Ole Miss Daily: Men's golf welcomes Emerson Newsome as new assistant coach

Ole Miss has named Emerson Newsome as its new assistant men’s golf coach, announced Wednesday, June 21, 2023, by head coach Chris Malloy. Newsome comes to Oxford after one season as the assistant men’s golf coach with the Washington Huskies and over six years of experience at the Division I level.
 
“I am excited to welcome Emerson to Oxford. There is no question that he is one of the up-and-coming stars in college golf coaching. He brings a level of experience having played competitive golf at the professional level and recognizes the demands and responsibilities of being a student-athlete at this level. I know that he will bring us success in the upcoming season and beyond.”
 
During his tenure at Washington, Newsome helped lead the Huskies to six top-five finishes during the 2022-23 season, including a fifth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships and a trip to the NCAA Auburn Regional as the No. 6 seed.
 
Before his time in Seattle, Newsome served as assistant men’s coach at the University of Central Florida. In 2021-22, Newsome helped lead UCF to an NCAA Tournament berth, as the Golden Knights finished fourth at the American Athletic Conference Championships, earning a spot at the NCAA New Haven Regional.
 
UCF had four, top-five team finishes in 2021-22, including a victory in the Hartford Hawks Invitational. Individually, Golden Knight golfers combined for nine top-five finishes and 50 rounds under par.
 
Before beginning his coaching career, Newsome turned professional at the start of 2017 and immediately earned status on the Mackenzie Tour (PGA Tour Canada) and again advanced to U.S Open Sectional qualifying. That same year, he recorded his first professional victory, winning a three-hole, sudden death playoff. Career highlights include a career two-day low of 130 (66-64) to finish second on the Florida Professional Golf Tour and a second-place (tied) finish at the 2018 Toledo Open. Newsome competed in over 75 professional events spanning across two countries and 15 states.
 
In 2016, Newsome won his U.S. Amateur qualifier by four shots, earning a place in the championship. That same year, he also reached U.S. Open sections and finished in the top 10 at the Dogwood Invitational. He also finished second as an amateur in the 2013 Chattanooga Choo Choo Invitational.
 
Growing up in Atlanta, Newsome won more than 15 tournaments in various circuits as a junior and earned a scholarship to Cincinnati. A four-year letter-winner for the Bearcats from 2012-16, he was a three-time team captain, and earned medalist honors at the 2013 Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, earning Big East Player of the Week honors. He finished his Bearcat career with nine top-10 finishes.
 
While at Cincinnati, Newsome was a 2013 Big East All-Academic Team selection, and then earned American Athletic Conference All-Academic honors the following three years, as well as NCAA Academic All-America in 2016. He was on the UC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was included into University of Cincinnati’s Legion of Excellence Hall of Fame for posting the highest GPA on the men’s golf team.

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Ole Miss rifle team earns CRCA Scholastic All-American honors

Six members of the Ole Miss rifle team were named to the 2023 Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholastic All-America team, the organization announced.

Fifth Year Kristen Derting, seniors Lea Horvath and Martina Gratz, juniors Katelyn Foust and M’Leah Lambdin, and sophomore Emma Pereira represented the Rebels on this year’s Scholastic All-America team.

Athletes eligible for this award must be eligible for competition through the awarding academic year and have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average.

Derting has received the honor every year as a Rebel. She is coming off her senior, where she earned three more All-American nods, giving her seven in her four-year career. The Salem, Oregon, product grabbed first-team air rifle All-American honors after averaging the nation’s eighth-best average of 595.6. Derting also captured second-team honors in both smallbore and aggregate. She averaged a 587.1 in smallbore and an 1182.7 aggregate score.

Horvath earned the award for the third straight after a season she was among the nation’s top shooters. She was named an All-American in all three disciplines for the third straight season, giving her nine total All-American honors in her time in Oxford. The Komárom, Hungary, native received first-team All-American nods in smallbore and air rifle. Horvath averaged a 589.3 in smallbore, which is sixth in the nation and breaks her own program record at Ole Miss. The junior averaged a 594.2 in air rifle and fired her third perfect score this past season. She was also named a second-team aggregate All-American with a 1183.5 average.

Gratz has also earned the award all three years as a Rebel. The senior is coming off a career year in air rifle, averaging 592.9 in the event. She tallied a 590 or better in air rifle in 11 of 13 matches. Gratz also shot her best match of her collegiate career, breaking personal records in all three disciplines during the NCAA Qualifier match. Gratz ended her season competing at the NCAA Championships for the first time.

Foust grabbed her second Scholastic All-American honor in two years at Ole Miss. The Goshen, Indiana native made tremendous strides during her sophomore campaign. She increased her season averages from her first year in all three disciplines. The junior improved her aggregate season average by almost seven points. Her averages were helped by breaking personal records in smallbore, air rifle, and aggregate in the fall.

Lambdin garnered her second Scholastic All-American award after an impressive sophomore season. The Granbury, Texas native steadily improved her scores throughout the year, leading her to top her career highs in smallbore and aggregate in a win over Memphis. She also tied her career-high in air rifle in the NCAA Qualifier match. Those scores earned her a spot as a counter at the NCAA Rifle Championships.

Pereira stepped right in as a smallbore counter from the jump and later became an air rifle counter for the final seven matches. She joined a small list of shooters who shot a 590 or better in smallbore and fired a career-best 594 in air rifle thrice. The sophomore finished third on the team with a smallbore season average of 583.4 and an aggregate average of 1173.6. In her first NCAA Championships appearance, Perera placed seventh in smallbore at the NCAA Rifle Championships, shooting a 588 to advance to the finals.