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Beck named first men's golf coach at George Fox |
Matt Beck will be George
Fox University’s first men’s golf coach, Director of Athletics Craig
Taylor announced Monday.
Beck comes to the Bruins after four years as an assistant coach
with the men’s and women’s golf teams at Pacific University in
Forest Grove. With Beck as an assistant, the Boxers developed into a
program that has been competitive in the Northwest Conference,
including three NWC women’s championships from 2004 to 2006.
“This is an exciting time for George Fox athletics adding our 15th
sport and getting a coach with (Beck’s) experience, skill, knowledge
of the game, and personality,” Taylor said. “He knows how to get the
most out of his players’ abilities while making the game fun for the
athletes; in fact, some of the best testimonials we received were
from parents who told us how much their children enjoyed playing for
him. He relates well to his players and brings out the best in
them.”
The coaching opening was brought to Beck’s attention by MaryJo
McCloskey, who recently completed her first year as the Bruin
women’s golf coach.
“MJ and I have known each other for a while and she first
approached me while George Fox was still deciding whether to add
men’s golf or not, believing it was about time for me to run a
program of my own,” Beck said. “When the program became a reality I
submitted my information and now here I am.
“I’ll hit the ground running, recruiting players and working on a
schedule. To start a new program with a clean slate is one of the
most exciting opportunities I can imagine and I am looking forward
to the challenge.”
A lifetime Oregonian, Beck is a 1974 graduate of Beaverton High
School. He joined the printing business as a pressman and then into
sales for Kodak-Polychrome. He now works for INX selling commercial
printers and packaging.
Beck’s father introduced him to the game of golf as a young man and
he has been involved with it ever since. He spends three or four
days a week on the course and in the pro shop at his home course,
Quail Valley Golf Club in Banks.
“That ... enables me to keep up with all the new technologies
coming out,” he said.
Beck lives in Hillsboro with his wife Pam, twin 20-year-old
daughters Melissa and Jessica, 16-year-old son R.J. and 13-year-old
son Marty.
The men’s golf team will compete as a member of the NCAA Division
III and the Northwest Conference, playing matches in both the fall
and spring semesters. George Fox’s home course is Chehalem Glenn
Golf Course.
Men’s golf will be the seventh men’s sport offered by George Fox.
The Bruins are the ninth and final team in the Northwest Conference
to offer men’s golf. |
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From June 9, 2007, Newberg Graphic
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