NORMAN, Okla. - Illinois Wesleyan University Head Men's Golf Coach Jim Ott was selected as the NCAA Division III Dave Williams Coach of the Year presented by Golf Pride Grips in conjunction with the Golf Coaches Association of American the organization announced Saturday evening, May 30. He is the first Division III coach to earn the honor in back-to-back years since Greensboro's Robert Linville did so in 1999 and 2000.
 
Illinois Wesleyan posted five victories in 2019-20 under the direction of Ott. The Titans claimed two runner-up finishes in their other two events of the season and were ranked No. 1 in the final five NCAA Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. Additionally, four Titans were named to PING All-America teams for the second consecutive season, while junior Rob Wuethrich was named a finalist for the Jack Nicklaus Division III Player of the Year award. Wuethrich and fellow junior Andrew Abel were also named CoSIDA Academic All-District and advanced to the Academic All-America ballot.

In addition to Ott, Pepperdine's Michael Beard earned the Divsion I award, while Georgia Southwestern's Darcy Donaldson garnered the Division II honor. Keiser's Brandon Miller was the NAIA awardwinner. Walt Williams of Midland College and Darin Pint of Kirkwood earned the distinction at the NJCAA Divsion I and II levels, respectively.
 
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