Brandt Kieschnick

A former standout as a member of the Bearkat Golf Team (1995-1999), Head Coach Brandt Kieschnick took over the SHSU Golf Program on August 1, 2012 and has brought the winning tradition to the program and was awarded the 2021 Dave Williams National Coach of the Year!

Under the direction of Kieschnick, the Bearkats claimed consecutive Southland Conference Championships for the first time in program history, doing so in 2013-14 and 2014-15. The 2014 Southland Conference title was the first in 20 years for Sam Houston and occurred in just the second season under the new head man.

Coaching Success

• Named the 2021 Dave Williams National Coach of the Year
• Led Sam Houston State University to its 1^st National Championship birth in 2021 finishing 9^th at the NCAA Championship and 1 spot from Match-Play
• Led the Bearkats to its first top 20 National Ranking finishing the 2021 season at #16 in the Final National Rankings
• Led SHSU to 5 Southland Conference Championships (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021) -Led Sam Houston State University to its 1^st Southland Conference Championship (2014) in 20 years -1^st in school history to defend their Southland Conference Championship (2014-2015, 2018-2019) and 1^st in school history to 3-peat (2018, 2019, 2021)
• Led Sam Houston State University to 1^st NCAA Regionals appearance in 2014 – Auburn and has led SHSU to 5 Post-Season NCAA Regional Championships, 2014- NCAA Auburn Regional, 2015- NCAA Washington Regional -2018-NCAA Oklahoma Regionals, 2019-NCAA Texas Regionals, 2021-NCAA Stillwater Regional – 1^st in school history to make NCAA Regionals back-to-back years (2014-2015, 2018, 2019,2021)
• Coached Southland Conference individual champions Zach Cabra- 2014, JT Taylor- 2015, Noah Steele-2019, Paul Chaplet-2021
• 5-time Southland Conference Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021)
  * 1^st Coach to be named Southland Conference Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019) and Southland Conference Player of the Year (1997, 1999)
• Guided the Bearkats to 22 Team titles & 20 Individual Titles
• Helped to Oversee and develop the state of the art, Robert and Erin Steele Golf Facility . . . which serves as a practice facility and home to the Bearkat Golf Teams
• Helped guide the team to SHSU Team Scoring Records: Low 18, 36, & 54 hole scoring records; Low 18, 36, & 54 Hole Individual Records

Player Development-

• 1-All-American (2021)
• 3- Ping All Region Selection
• 20 -Tournament Individual Medalists, 4- Southland Conference Championship Medalists
• 1- U.S. Amateur Semi-Finalist
• 3- National Team Selections for their respected Country
• 29 - All Southland Conference Selections ( 14- 1^st Team)
• 2- Southland Conference Player of the Year
• 2- Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year
• 1- Southland Conference Freshman of the Year
• 4 -Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year