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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – UNCW women's golf volunteer assistant coach Janell Howland has accepted the assistant coach position at Ole Miss, it was announced on Friday.
Howland spent one season in the Port City, helping the Seahawks capture the UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic for the 3rd time in the 10-year history of the event. She also played a key role in the development of sophomore Sofia Hagsund, who became just the third player in program history to receive an individual invitation to a NCAA Regional.
"Janell was a wonderful addition to our program and we wish her all the best with her new position at Ole Miss," said UNCW women's golf coach Cindy Ho. "Her playing ability and knowledge, organizational skills and her engaging personality are a perfect combination and I know she will be an immediate asset to the Rebels program and head coach Michele Drinkard."
An eight-year member of the FUTURES Tour, Howland has taken part in more than 120 events and has posted 11 top-10 finishes, highlighted by medalist honors at the 2007 Louisiana Pelican Classic. She ranks in the top 50 among the tour's career money winners, having amassed more than $80,000 in winnings in that span. Howland has also participated in nine LGPA events during her career, including the 2008 U.S. Women's Open.
Howland began playing golf at the age of 15 and amassed an impressive amateur playing resume in such a short time frame. She began her collegiate career at Tri-State University, where she was a member of the program for two seasons. Howland enjoyed both team and Individual success with the Thunder as she led the squad to the 1997 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship while winning individual medalist honors the 1998
Manchester Championship and posting a runner-up finish at the 1998 Tri-State Championship.
Howland transferred to Lamar University for her final two seasons and continued to enjoy success on the links as she won the Sam Houston State Championship and the Springlake Championship in 1999.
After college, she won the 2001 Bermuda Match Play Championship. Howland also dominated women's amateur golf in Idaho, winning both the Women's Stroke Play and Match Play Championships in 2001 and 2002 before making the decision to turn pro in October of 2002.
