Rock Valley College has selected Andy Graber to startup the Golf program again at RVC. Graber is tasked to startup the Golf program that had been cut in December of 2015 due to budgetary restraints.
Rock Valley College Golf programs have had a successful history in the past. Rock Valley College's golf teams won more than 60 tournaments, including 15 regional championships, placed second in the nation four times, and won two NJCAA national championships. Â The last head coach of the Golf program was Steve Benjamin.
"I would like to thank Athletic DirectorÂ
Darin Monroe for the opportunity to lead the return of the golf program at Rock Valley College beginning in the fall of 2022. I am well aware of the history and success that RVC golf has had in the past and the expectations for our program will be the same. I'm excited to get started in building a team of scholar-athletes that can compete at a high level on the collegiate golf stage.", Graber said about his new position.
Athletic DirectorÂ
Darin Monroe had this to say about Graber, "We are excited to have Andy with us here at RVC. Andy has had great recent success at the high school level and we felt that his golfing network in the area would be a great fit for RVC as we bring back the program. Our Golf program has had great success in the past and we are thrilled to be bringing it back to RVC."
Graber has been the head boys golf coach at Rockford Christian High School since 2006. In his 16 years there he has had 17 individuals qualify for sectionals, 8 teams qualify for sectionals, 1 regional championship, 5 individual state qualifiers and 1 team state qualifier. During that time Graber was a counselor and teacher at Rockford Christian.
Prior to his time at Rockford Christian he was the Assistant Professional at The Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Club here in Rockford. He was also a PGA of America Member from 2002-2007. Graber got his coaching career started at Kishwaukee College. There he was the head men's golf coach. During his two years there he had an individual qualifier at the NJCAA nationals two years in a row.
Graber earned his bachelors degree from Eastern Illinois University in 1995, where he majored in History and minored in Geography. In 2009 he earned his M.A.T. Education from Rockford University.
