DENVER, Colo.---University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf
coach Mark Guhne was named the Eaton/Golf Pride East Region
Coach of the Year as announced Monday by the Golf Coaches
Association of America.  It is the first such honor in Guhne’s career.
Guhne led Chattanooga to its third straight Southern Conference
Championship and berth in NCAA Regionals.  This year’s
squad finished third at the South Central Regional in Stillwater,
Okla., to advance to the first NCAA Men’s Golf Championship
appearance in school history.
After starting out in third place after day one, the Mocs
ended their 2008-09 season with an 18th-place finish at the
NCAA Finals at famed Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. 
The three-time SoCon Coach of the Year was succinct in summing up the award.
“It was a great season, and this is a tremendous honor,” said Guhne. 
“You have to point to our student-athletes, because of
the dedication they placed into making it such a memorable
year for our school and fans.”