Michael Akers

Biography

Michael Akers joined the Mean Green women’s golf program in May 2016 ahead of the 2016-17 season, and now has seen the program elevate itself more with each of Akers’ seasons culminating with a fifth straight postseason appearance in 2025 after the Mean Green were selected to the National Golf Invitational - women's college golf's version of the basketball NIT. That appearance was on the heels of a fourth straight bid to the NCAA Regionals in 2024 after having just one in prior appearance in program history. Akers, the former head coach at Texas State, led the Bobcats to six NCAA Regional appearances and has now seen North Texas rise in the national rankings by more than 180 spots since his arrival. In two seasons in the American, UNT has claimed a combined seven spots on the all-conference team, including four in 2024 which was the most of any program. In 2023, Akers led the program to a Conference USA Championship three-peat and a win at the The Bruzzy, as well as a third straight honor as the C-USA Coach of the Year and a program record six selections to the All-Conference USA team. Aside from Akers' Coach of the Year honor, Audrey Tan earned her third straight first-team nod and was joined by Ellie Roth. Patricia Sinolungan and Emilie Ricaud were second-team selections, while Shreya Pal earned third-team honors. The 2022-23 team set several new program records, including team scoring average (289.60), birdies (395), low round vs. par (-9, 279) and low 54-hole score with a

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