Although he took over the program before graduating from Lycoming College in 2001, head golf coach
Jamie Spencer is now tied for the second-longest tenured coach in the Commonwealth Conference, as he enters his 12th year with the Warriors.
Spencer has solidified the Warriors' golf program, as he has also become the longest-tenured head coach in school history while mentoring five all-conference performers.
After the Warriors finished last at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships in his first year in 2001, Spencer quickly built the team into a respectable contender in the conference, helping the team to a seventh-place finish in a 14-team field just four years later as Jim Bechtel became Spencer's first all-conference golfer.
In 2005, when the MAC split its league championship into separate events for the Freedom and Commonwealth Conferences, Jordan Isenberg and Jim Bechtel starred for the Warriors as they finished tied for second to earn all-conference honors and led the Warriors to a second-place finish on the Freedom Conference side.
In 2006, Isenberg again earned all-conference honors under Spencer and the team finished fourth. Ryan Nelson also earned all-conference honors in 2007.
Spencer has also helped the Warriors make the transition through two conference realignments, as Lycoming flipped into the Commonwealth Conference in 2008.
In 2010, Spencer coached Jordan Hollander, who graduated with the highest GPA amongst golfers in the MAC and in 2011, he helped the Warriors to a seventh-place finish at the conference tournament, where Robert Jumper finished in 14th place.
Spencer is an alum of the golf program, as he finished tied for 17th at the MAC Championships as a junior and he notched a hole-in-one in the event on a 157-yard par-3 in 1998.
Spencer also serves as an assistant on the women's basketball team at Lycoming. He is responsible for developing post players and implementing offensive and defensive strategies.
This is Spencer’s second basketball coaching stint at Lycoming. He served as a student assistant and assistant coach with the men’s program from 1999-2003. He worked under Terry Conrad and was on staff when the Warriors won their first Freedom Conference title during the 2001-02 season. Spencer was responsible for recruiting, developing post players and the scout teams, making travel arrangements and video exchange.
A 1995 graduate of Williamsport Area High School, Spencer a bachelor’s degree in managerial economics from Lycoming in 2001. He also serves as the College’s head men’s golf coach. Spencer resides in Cogan Station, Pa., with his wife, Michelle, and son, Jensen.
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The Spencer File |
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Hometown: Williamsport, Pa. |
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Wife - Michelle |
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Son - Jensen |
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Education
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2001 |
Bachelor of Arts - Managerial Economics |
Lycoming College |
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Collegiate Coaching Experience |
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1999-01 |
Lycoming College |
Men's Basketball Student Assistant |
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2001-03 |
Lycoming College |
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach |
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2001-Pres. |
Lycoming College |
Head Golf Coach |
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2010-Pres. |
Lycoming College |
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach |
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Spencer Year-By-Year |
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Conf. |
Note |
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2001 |
14th/14 |
Went 1-1 in dual meets |
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2002 |
12th/14 |
Team finished 4-0 in dual meets |
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2003 |
13th/14 |
Team dropped its average round at the conference championships by seven strokes from 2002 |
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2004 |
7th/14 |
Jim Bechtel earns All-MAC honors, finishing sixth at the conference championships |
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2005 |
T-2nd/7 |
Jordan Isenberg and Jim Bechtel finish tie for second at Freedom Conference Championships |
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2006 |
5th/7 |
Jordan Isenberg earns all-conference honors, takes fifth at Freedom Conference Championships |
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2007 |
5th/7 |
Ryan Nelson earns all-conference honors, finishes 10th at Freedom Conference Championships |
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2008 |
6th/6 |
Robert Wentzel and Sean Driscoll post top 20 finishes at the Commonwealth Conference Championships |
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2009 |
6th/7 |
Robert Wentzel finished 16th at the Commonwealth Conference Championships |
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2010 |
7th/8 |
Jordan Hollander posted top GPA in the conference among senior golfers |
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2011 |
7th/8 |
Robert Jumper finishes tied for 14th at the Commonwealth Conference Championships |
