Taylor Ramirez enters her seventh season at the helm in 2021-22 after being named the second head coach of Concordia-St. Paul golf (Division II era) in September, 2015.
Ramirez led the women's team to the NCAA Central Region Championships for the eighth season in a row in her first year as head coach as the team put up a solid sixth-place finish. She also helped Rachel Gray close out her record-setting career with an impressive 20th-place finish in the NCAA Division II Championships with a school record performance. In addition, Ramirez guided the men's team to take fifth in the NSIC Championships.
In her second year at the helm, the women's team were once again represented at the NCAA Central Region Championships as Savannah Stone wrapped up her career with the program's lowest scoring average with a 13th place finish in the tournament.
In year three, Ramirez helped Noah Rasinski earn NSIC Golfer of the Year honors in addition to being named GCAA PING All-Region and qualifying for the Central Regional.
Prior to being named head coach, Ramirez served two seasons (2013-14 & 2014-15) as an assistant coach after a strong four year playing career in the women’s program.
A native of Coon Rapids, Minn., Ramirez started her post Concordia career as a certified personal trainer with Lifetime Fitness in Plymouth and has prior experience as a sports specific trainer.
“I am overly excited for my first head coaching opportunity, it is something I did not think would happen this early in my career but I am more than appreciative for Concordia to give me this chance,” said Auman. “Concordia is really my home and it feels great to be back in action. It’s (CSP golf) been my life for the past six years and I wouldn’t want it any other way. Concordia is where I learned about myself and evolved as a person and golfer. I am so thankful for this opportunity.”
Ramirez graduated from Concordia with a degree in exercise science and a marketing minor in May, 2013. She completed her MBA at Concordia in health care management with an emphasis in health coaching in August, 2015.
As an assistant coach with the Golden Bears, Ramirez assisted in preparation and organization of tournament details, program fundraising, team community service initiatives, program budget, golf-oriented workouts and team yoga, student-athlete recruitment and program compliance.
“The program already has so many great characteristics and my goal is to keep them alive. I want the men’s and women’s programs to be as successful as they can and for each student-athlete to reach their full potential,” said Ramirez. “Golf is an individual sport but a team is so important when it comes to camaraderie and sportsmanship. My coaching philosophy is to create trusting relationships with each student-athlete so I can properly inspire, lead, engage and mentor them through their college experience. Consistency is another key component of my coaching style, and is a standard that will be expected of our student-athletes in the program.”
She made an immediate impact as a student-athlete, earning NSIC All-Tournament honors by tying for fourth place at the 2009-10 NSIC Women’s Golf Championships as part of a rookie season that included three top-10 finishes. As a sophomore, she was a key member of a lineup that advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships, where she placed 63rd after a 20th place finish at the NCAA Central Region Championships. She earned All-NSIC First Team honors as a junior and senior and competed at the NCAA Central Region Championships all four years.
Her 84.57 career scoring average over 100 rounds as a Golden Bear ranks ninth in team history and was sixth when her career came to a close in 2013. In 45 career tournaments, she finished in the top-5 five times along with 10 top-10 finishes.
“Having the perspective of going through the program as a student-athlete will help me understand our student-athletes on a more relevant level. As a young coach, I have the opportunity to fully engage, learn and grow from others on the Concordia staff who are always so helpful.”
The Golden Bears have advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships twice (2008-09 & 2010-11) and captured one NSIC Championship (2008-09). The program has been represented by an individual or team in 10 of the past 11 NCAA Central Region Championships including two individual qualifiers at the national championships.
The men’s team has been featured at the NCAA Super Regionals six times since 2007-08 with either an individual or team participant including two team appearances (2009-10 & 2011-12).
