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Ahrens, Kendall
Kendall Ahrens
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A proven program builder and rising star in the coaching ranks, Kendall Ahrens is in her third season as an assistant women's golf coach at TCU.
Originally from Montgomery, Texas, Ahrens returned home in August 2023 following a two-year assistant coaching tenure at James Madison. She previously spent two seasons on the coaching staff at Mississippi State, her alma matter, from 2019-21.
Ahrens has spearheaded a pair of college golf's greatest turnaround seasons in each of her past pair of coaching stops.
In her second year in Fort Worth, TCU concluded the 2024-25 campaign with a final Scoreboard team ranking of No. 15 after being tabbed 57th at season's end in 2023-24. The 42-spot improvement was good for the third-largest year-over ranking increase among all Power Four conference programs. With Ahrens patrolling the fairways, the Horned Frogs won three team championships in a season for the first time in 35 years. TCU achieved an all-time high team ranking of 13th and saw four players maintain top-100 national rankings during the spring portion of the season. Including year-end national ranking, Ahrens helped the Frogs break seven school records, among them scoring average (289), birdies (533) par-or-better rounds (15) and top-five team finishes (nine).
While in Virginia, Ahrens was invaluable in fostering a resurgence of JMU's golf program. The Dukes produced just one team victory in 2020-21 prior to Ahrens’ arrival. The Dukes doubled their win total from the previous season in Ahrens’ first year in Harrisburg, as the team nabbed two wins and accumulated four top-five finishes. JMU broke every single-season program record during the 2021-22 season, including the lowest combined scoring average (293.03) in school history. The Dukes ascended 29 spots in the Golfstat team rankings, rising from No. 109 to No. 80.
TCU and Ahrens enjoyed arguably their finest season in the program's Big 12 era in 2024-25. The Horned Frogs notched their 28th NCAA Regionals berth in the past 31 years. Ahrens coached a seven-player roster that accumulated a combined 20 top-10 and 35 top-20 individual finishes. The Horned Frogs collectively finished no worse than sixth in any tournament. TCU's birdie game blossomed under Ahrens' guidance, as the Frogs averaged a program-record 43.2 per tournament. Individually, Ahrens assisted in coaching Camille Min-Gaultier to WGCA All-American and Big 12 Freshman of the Year accolades. She also played a leading role in helping Sofia Barroso Sá qualify for the NCAA National Championships as an individual.
Ahrens arrival in Fort Worth in August of 2023 was preceded by heavy roster turnover during the offseason. Ahrens helped TCU notch six top-10 team finishes in 2023-24 despite the Horned Frogs sporting the youngest roster in the Big 12 with six underclassmen players. She also saw TCU break its program record for low round vs. par on the final day of the Jim West Invitational (-17, 271) at Kissing Tree Golf Club. Ahrens' mentorship helped transform Lois Lau into a top-100 player in the country and culminated in both Lau and Barroso Sá qualifying for NCAA Regionals as individuals.
In Ahrens' second-and-final season at JMU in 2022-23, the Dukes collected three tournament victories and produced four top-five finishes. Ahrens also mentored Kendall Turner into an individual qualifier for the NCAA Raleigh Regional, where she placed T37.
Ahrens (née Wisenbaker), enjoyed a standout playing career at Mississippi State before transitioning into the coaching ranks. She served as an operations fellow in her first season on staff in Starkville, assisting in player analysis and evaluation, practice planning, travel and recruiting while overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program. Ahrens was elevated into an assistant coaching role ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. With Ahrens on staff, the Bulldogs finished fifth in stroke play at the SEC Championships, reached the finals of SEC match play and concluded the season ranked No. 42 in the country.
She and her husband, Ryan, were married in 2021 and reside in Fort Worth
Originally from Montgomery, Texas, Ahrens returned home in August 2023 following a two-year assistant coaching tenure at James Madison. She previously spent two seasons on the coaching staff at Mississippi State, her alma matter, from 2019-21.
Ahrens has spearheaded a pair of college golf's greatest turnaround seasons in each of her past pair of coaching stops.
In her second year in Fort Worth, TCU concluded the 2024-25 campaign with a final Scoreboard team ranking of No. 15 after being tabbed 57th at season's end in 2023-24. The 42-spot improvement was good for the third-largest year-over ranking increase among all Power Four conference programs. With Ahrens patrolling the fairways, the Horned Frogs won three team championships in a season for the first time in 35 years. TCU achieved an all-time high team ranking of 13th and saw four players maintain top-100 national rankings during the spring portion of the season. Including year-end national ranking, Ahrens helped the Frogs break seven school records, among them scoring average (289), birdies (533) par-or-better rounds (15) and top-five team finishes (nine).
While in Virginia, Ahrens was invaluable in fostering a resurgence of JMU's golf program. The Dukes produced just one team victory in 2020-21 prior to Ahrens’ arrival. The Dukes doubled their win total from the previous season in Ahrens’ first year in Harrisburg, as the team nabbed two wins and accumulated four top-five finishes. JMU broke every single-season program record during the 2021-22 season, including the lowest combined scoring average (293.03) in school history. The Dukes ascended 29 spots in the Golfstat team rankings, rising from No. 109 to No. 80.
TCU and Ahrens enjoyed arguably their finest season in the program's Big 12 era in 2024-25. The Horned Frogs notched their 28th NCAA Regionals berth in the past 31 years. Ahrens coached a seven-player roster that accumulated a combined 20 top-10 and 35 top-20 individual finishes. The Horned Frogs collectively finished no worse than sixth in any tournament. TCU's birdie game blossomed under Ahrens' guidance, as the Frogs averaged a program-record 43.2 per tournament. Individually, Ahrens assisted in coaching Camille Min-Gaultier to WGCA All-American and Big 12 Freshman of the Year accolades. She also played a leading role in helping Sofia Barroso Sá qualify for the NCAA National Championships as an individual.
Ahrens arrival in Fort Worth in August of 2023 was preceded by heavy roster turnover during the offseason. Ahrens helped TCU notch six top-10 team finishes in 2023-24 despite the Horned Frogs sporting the youngest roster in the Big 12 with six underclassmen players. She also saw TCU break its program record for low round vs. par on the final day of the Jim West Invitational (-17, 271) at Kissing Tree Golf Club. Ahrens' mentorship helped transform Lois Lau into a top-100 player in the country and culminated in both Lau and Barroso Sá qualifying for NCAA Regionals as individuals.
In Ahrens' second-and-final season at JMU in 2022-23, the Dukes collected three tournament victories and produced four top-five finishes. Ahrens also mentored Kendall Turner into an individual qualifier for the NCAA Raleigh Regional, where she placed T37.
Ahrens (née Wisenbaker), enjoyed a standout playing career at Mississippi State before transitioning into the coaching ranks. She served as an operations fellow in her first season on staff in Starkville, assisting in player analysis and evaluation, practice planning, travel and recruiting while overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program. Ahrens was elevated into an assistant coaching role ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. With Ahrens on staff, the Bulldogs finished fifth in stroke play at the SEC Championships, reached the finals of SEC match play and concluded the season ranked No. 42 in the country.
She and her husband, Ryan, were married in 2021 and reside in Fort Worth
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