SAN ANTONIO — After winning its first Southland Conference team title last season, the UTSA women's golf program gained more championship experience on Thursday, as Allie Jordan, the 2009 Southland Conference Champion, was named a volunteer assistant coach by head coach Carrie Parnaby.
"Allie embodies what it is to be a Roadrunner," Parnaby said. "She is very special to our program and we could not be more thrilled to have her rejoin the program. She will be an extremely positive influence on our players and I am excited to see her excel in her new role."
Jordan spent last year playing on the Cactus Tour, a professional women's golf circuit in Phoenix, where she notched three top-10 finishes. The Monahans native served as a student assistant at UTSA during the 2009-10 season while completing her studies in general business administration.
A member of the program's inaugural squad in 2005-06, Jordan finished third in the Roadrunners' first-ever tournament. She became the first player in program history to earn an individual title with a win at the 2008 Yale Intercollegiate and, along with the only individual Southland title in school history, is the only player to win more than one event.
She set numerous records in the early years of the program including low round, 54-hole score and stroke average.
Prior to her time at UTSA, Jordan was a two-time first-team Class 3A all-state player at Monahans High School. She helped lead the team to a state runner-up finish, three district titles and a regional and school-record score of 635 during her career. As an individual, she won seven crowns, including district and regional championships during her senior campaign.
Jordan replaces Ian Parnaby, who recently was promoted to assistant coach. In addition to her duties as volunteer assistant, she will continue to play professionally and head to qualifying school in the fall.
