BOONE, N.C. — App State alumnus John Michael Cole, who served as a team captain in Boone and has helped direct multiple schools to NCAA Championships appearances as a collegiate coach, has been named the head coach of the Mountaineers' men's golf program, Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced Thursday.
"We're excited to welcome John Michael and his wife, Emery, back to App State," Gillin said. "John Michael is a proven winner. He's an alum who bleeds black and gold. We look forward to his leadership of our men's golf team."
The 33-year-old Cole spent the 2024-25 season as a Sun Belt Conference head coach at Georgia State, which posted four top-five tournament finishes and climbed to a 10th-place league finish after placing 14th at the 2024 Sun Belt Championship a season before he arrived.