HIGHLIGHTS UNDER HARVEY
- ASC Men's Golf "Coach of the Year" - 2021
- Hank Crain #1 men's golfer in nation - Fall 2020
- Women's Golf team ranked as high as #3 in nation - Fall 2020
- Men's Golf team ranked as high ast #7 in nation - Fall 2020
Sydney Harvey is entering her fifth year as the head coach for the East Texas Baptist University men's and women's golf programs. The former Texas All-State golfer had a stellar career at Dallas Baptist University as a three-time WGCA All-American winning one team conference championship. In just two years at ETBU, she has already put the Tigers on the map as team to contend with. This past spring season, she was voted the American Southwest Conference men's golf "Coach of the Year."
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2021-2022 Season
Women's Golf
- Team finished in top two in three invitationalsÂ
- Finished 4th at the ASC Championships
- Emily Watson and Elizabeth Hardy was named All-ASC second team
- Makenzie Pinkston and Hannah McKinney were All-ASC honorable mention
- Hannak Koonce was named the Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year
Men's Golf
- ETBU won the 2021 University of Dallas Invitational
- Finished 5th at the ASC Championships
- Hank Crain was named All-ASC first team
- Colby Dupuis and Kip Childress were All-ASC honorable mention
2020-2021 Season
Women's Golf
- Won the Pinecrest Intercollegiate (LETU) and Linda Lowery (CTX) Invitationals
- Team finished in top two in seven of the nine invitationals played
- Ranked as high as #3 in the nation
- Finished 4th at the ASC Championships
- Emily Watson was named All-ASC second team
- Liz Hardy and Makenzie Pinkston were All-ASC honorable mention
- Finished ranked 33rd in the nation overall
- 7 student-athletes named ASC All-Academic
Men's Golf
- Finished in top three in three invitationals
- Came in 2nd place at the ETBU Tiger Fall Classic
- Ranked as high as #7 in the nation
- Finished ranked #54 in the nation
- Hank Crain was ranked #1 golfer in nation at end of Fall 2020 season
- Hank Crain won the ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete award and was CoSIDA Academic All-District
- Hank Crain named to GCAA West All-Region team
- 3 players earn All-ASC awards - Crain is named to All-ASC first team
- Hank Crain was ASC Golfer of the Week on Sept. 23
- 9 student-athletes named ASC All-Academic
2019-2020 Season
Women's Golf
- Won program's first-ever meet taking first at the Pinecrest Intercollegiate (LETU)
- Team finished in top five in four invitationals
- Had the top four spots at the Pincrest Intercollegiate
- Makenzie Pinkston was the medalist at Pinecrest Intercollegiate and won ASC Golfer of the Week
- Emily Watson was name ASC Fall All-Tournament Team
- Watson tied for 2nd place at the Schreiner Spring Shootout
Men's Golf
- Finished in 3rd place at Louisiana College Fall Invitational
- Two top 5 team finishes at invitationals
- Finished 4th at Pincrest Intercollegiate
- Hank Crain was 2nd at Louisiana College Fall Invitational
- Riley Griffin made the ASC Fall All-Tournament Team
2018-19 Season
Women's Golf
- Posted five top five team finishes
- Finished 3rd, twice, at Pincrest Intercollegiate and Hal Sutton Invite
- Elizabeth Hardy named ASC All-Tournament (spring) tying for 4th place
Men's Golf
- Won program's first invitational taking first place at the Hall Sutton Invite (Centenary College) out of 11 teams
- Brady Wright was named ASC All-Tournament (spring) with a 5th place finish
Melissa High School
- Played under head coach Tracy Jones
- 3-time All-State Texas 2A First-Team selection
- Back-to-Back second place team finishes at Class 2A Girls Texas State Tournament
- Medalist in senior season of Class 2A State Tournament won in playoff
Dallas Baptist University
- 4-year letterman
- 4-time All-Heartland Conference first team (2013-16)
- 3-time WGCA All-American
- WGCA NCAA Division II All-American second team (2012-13)
- WGCA NCAA Division II All-American honorable mention (2014-15, 2015-16)
- Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year
- Heartland Conference All-Tournament team
- Posted 26 top-10 finishes
- One top individual medalist honor
- Led DBU to the DBU Classic championship wiht a 4-under, 140
- Competed in two NCAA Division II National Championships
- Heartland Conference Championship in 2015
- Set a school record by recording a string of five consecutive birdies on the final five holes of the DBU Classic
Personal
- Graduated from Dallas Baptist in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management
- Coached at DBU as a student-assistant for one season
- Teaching Pro at Prestonwood Country Club in Dallas (Dec. 2016) conducting clinics
- Married to Shawn Harvey and they have one son that was born in December 2019
"Sydney is very familiar with East Texas and has a desire to build a competitive, Christ-centered program at ETBU. Sydney's success during her college career at one of the nation's top golf programs in the NCAA Division II, as well as her understanding and ability to recruit quality, Christian student-athletes makes her a perfect fit for ETBU," Vice President for Athletics
Ryan Erwin said.Â
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AWARDS
REGIONAL AWARDS
2021
Men
Hank Crain - Ping All-Region
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
ASC DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
2021 - Hank Crain (men)
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
2021- Hank Crain
2022 - Hank Crain
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ASC AWARDS
Women
2021-22
Emily Watson - All-ASCÂ Second Team
Elizabeth Hardy - All-ASC Second Team
Mackenzie Pinkston - All-ASCÂ Honorable Mention
Hannah McKinney - All-ASCÂ Honorable Mention
2020-21
Emily Watson - All-ASCÂ Second Team
Elizabeth Hardy - All-ASC honorable mention
Mackenzie Pinkston - All-ASC honorable mention
2019-20
Emily Watson - ASC Fall All-Tournament Team
Mackenzie Pinkston - ASC Golfer of the Week (Mar. 4)
Men
2021-22
Hank Crain _ All-ASC First Team
Colby Dupuis - All-ASC Honorable Mention
Kip Childress - All-ASC Honorable MentionÂ
2020-21
Hank Crain - All-ASCÂ First Team
Colby Dupuis - All-ASC Honorable Mention
Jack Sladek - All-ASCÂ Honorable Mention
2019-20
Riley Griffin - ASC Fall All-Tournament Team
2018-19
Brady Wright - ASC All-Tournament Team (spring)
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MEDALIST
2019-20
Makenzie Pinkston - Pinecrest Intercollegiate (81-81=162)
