LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque today announced the hiring of Jenna Wylie as the Trojans' head women's golf coach. Wylie becomes the third head coach in program history, taking over following the retirement of Bridgett Norwood after 26 years with the program.
 
"I am thrilled to welcome Jenna Wylie as the new head coach of our Trojan women's golf program," said Conque. "Jenna brings to Little Rock a wealth of knowledge, leadership skills and familiarity with the Sun Belt Conference that makes her a great fit for our program.
 
"We had great interest in this position throughout the process, and one thing that made Jenna stand out is that she is a competitor. This, coupled with her passion for the game and the student-athlete experience, will provide our program with a great leader to build Little Rock into a Sun Belt contender in the near future."
 
Wylie comes to Little Rock after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Sun Belt foe Georgia Southern. During her time in Statesboro, Wylie helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back third-place finishes at the conference meet, the best showings in program history.
 
Under her tutelage, Wylie helped mentor Ella Ofstedahl to medalist honors at the Sun Belt Championship, marking the first Eagle to win a conference title in the history of the program. Georgia Southern was also recognized with three All-American Scholars during her two years in Statesboro while improving its Golfstat ranking by over 60 spots.
 
Prior to her time in Statesboro, Wylie served as an assistant for both the men's and women's program for two seasons at Armstrong State, her alma mater. She played a key role in helping the Pirate women to the 2016 Peach Belt Conference title, its first since 2012. Armstrong State notched five team championship wins during her two years, making a pair of NCAA Regional Championship appearances in 2016 and 2017.
 
Additionally, seven of Wylie's golfers at Armstrong State were named Peach Belt Players of the Week while academics remained a priority with a pair of Pirates being named Academic All-Americans.
 
Wylie was a four year competitor for Armstrong State from 2011-14 where she was a two-time NCAA first team All-American. The Peach Belt Player of the Year in 2013, Wylie boasts a 74.88 scoring average and was ranked third in the nation in 2013 while helping lead the Pirates to the 2012 Peach Belt Conference title.
 
The Fleetwood, England native also was a strong competitor in the classroom, being named an NCAA Academic All-American in both 2013 and 2014. A three-time first team All-Peach Belt Conference selection, Wylie was inducted into the Armstrong State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018.
 
Wylie graduated magna cum laude with a degree in psychology in 2014 and will complete her master's degree in sports management from Georgia Southern later this summer. The former Jenna Birch, she married former Armstrong State men's golfer Justin Wylie in 2016.
 
Wylie officially begins her duties on June 24 and will inherit a young but talented Little Rock roster as the Trojans competed regularly with four true freshmen in 2018-19. Little Rock's 2019-20 season gets underway in early September as the Trojans look to build on the four top-10 team showings from the 2018-19 campaign.
 
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