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La Roche College’s Men’s Golf Program is anticipating a successful campaign for 2009. After a disappointing fourth place finish in last year’s AMCC Men’s Golf Championship, the Redhawks are returning top golfers Jon Austin and Mike Sliman. Austin, (Pittsburgh/ Baldwin High School) has been a member of the AMCC All Conference team in each of his three seasons at La Roche College. He was also the Newcomer of the Year as a freshman and Player of the Year his sophomore season. Sliman (Pittsburgh/ Shaler High School) was named to the All-Conference team in 2008.
“If we are going to make any progress and compete for the conference championship in 2009 we will need solid contributions from our entire line-up. We have some solid leadership in Jon and Mike, but the key to our success will be the contributions we get from Tim Devlin, Keith Borman, Jeff Held, and Reed Tomlinson,” said Jim Tinkey, Head Golf Coach. |
The La Roche College golf team competes on one of finest courses in the state of Pennsylvania, Wildwood Country Club, located just minutes from the campus in Allison Park.
Visit: http://www.wildwoodgolfclub.org |
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(Pictured above left to right)
Josh Haas, Assistant Golf Coach, and Jim Tinkey, Director of the Athletic Department |
About the Coach…
Jim Tinkey is entering his 13th season as the head coach of the Men’s Golf program at La Roche College. Prior to assuming the duties of the golf team, Tinkey was the baseball coach at La Roche College for 10 years. Tinkey is also the director of Athletics and has been at La Roche College since 1987. During his tenure as Head Golf Coach, the Redhawks have placed 24 golfers on the AMCC All-Conference team, had three different AMCC Newcomers of the Year, and on five occasions a golfer from La Roche has been named AMCC Player of the Year.
Tinkey received his bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University (YSU) where he pitched for the Penguins in 1983. Following his junior season at YSU, Tinkey was drafted in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the California Angels. He spent six seasons in the Angels’ organization. Tinkey, received his master’s in Education from Slippery Rock University in 1995 and was named director of Athletics at La Roche College in 1997.
Tinkey is a native of Youngstown, Ohio. He and his wife Dayna reside in the North Hills area of Pittsburgh with Dayna’s son Aiden. Tinkey’s two sons, J.D. and Andy, both attend college in Michigan.
Assistant Coach Josh Haas
Josh Haas is a 2003 graduate of La Roche College. Haas was a member of the Redhawks golf program for four years. He was a four-year letter winner and was named to the AMCC All Conference team for four straight seasons. Haas was named the AMCC Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons.
Coach Haas and his wife Kristen reside in the North Hills area of Pittsburgh.
