Tana Thomas was named head coach of the men's and women's golf teams in June 2017.
Thomas earned her seventh Coach of the Year honors and first at Cabrini in 2022, as she led the Cavaliers to a 34-stroke victory at the Atlantic East Conference championship. All five Cavaliers finished in the top six, including Player of the Year and individual champion Sean Caspar.
In the program's fifth season, the Cabrini women also made major strides, teeing off at 13 events, including an impressive second place finish at the Atlantic East Women's Championship, where freshman Ashley Ea was named Rookie of the Year.
The Cavaliers also made the most of her their opportunity at the Centennial Conference Championship, as Ea shot an 80 and 84 in the two day event, closing the weekend in fifth place with score 164.
Thomas and the Cabrini women's team marked the University history book in 2017, as the program teed off at the Ursinus Fall Invitational, the first event in program history. The team competed in five events during its inaugural campaign.
Thomas brings a wealth of experience to the Cavaliers, including 25 years of golf instruction and 18 years of head coaching experience, leading men’s and women’s programs at the Division I, III and high school levels.
No stranger to the Colonial States Athletic Conference, Thomas coached at Immaculata University from 2005-2016. Thomas was named CSAC Coach of the Year four times and led the Mighty Macs to the 2013 CSAC title and an appearance at the NCAA Championship.
During her years at Immaculata, Thomas mentored nine All-CSAC honorees, including three First Team performers. The team also earned three CSAC sportsmanship accolades under her tutelage.
Prior to her time at Immaculata, Thomas spent four years at Division I Northern Arizona University, where she began the women’s golf program in 1995.
The Lumberjacks hit the ground running, as Thomas led the team to the Big Sky Conference title in 1996 and 1997 and was named Coach of the Year at the conclusion of both seasons.
The 1997 team was inducted into the Northern Arizona Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007 after ranking as high as 30th in the country and advancing to the NCAA West Regional Championship.
In her years with the Lumberjacks, nine student-athletes were named All-Big Sky Conference selections, while five were named to Big Sky Academic All-Conference teams. The team also earned 12 NAU Athletic Honor Roll accolades from 1996-98.
Thomas also had stints as head women’s coach at Smith College and head boys’ coach at Sir Francis Drake High school in San Alsemo, CA.
Outside of coaching, Thomas also spent time as the assistant golf professional at the Hershey Country Club, Richmond Country Club and Del Mar Golf College.
Thomas graduated from Arizona State University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in the humanities and is a candidate for a master’s degree in sports and exercise science from Smith College.
Prior to her move into coaching, Thomas was a standout junior and collegiate player. Thomas represented California in the Junior America's Cup and competed in the USGA Girls National Championship twice.
At Arizona State, Thomas was a member of the 1990 NCAA Championship winning Sun Devils, the program’s first NCAA title.
