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Stiverson Resigns as MVNU Golf Coach
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (5-10-2010) - After five seasons as the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's golf coach, Mark Stiverson has announced that he will resign that position effective at the end of the current school year.

Stiverson, a 1977 graduate of MVNU, has guided the Cougars to a 243-259-5 overall record over the past five seasons. The team posted three winning seasons among the five years including an impressive 70-35 campaign in 2007-2008 for a .667 winning percentage.

"Coaching golf at MVNU has been a very rewarding experience,” said Stiverson. "First and foremost, the quality of the kids we have cannot be surpassed. I am talking about individuals with solid character. I have been blessed in my five years by knowing several outstanding individuals who happened to be able to play really good golf. There were several coaches whom I have run into who not only commended me on my players’ character and play, but secretly wished they had those players.”

"Due to several reasons, I have decided to resign as golf coach,” continued Stiverson. "There was no single reason for this decision, but when they were all combined, the ‘for’ outweighed the ‘against’. I wish the program all the success it is due. I also want to thank the current players for their hard work and attitudes. Finally, I wish many blessings on the current players and all those who have participated in the program.”

"It has been my privilege to work with Mark over these past five years,” said MVNU athletic director Scott Flemming. "He not only worked toward making our golf program competitive, but he has been a tremendous Christian role model to the young men on the team. He will be missed and I wish him the very best in his future endeavors.”

A search for a new golf coach, which is a part-time position at MVNU, will soon be under way. The Cougars had no seniors on this year’s roster and should return a very experienced squad when the 2010-2011 season rolls around.

 
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