Matt Robinson Announces New Assistant Coach
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Iowa Western Golf and head coach Matt Robinson has named Ryan Norman as its new assistant coach.
Coach Norman has been at NCAA DIII Nebraska Wesleyan since 2019 as their women's golf coach and was added to the role of men's golf coach in in July 2021. Norman is also a Class A PGA Professional and Director of Instruction of the Ryan Norman Golf Academy at Council Bluffs Country Club.
"I am very excited to come back home and join the Iowa Western Community," said Norman. "To be a part of this great college, outstanding athletics department, and golf program is extremely important and motivating to me. I can't thank President Dr. Kinney, Athletic Director Shane Larson, Associate AD Oscar Ramirez, and Coach Robinson enough for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. I'm looking forward to getting to know our student-athletes, building those relationships, and continuing our championship tradition. Go Reivers!"
This past season NWU finished as the runner-up at the 2023 American Rivers Conference Tournament, with four out of five golfers earning All-Conference honors.
As a competitor, Norman qualified for the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship Qualifier which highlights the top 300 PGA Playing Professionals in the country. Norman plays professionally throughout the summer within the Nebraska Section PGA and is a four-time Nebraska PGA Cup Team Qualifier. He is a 9-time Nebraska Section PGA Teacher of the Year Nominee and a 5-time Nebraska Section PGA Youth Player Development Nominee.
Prior to Nebraska Wesleyan, Norman was the Head Girls' Golf Coach at Omaha Brownell Talbot for three years. He led the team to the 2018 State Tournament and had an individual place 9th overall at the Class C Championships. In 2017 he had two golfers finish in the top 20 at the Class C State Meet.
Norman earned his degree in Sports Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa in 2005.