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 11th 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.
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.
