GOLFWEEK STAFFKathleen Takaishi has been named the new women’s golf coach at Portland State.
Takaishi replaces Felicia Johnston, who announced her resignation in December. Johnston had been the Viking coach for seven seasons, leading them to three titles and earning three Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year honors.
Takaishi had been the Oregon State women’s assistant coach since February 2004. Prior to that, she worked for a season-and-a-half as the men’s and women’s assistant at UC Riverside.
Takaishi was an All-American at Oregon State before graduating in 1999. She competed on the Futures Tour for three seasons. Takaishi also served as the director of operations for the 2005 NCAA Division I Women’s Championship, which was hosted by Oregon State at Sunriver.
Portland State has finished third or better in the Big Sky Conference in six of the past seven seasons, winning conference titles in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The Vikings, who start the spring ranked No. 132 in the
Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings, will begin play on Feb. 25-26 at the Fresno State Invitational.
Posted: 2/7/2008
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