University of Denver Women's Golf

Richards enters her fourth season as head coach for the DU women's golf team in the 2024-25 season. The four-time Summit League Coach of the Year has led the Pioneers to their sixth straight Summit League title, its 20th Division I conference championship and its 23rd-straight NCAA Tournament Appearance. In 2024, Richards and the Pioneers were just four strokes away from their fourth NCAA Championship appearance in team history, the team's first top-6 finish at an NCAA Regional since winning the 2009 regional championship. Under Richards guidance, Anna Zanusso was a three-time Summit League Women's Golfer of the Year, and the Pioneers turned in record-breaking Summit League Championship performances as a team in back-to-back seasons, breaking their 54-hole record total from 2023 with an 850 (-14) team score last spring. Prior to DU, Richards also had collegiate head coaching stints at Texas (2007-14), Vanderbilt (2001-07) and Boise State (1997-98).

Prior to Denver - Athletic Achievements - 2024 NCAA National Championship - Final 4, 2022 & 2024 All Pac-12 Honorable Mention, 2022 NCAA National Championship - Team Runner-Up, 2022 NCAA Alberquerque Regional - Team Champion, 2022 Pac-12 Team Champion, 2022 Northrop Gruman Team Champion, 2022 Florida Match Up Team Champion, 2021 Mason Rudolph Championship - Team Champion. Education: Master's degree in Sports and Performance Psychology (Denver '26), Bachelor's Degree (Oregon '24)

Prior to Denver - Saint Mary's College Head Coach (2021-2023): 2021 & 2022 NCAA Championship Qualifiers, Coached Hunter Kehoe to a 5th place finish at the 2021 NCAA DIII Championship and the program's first All-American Honors, 2021 & 2022 Conference Champions (Team and Individual), 6 All-Conference Honors, 9 WGCA All-American Scholars, 3rd highest DIII Team GPA for 2023-24 season, Improved team scoring average by 8 strokes. University of Dubuque Graduate Assistant (2019-2021): 2019 & 2021 Conference Champions (Team and Individual). Athletic Achievements: 4x NCAA Championship Participant, 4x All-Conference Selection, 4x Conference Champions, Individual Conference title. Education: Master's degree in Management (University of Dubuque '21), Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Illinois Wesleyan ' 19)