Women's Golf

Women's Golf Team
 
 
 
Head Coach: Dan Pupel (13th season)
Assistant Coach: Taylour Giesen (1st season)
 
Schedule | Team Roster | Coach Profiles | Season Outlook
 
2012 WHAC Standings/Statistics
 
Team Statistics
2008 | 2009 | 2010-11
2012
 
 
 

2012-13 Schedule

DATE EVENT TIME/RESULT
Fri., Aug. 31 vs. Calvin @ Thornapple Pointe W 341-368
Tues., Sept. 4 WHAC Jamboree #1 hosted by Davenport @ Stonewater County Club 2nd out of 8

Sun. & Mon.,

Sept. 9-10

Madonna University Crusader Classic @ Treetops Resort 2nd out of 4
Thurs., Sept. 13 Aquinas College Invitational @ Scott Lake Country Club 1st out of 6
Fri., Sept. 21 WHAC Jamboree #2 hosted by Madona @ Salem Hils Golf Club 2nd out of 8
Sat., Sept. 22 WHAC Jamboree #2 hosted by Concordia @ Pheasant Run Golf Course 3rd out of 8
Thurs., Sept. 27 WHAC Jamboree #3 hosted by Aquinas @ Scott Lake Country Club 2nd out of 8
Wed., Oct. 3 WHAC Jamboree #4 hosted by Indiana Tech @ Coyote Creek Golf Club 1st out of 8
Sat., March 16 Brescia University @ Old Kentucky Home Golf Course 1st out of 5

Fri. - Sat.,

March 29-30

St. Francis (Ill.) Spring Invitational 5th out of 12

Fri. - Sat.,

April 5-6

St. Francis @ Brookwood Golf Club 2nd out of 15
Sat., April 13 Hope College @ The Ravines Golf Club Canceled

Mon. - Tues.,

May 6-7

WHAC Women's Golf Championships hosted by Aquinas @ Scott Lake Country Club 2nd out of 8
 

2012-13 Roster

Photos Name Yr. Hometown/High School (College)
Anne Couturier Anne Couturier Sr. Holt, Mich./Holt
Elizabeth Couturier Elizabeth Couturier Sr. Holt, Mich./Holt
Alicia Flood Alicia Flood Fr. Flint, Mich./Flint Kearsley
Peyton Fredrickson Peyton Fredrickson Fr. /Lansing Catholic Central
Abigail Hagan Abigail Hagan Sr. Flint, Mich./Flint Powers
Cassandra LaMacchia Cassandra LaMacchia So. Lansing, Mich./Lansing Catholic Central
Morgan Leep Morgan Leep Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian
Valerie Muyskens Valerie Muyskens Fr. Whitehall, Mich./Whitehall
Kristin Pike Kirstin Pike Sr.. Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian
Kristina Raiz Kristina Raiz Jr. Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores/Cornerstone
 
 

Coach

Dan Pupel

DAN PUPEL - Women's Golf Coach -- Head Coach Dan Pupel is no stranger to Aquinas College. Pupel has an affiliation with the college that dates back nearly 50 years. He was a standout performer on the men’s team from 1954-1957. During that time, the team had three undefeated seasons and Pupel was a strong leader on those teams. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in
History and went on to earn a Masters Degree in Education from Michigan State University. Upon graduation, Pupel turned professional and was an assistant pro at Kent Country Club in Grand Rapids, MI. During this period he coached the Aquinas College men’s team to three outstanding seasons from 1959-61.

 

Pupel has always considered himself a teacher. Whether it was in the classroom teaching history and english for 30 years at Forest Hills Central High School, or on the golf course. Pupel comments, “I have always enjoyed working with young people and
challenging them to get the best out of themselves. I knew a long time ago that teaching was in my blood. I never second guessed myself and I really enjoy working with the young women at Aquinas College.”

 

While at Forest Hills Central High School, Pupel coached boys' golf for 30 years. He also coached the girls' golf team for 15 years. During this time, his teams won 25 league championships (including eleven in a row with the boys' squad from 1979-1990), 14
regional championships and eight state runner-up finishes. Pupel was named Michigan Golf Coach of the Year three times and was inducted into the Michigan Coaches Hall of Fame in 1991.

 

Coach Pupel is currently in his 12th year as the Aquinas women's golf coach. Dan and his wife, Sheila (Smith '58), a professor who passed away in 1999, had five children and, at one time, four of them attended Aquinas simultaneously. All are Aquinas graduates. In 1988, Pupel was awarded the prestigious "Outstanding Teacher Award" from the University of Chicago. He served two terms as a
Kent County Commissioner and six years on the Aquinas Emeritus Board. Pupel possesses an intense love of golf, and is still both an avid player and a patient teacher of the game.

 

For all of Coach Pupel’s contributions to Aquinas College, he was inducted into the prestigious Aquinas College Hall of Fame in 2007.
Pupel guided the Saints to their first ever WHAC conference championship in his first year guiding the program. He received WHAC Coach of the Year that season. Pupel comments, “I have always loved Aquinas College. It is an extremely important part of my life
and my families life. I’ve been blessed to have such wonderful young ladies on the golf team.”

Taylor Giesen

Taylour Giesen - Women's Golf Assistant Coach

Taylour Giesen is a recent 2012 graduate of Aquinas College. She received her bachelors of science in Business Administration and Sports Management while attending the college. She has played golf for over 10 years, receiving awards ranging from All Conference to the NAIA Champion of Character. She has worked as an intern for the Adams Junior Tour and the Meijer Junior Tour.
She brings a great deal of knowledge about the sport and an extremely positive attitude. Coming from a family who loves to golf, Taylour is naturally competitive and loves the challenge that golf offers.