Girls Golf

JILL Daniels-HEGNA - Head Varsity Coach
email: HEGNAJ@smhs.org

Coach Jill Hegna joined the SMCHS Girls and Boys Golf Coaching staffs in 2005/2006. She coached the JV Girls and JV Boys teams for six successful seasons. In 2011, she transitioned to the Varsity Girls Coaching staff. Coach Hegna is currently the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Girls Golf/Head Varsity Coach at SMCHS. Her combined Girls and Boys Coaching record is: 290 - 47 (Overall) and 162 - 29 (League). Under her Coaching leadership the Varsity Team has been CIF contenders every year, has won five Trinity League Championships and has had four undefeated seasons. Coach Hegna graduated from Saint Anthony’s High School in Long Beach, CA. She attended LBCC for a year, then transferred to Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO on a volleyball scholarship. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education K-12 and then attended Kansas University Graduate School. Coach Hegna has taught and coached various sports at the Elementary and Secondary level while living in Colorado, Kansas, Connecticut and California. She has three daughters who played golf and graduated from SMCHS: Megan Hickey-Barbosa ’04; Lauren Hickey ’07; Katy Hickey-Miller ’09. Coach loves spending her spare time with her family-grandchildren, friends and time on the golf course.

Combined Overall and League Record

 

brooks kern - ASST. Varsity Coach

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Ralph Torres- JV Blue Head Coach

Coach Torres enters his second year with the Santa Margarita golf coaching staff as the JV Blue Girls Golf Head Coach. He has numerous years of coaching youth athletics including baseball, basketball, soccer and softball. Torres played baseball at UCSB before transferring to UC Berkeley where he received his Bachelor’s Degree. He also has an MBA from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. Coach Torres is married with two kids.  Zach is starting his Freshman year at San Diego St University where is pursuing a degree in Business. Jillian is a Junior at SM where she also plays on the softball team.

 

Taryn Gulillen- JV GOLD HEAD Coach

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Kelsey turchi- JV Blue/ Gold assistant Coach

Coach Kelsey Turchi is in her third-year coaching sports at SMCHS and first-year for golf. Coach Turchi attended Cal State University, San Marcos where she earned her bachelor's degree in mass media. During her time at CSUSM, she ingrained herself in the soccer community and served as the Vice President of the club team. Coach Turchi also is the JV Soccer coach and the Assistant Varsity Lacrosse Coach. She is so excited to be a part of another sport here at SMCHS. Golf is something Coach Turchi enjoys playing in her free time and is looking forward to another successful year for the golf team.