Troy University Athletics
Troy Names Randy Keck Head Women’s Golf Coach
9/7/2017 4:09:00 PM | Golf (W)
TROY, Alabama – Randy Keck, a 12-year collegiate coaching veteran, has been named the Troy University head women's golf coach, Troy Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain announced Thursday afternoon.
"We are excited to welcome Randy and his family to Troy," McClain said. "He brings great energy and excitement, and will be an outstanding addition to our department. Randy has a proven track record of success, and we look forward to helping him build on the winning culture here at Troy."
Keck, the 2012 Conference USA Coach of the Year, served as the head coach at the University of Tulsa for seven seasons where he led the Golden Hurricane to a pair of Conference USA titles and eight overall tournament victories.
Tulsa advanced to an NCAA Regional in four of his seven seasons at the helm of the program, competed in the 2008 NCAA Championship, were ranked in the top-20 nationally and graduated its student-athletes at a 98 percent rate.
"I would like to thank Jeremy McClain and Dr. (Jack) Hawkins for the opportunity to join the Troy Family. I am excited to be here at Troy and continue in the tradition that Matt (Terry) and Bart (Barnes) have built here," Keck said. "I hope to continue that success and be at the top of the Sun Belt Conference year in and year out with the goal of competing at the NCAA Regional and Championship level.
"The facilities, the weather and the personnel warrant those goals, and it's an exciting opportunity. The high-quality practice facility that we have on campus is something every head coach dreams about. Coaches all over the country are trying to raise money to build something like that, and we are blessed to have one right here on campus."
Following his career at Tulsa, Keck served as the Director of Recruitment and Senior Golf Instructor at Saddlebrook Prep Academy in Wesley Chapel, Fla., for two years and most recently as the Director of Athletics at Keystone Prep High School in Odessa, Fla., for the past year.
Keck came to Tulsa after three years as the head coach at Redlands (Okla.) Community College, where his teams placed among the top-three at the NJCAA national championship each season, including winning the 2006 NJCAA National Championship.
In his three years, Redlands CC captured 13 tournament titles and placed either first or second in over 50 percent of its tournament appearances. He coached the individual NJCAA National Champion in both 2005 and 2006 and was named the 2006 NJCAA Golf Coach of the Year.
Prior to his stint at Redlands, Keck spent two years as the head coach at Tabor College. He coached both the men's and women's golf teams and was named the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2004.
Before that, he spent four seasons as the head golf coach at Altus (Okla.) High School. In his final season, Altus placed second in the 2002 state tournament and he earned Oklahoma High School Golf Coach of the Year accolades.