North Carolina State University Athletics
Van Williams Promoted to Associate Head Coach
12/3/2019 4:16:00 PM | Men's Golf
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State men's golf head coach Press McPhaul announced Tuesday that he is promoting Van Williams to associate head coach.
I am pleased we are able to recognize Van's contributions to our program this way," McPhaul said. "Van's impact on our young men is felt daily. He is strong in relationships, strong in encouragement and strong in integrity. It's overdue that his title has expanded to more accurately reflect his role in our program. He is an excellent coach and an integral part of all we do at NC State Golf."
McPhaul was named head coach of the NC State men's golf program in the summer of 2017 and shortly after taking the reigns of the program brought Williams to Raleigh as his assistant coach.
In two seasons at NC State, McPhaul and Williams have guided the Wolfpack to back-to-back top-25 campaigns.
In 2018-19, NC State won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate title and was selected for an NCAA Regional for the fifth consecutive season. NC State finished the season with two players (Stephen Franken – 4th and Benjamin Shipp – 6th) ranked in the top-10 on the program's single-season stroke average list. Both Franken and Shipp were named to the All-ACC team. It was the first time since 2011, the Pack had multiple players named to the All-ACC team.
In 2017-18, NC State won two team tournaments and finished third in the Raleigh NCAA Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2011. The Pack's 54-hole score of 21-under-par was the second-best 54-hole score in Regional competition for NC State in program history. Benjamin Shipp's score of 12-under-par for the tournament was the best score in program history in regional play.
Williams helped guide Stephen Franken to one of the best individual seasons in program history in 2017-18. Franken was named ACC Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He tied a program-record for low round with a 62 in Puerto Rico and tied the program-record for best 54-hole score related to par with a 15-under 201 to win the 2017 Wolfpack Intercollegiate. Franken's season stroke average of 70.56 is the second-best in program history.
A North Carolina native, Williams spent the four seasons prior to coming to NC State as an assistant coach in the Pac-12. He was an assistant at Oregon from 2013-16 and spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant at Arizona State.
I am pleased we are able to recognize Van's contributions to our program this way," McPhaul said. "Van's impact on our young men is felt daily. He is strong in relationships, strong in encouragement and strong in integrity. It's overdue that his title has expanded to more accurately reflect his role in our program. He is an excellent coach and an integral part of all we do at NC State Golf."
McPhaul was named head coach of the NC State men's golf program in the summer of 2017 and shortly after taking the reigns of the program brought Williams to Raleigh as his assistant coach.
In two seasons at NC State, McPhaul and Williams have guided the Wolfpack to back-to-back top-25 campaigns.
In 2018-19, NC State won the Wolfpack Intercollegiate title and was selected for an NCAA Regional for the fifth consecutive season. NC State finished the season with two players (Stephen Franken – 4th and Benjamin Shipp – 6th) ranked in the top-10 on the program's single-season stroke average list. Both Franken and Shipp were named to the All-ACC team. It was the first time since 2011, the Pack had multiple players named to the All-ACC team.
In 2017-18, NC State won two team tournaments and finished third in the Raleigh NCAA Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2011. The Pack's 54-hole score of 21-under-par was the second-best 54-hole score in Regional competition for NC State in program history. Benjamin Shipp's score of 12-under-par for the tournament was the best score in program history in regional play.
Williams helped guide Stephen Franken to one of the best individual seasons in program history in 2017-18. Franken was named ACC Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He tied a program-record for low round with a 62 in Puerto Rico and tied the program-record for best 54-hole score related to par with a 15-under 201 to win the 2017 Wolfpack Intercollegiate. Franken's season stroke average of 70.56 is the second-best in program history.
A North Carolina native, Williams spent the four seasons prior to coming to NC State as an assistant coach in the Pac-12. He was an assistant at Oregon from 2013-16 and spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant at Arizona State.
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