casey Gilligan ’16
Eli Glass ’12
Nicholas Hall ’13
Jacob Hamilton ’16
Clay Hinton ’14
Darrin Laswell ’16
Jantzen Latham ’14
Michael Martin ’15
Nicholas McCarthy ’16
Jeffrey Meade ’16
Stephen Montgomery ’13
Evan Shelley ’16
Logan Specht ’16
Justin Tereshko ’12
Harry Watts ’13
