Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Former Yellow Jacket golfer Ryan Bowen is in his second stint as head coach of the men’s golf program.

He returned for the 2016-17 season after having previously held the title from 2001-02 through the 2010-11 campaign.
 

Cedarville Coaching Career: 2016 NCCAA Midwest Champions Ranked a best-ever No. 24 in the NAIA in 2007 NCCAA National Tournament Top Five: 2006 (3rd), 2007 (tie 5th), 2008 (tie 5th), 2018 (5th), 2019 (5th), 2021 (2nd), 2022 (2nd), 2023 (3rd) 17 Invitational Team Championships 2 NAIA All-Americans and 11 NCCAA All-Americans 17 Invitational Medalists 1 Conference Golfer of the Year and 16 All-Conference golfers 5 GCAA All-America Scholars 16 NAIA Scholar-Athletes; 31 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes; 43 G-MAC Academic All-Conference Team honorees

Cedarville Playing Career (1988-91): Four-year varsity performer with the Yellow Jackets Shared the squad’s No. 1 position over his final three seasons Two-time All-NAIA District 22 performer (1990, 1991) 1990 NAIA District 22 medalist as just the third Yellow Jacket to win the tournament Played in 1990 NAIA National Championship in Angola, Indiana Earned spot on 1990 All-Mid-Ohio Conference Team All-NCCAA Midwest Region golfer on 1988 region title team Three-time invitational individual champion

The Sterling, Virginia native is a Senior Analyst in the University’s Information Technology Department. He is a 1991 graduate of Cedarville with a degree in computer information systems and completed work in 2002 on a master’s degree in Business Administration from Wright State University.

Ryan and his wife, Monica, who is also a CU graduate, reside in Cedarville. The Bowens have two children, who are both graduates of the University: a son, Zac, who was an NCCAA All-America distance runner for the Yellow Jackets from 2014-18, and a daughter, Macy.