23 straight NCAA Tournament appearances
6 straight Summit League Conference Titles (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Meet the Pioneers!
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Martha Richards
Coach Martha Richards has led the Pioneer Women's Golf Program since August of 2021. Martha is a well-known figure in the collegiate golf world. From her time as a dual-sport athlete at Stanford, to her years on the LPGA Tour, Richards brings a wealth of playing knowledge to the Pioneers. This value extends into her coaching legacy, which includes time at Texas (2007-2014), Vanderbilt (2001-2007), and Boise State (1997-1998). In her first few seasons, Richards has already made her mark on DU's record books.
Career Highlights
- Summit League Coach of the Year (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Summit League Championship (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Coached three programs to Conference Championships: Denver (Summit League - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Texas (Big 12 - 2011), and Vanderbilt (SEC - 2004)
- SEC Coach of the Year (2003, 2004)
- Golfweek National Coach of the Year (2004)
- 20 NCAA Championship Regional Appearances
- 9 NCAA Championship Finals Appearance
- USA Team Coach - USA v. Japan College Golf Championship (2006)
- Two sport student-athlete at Stanford University; played on the 1990 NCAA National Team Basketball Team; All-American on the Women's Golf Team
Assistant Coach Jordan Koehler
University of Denver
- 2024, 2025 Summit League Champions
- 2024, 2025 Summit League Individual Champion
- 2024 East Lansing Regional Appearance
- 2025 Norman Regional Appearance
Prior to Denver
- Saint Mary's College (DIII) Head Coach: 2021-2023
- University of Dubuque (DIII) Graduate Assistant (2019-2021)
- Played at Illinois Wesleyan University (2015-2019)
Assistant Coach Christine Chen
- Attending Graduate School at Denver for her Master's in Sports Psychology
- Played 5 seasons at the University of Oregon (2019-2024)
- Member of Oregon's 2022 National Championship Runner-Up Team
- Career scoring average of 73.9 across 137 rounds
- All Pac 12 (2021, 2023, 2024)
The Team: 2025-2026 Pios
Anna Neumayer
Junior - Eben em Pongau, Austria
Highlights
- Played in 4 tournaments her sophomore season, averaging 78.3
- Played in 3 tournaments her freshman season
- International Slovenian Women's Champion (2022)
- Austrian Champion-Strokeplay & Matchplay (2022)
- International School Champion (Team & individual)
- Austrian National Team
Brooke McGlasson
Junior - Peoria, AZ
Highlights
- Played in 2 tournaments her sophomore season, averaging 75.6
- Played in 1 tournament her freshman season
- Arizona Division 1 Girls State Golf Champions (2021)
- Individual District Champion (2022)
Kaitlin Zingler
Junior - Lakewood, CO
Highlights
- Played in 1 tournament her sophomore season, averaging 76.6
- Played in 1 tournament her freshman season
- Girls Junior America's Cup Team (2022)
- CGA Women's Matchplay Quarterfinals (2023)
- IMG Academy Jr. World Championship (2021, 2022)
- CGA Jr. Matchplay Semifinals (2021)
- CGA Jr. Championship Semifinals (2022)
- Colorado 4A 1st Team All-State (2021, 2022, 2023)
Logan Hale
Sophomore - Erie, CO
Highlights
- Played in all 10 events her freshman season, averaging 75.5
- #651 Scoreboard Ranking
- Top 10 finish in her first event at Denver (71-70-71)
- Summit League All Tournament Team-5th place (2025)
- Summit League All Freshman Team (2025)
- WGCA All-American Scholar (2025)
- Colorado 4A High School Team State Champion (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Colorado 4A High School Individual State Champion (2023, 2024)
- First-team All State (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 4A Colorado Player of The Year (2023, 2024)
- USGA 74th Girls’ Junior Championship (2023)
- Girls’ Junior Americas Cup Team (2023)
- Colorado Golf Hall of Fame, Named Female Futer Famer of The Year (2023)
Maren Farbu
Sophomore - Finstadjordet, Norway
Highlights
- Played in 8 events her freshman season, averaging 74.9
- 635 Scoreboard Ranking
- Summit League Honorable Mention (2025)
- Summit League All Freshman Team (2025)
- Member of the Norwegian National Team
- Winner National Junior Tour (2024)
- Represented Norway in Nordic Junior Match (2021, 2023)
- 12th place Italian Girls Championship (2023)
- 2nd place Girls National Team Championship (2023)
- IMG Academy Junior World Championship (2023)
Raegan Capizzi
Sophomore - Scottsdale, AZ
Highlights
- Played in 1 tournament her freshman season
- Arizona High School Individual State Champion (2024)
- USGA US Women's Amateur Championship Qualifier (2023, 2024)
- IMG Academy Junior World Championship (2022)
- USGA 72nd US Girls’ Junior Championship (2021)
Holly Hamilton
Freshman- Belfast, Ireland
- Course record holder at Belvoir Park Golf Club (63, -10)
- 2024 Belvoir Park Ladies Cup Champion
- 2024 Senior Ulster Schools Champion
Recent Graduate (2025)
Clara Gestsdottir
Kopavogur, Iceland
Highlights
- #206 Scoreboard Ranking
- Summit League Individual Champion (2024, 2025)
- WGCA All-American Scholar (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Summit League Newcomer of the Year (2022)
- Summit League All-Tournament Team (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- All-Summit League First Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Improved scoring average from 75.3 freshman season to 72.3 senior season
- 4th Place Finish Summit League Championship (2022)
- Led the team as the highest finisher in the Tallahassee NCAA Regional (2022)
- Competed in the Youth Summer Olympics (Buenos Aires, 2018)
- Top 25 Finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate (2023)
- Icelandic National Team
Future Plans: play LPGA Q School in the fall of 2025
Recent Graduate (2025)
Emma Bryant
Senior - Aurora, Colorado
Highlights
- #185 Scoreboard Ranking
- Improved scoring average of 75.3 freshman season to 72.1 senior season
- 3 top 10 finishes her senior season
- WGCA All-American Scholar (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- All-Summit League First Team (2024, 2025)
- All-Summit League Second Team (2023)
- Summit League Championship Runner-Up (2024)
- Competed in 7 events her freshman year, posting 5 rounds of par-or-better
- Competed in 9 events during her sophomore year, posting 4 rounds of par or better
- Competed in all 11 events during her junior year, posting 6 rounds of par or better
- Competed in all events her senior year, posting 13 rounds of par or better
- 2023 US Women's Amateur hosted by Bel-Air CC
- Colorado 5A State Golf Individual Champion (2018)
- Colorado 5A Second-Team All-State (2019)
- Junior America's Cup Team (2018)
Future plans: work in sports marketing
Recent Graduate (2024)
Anna Zanusso
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration (Finance)
Master's Degree: Business Analytics
Currently: Earned full LET Tour Status for the 2024-2025 season, 2024 Annika Development Program Member
Highlights
- WGCA All-American Scholar (2020,2021, 2022, 2023)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2022)
- Summit League All-Academic Team (2022)
- All-Summit League First Team (2021,2022, 2023, 2024)
- Summit League Women's Golfer of the Year (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Summit League Individual Champion (2022)
- 9th Place NCAA Championship Finish (2021)
- Golfweek Conference Challenge Individual Champion (2019)
- Westbrook Invitational Individual Champion (2020)
- Tied the NCAA Single Round Record of 61 (-11) at the Westbrook Invitational (2020)
- The Show Runner-Up (2023)
- Ron Moore Intercollegiate Runner-Up (2023)
- Augusta National Women's Amateur (2021)
- Annika Invitational Europe Champion (2018)
- Italian National Team
Recent Graduate (2024)
Anna Krekling
Oslo, Norway
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration (Finance)
Master's Degree: Business Analytics
Currently: Product Engineer for Heimstaden in Norway
Highlights
- WGCA All-American Scholar (2020, 2022, 2023)
- Summit League All-Academic Team (2022, 2023)
- Summit League All-Tournament Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
- All-Summit League First Team (2023)
- All-Summit League Second Team (2022, 2024)
- Summit League Individual Champion (2023)
- Golfweek Red Sky Individual Champion (2022)
- Represented Norway in the World Am (2023)
- Norwegian National Team
Recent Graduate (2024)
Katarina Drocarova
Senior - Pezinok, Slovakia
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration (Finance)
Currently: Attending Graduate School in Austria and playing LET Access Tour Events
Highlights
- WGCA All-American Scholar (2021, 2022)
- Summit League Newcomer of the Year (2021)
- All-Summit League First Team (2021)
- All-Summit League Second Team (2024)
- U21 Slovak Junior Championships Medalist (2019)
- Slovak International Match Play Champion (2018, 2019)
- Girls U18 Slovak Player of the Year (2018)
- Slovak International Strokeplay Champion (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Slovak National Team
The University of Denver Golf Course & Area Facilities
University of Denver Golf Club at Highlands Ranch
DU Golf Club was donated by the Moore Family in 2012. Each year, we host the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in honor of this generous gift. The University of Denver Golf Club at Highlands Ranch is a perfect home base for Denver Golf. The golf club is home to a Hale Irwin designed course, two large putting greens, two chipping areas, greenside and fairway practice bunkers, large grass tees at the front and back of the range, and plenty of targets on the range. The teams have unlimited access to everything the golf club has to offer!
Home of the Pioneers!
Additional Area Courses
Academics
The University of Denver provides an educational experience that extends far beyond the classroom. The 4D Experience focuses on: Advancing Intellectual Growth, Promoting Well-being, Exploring Character, and Pursuing Careers & Lives of Purpose
Quick Facts
- 5,800 Undergraduate Students
- Average Class Size: 21 Students
- 11:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
- 97 Undergraduate Majors. Popular Choices: Business, Social Sciences, Communications, and Journalism
An Academic Year at DU
- Fall Quarter: Early September - Late November
- 6 Week Winter Break: Late November - Early January
- Winter Quarter: Early January - Mid-March
- Spring Break: Mid-March
- Spring Quarter: Late March - Early June
DU Athletics: Student-Athlete Support
- Athletic Academic Advisors: Guide DU athletes as they navigate balancing their athletic & academic schedules, connect athletes to academic resources including the subject-specific tutoring & the writing center.
- Early Registration! Athletes receive priority in selecting classes.
- Athletics Speaker Series: DU Athletics provide athletes with educational opportunities throughout their time on campus. Topics include: time-management, financial literacy, as well as internship and career preparation.
Athletics
The Ritchie Center
Home of DU Athletics!
The Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports & Wellness is the home to DU Athletics. Located on the north end of campus, the Ritchie Center is easily identifiable by its golden bell tower. The University of Denver is #13 in the country for the most NCAA Championships - 35 in total! The facilities located in and around the Ritchie center are a huge part of that success. Here, athletes are able to work with world-class professionals in order to create a plan for sustained progress.
Student-Athlete Facilities
The Pat Bowlen Training Center
Coors Fitness Center
DU Sports Medicine
Team Facilities
Campus Life
University of Denver Campus
DU's Campus has a fantastic location, just 15 minutes from Downtown Denver! Although close to the city, DU retains a very traditional feel. Our campus is a large rectangle, covering 125 acres of land. Between academic buildings there are green spaces, walking paths, sculptures, and beautiful landscaping. Buildings are designed for students to enjoy the outdoors and take in the surrounding mountain views!
The Mile High City
Denver, CO
Known for an annual 300 days of sunshine, Denver is one of the sunniest cities in America!
The state of Colorado is a hub for people who love the outdoors, Denver follows that trend. The city is full of vibrant energy. With numerous city parks, locals don't have to go far to enjoy nature. Washington Park is less than a mile from campus and a favorite of DU students!
Things to Do in Denver
The city has something for everyone: art, sports, music, food, and more!
Denver International Airport
DIA is located just 30 minutes from campus. This incredibly connected airport makes our team travel easy throughout the season. When we've come to an academic break, both our domestic and international athletes are able to find efficient ways home!