The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Ingram Names Kari Bellville as New Women’s Golf Head Coach
5/14/2021 9:52:00 AM | Women's Golf
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram has named Kari Bellville as the new head coach of the Blazer women's golf team. Bellville becomes the 10th head coach in program history.
Bellville joins UAB after a successful assistant coaching stint at Texas State University. This past season, the Bobcats finished as the Sun Belt Conference runner up and have a current national ranking of No. 60.
"We are very excited to have Kari join our staff," said Ingram. "I know our team will enjoy her enthusiasm and approach to the game. She has been a part of some outstanding programs and we look forward to her bringing that same level of excellence to UAB Women's Golf."
Bellville played collegiately at the University of Notre Dame and graduated in May of 2018 with bachelor's degree in business. She then utilized the graduate transfer rule and played her final year at the University of Indiana in which she led the Hoosiers to the NCAA Tournament.
Following her playing career at IU, she joined the Hoosiers as a graduate assistant for the Fall of 2019, and graduated in December of that year with a Master's degree in sports administration and management.
"I would like to thank Mark Ingram and all of the UAB executive athletic staff for this opportunity," Bellville said. "With strong academics, developing facilities, and access to a variety of beautiful courses in the Birmingham area, UAB provides great resources to develop competitive and championship-winning student-athletes. I am excited for what lies ahead and to further the success of the women's golf program here at UAB. I cannot wait to get started."
Bellville inherits a team that returns seven of its nine players from last year. She will look to replace one of UAB's top golfer in school history after losing Tia Teiniketo to graduation.
For more information on the UAB women's golf team, be sure to follow @UAB_WGOLF on Twitter and Instagram.
Bellville joins UAB after a successful assistant coaching stint at Texas State University. This past season, the Bobcats finished as the Sun Belt Conference runner up and have a current national ranking of No. 60.
"We are very excited to have Kari join our staff," said Ingram. "I know our team will enjoy her enthusiasm and approach to the game. She has been a part of some outstanding programs and we look forward to her bringing that same level of excellence to UAB Women's Golf."
Bellville played collegiately at the University of Notre Dame and graduated in May of 2018 with bachelor's degree in business. She then utilized the graduate transfer rule and played her final year at the University of Indiana in which she led the Hoosiers to the NCAA Tournament.
Following her playing career at IU, she joined the Hoosiers as a graduate assistant for the Fall of 2019, and graduated in December of that year with a Master's degree in sports administration and management.
"I would like to thank Mark Ingram and all of the UAB executive athletic staff for this opportunity," Bellville said. "With strong academics, developing facilities, and access to a variety of beautiful courses in the Birmingham area, UAB provides great resources to develop competitive and championship-winning student-athletes. I am excited for what lies ahead and to further the success of the women's golf program here at UAB. I cannot wait to get started."
Bellville inherits a team that returns seven of its nine players from last year. She will look to replace one of UAB's top golfer in school history after losing Tia Teiniketo to graduation.
For more information on the UAB women's golf team, be sure to follow @UAB_WGOLF on Twitter and Instagram.
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