University of Toledo Men's Golf

on Social Media Instagram: @jeffroope Twitter: @jeffroope Jeff Roope (pronounced ROOP) enters his ninth year at the helm of the Toledo men’s golf program and has coached a UT golfer to a spot on the All-MAC First Team each of the last seven years. Roope recruited and coached Barend Botha, who graduated in 2024 and is one of the most decorated players in Mid-American Conference history. Botha is now in his second season competing on the Korn Ferry Tour. Botha became the first individual in 34 years to win back-to-back outright MAC titles and the second Rocket to earn First-Team All-MAC honors four straight years. He was also named the MAC's Men's Golfer of the Year for a second straight year, joining former Varsity T Hall of Famer Brad Heaven as the only Rockets to receive the award on multiple occasions. Botha also was named to the PING All-Midwest Region Team and participated in the NCAA Regionals for a second-straight year. Botha departed Toledo holding the program's records for lowest season (70.5) and career (71.9) stroke average. He also shared the 54-hole record of 13-under par 203 with Palmer Yenrick at the 2023 Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational. The 2022-23 season saw the Rockets finish third in the MAC Championships under Roope. Botha also became the fourth Rocket ever to earn first-team All-MAC honors on three occasions and tied the program’s 54-hole record with a 12-under par 204 at UNCW's Seahawk Intercollegiate. The 2021-22 campaign featured Roope receiving Mi

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Carrie Schonter-Cherry has served as the director of operations-Olympic sports and business administrator at The University of Toledo since 2015. Prior to her appointment in the Athletic Department, Schonter-Cherry served in a variety of finance positions at UToledo from 2005-11. She left Toledo to become a purchasing card coordinator at the University of Michigan from 2011-12, and then moved on Owens Community College to serve as the Upward Bound specialist from 2012-15 before returning to the Glass City to work for the Rockets. A native of Erie, Mich., Schonter-Cherry graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1998 with a bachelor of science in telecommunications and film. She earned her masters in education from The University of Toledo in 2008. Schonter-Cherry and her husband Roy are proud owners of two Corgis named Sonny and Reacher.

Holden Tincher is in his second year as an assistant strength & conditioning coach for the Olympic sports teams at the University of Toledo, after joining the staff full time in August of 2022. Tincher served UT's strength & conditioning intern during the 2019 fall semester, before taking the role as Bedford High School's Strength and Conditioning Coach from 2020-22. He then served as the Strength & Conditioning Coach at St. John's Jesuit High School while working part-time with the Rockets during the 2022-23 season. A native of Temperance, Mich., Tincher received his bachelor of science degree in exercise science, with a concentration in health, performance, and fitness promotion from the University of Toledo in 2019, and earned his master's degree in recreation administration-recreational and leisure studies from Toledo in 2021. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) in the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Tincher and his wife, Shelby, reside in Toledo.

Kevin Kuhl is entering his second season as an assistant coach for the University of Toledo men's golf program. He also serves as the Director of Instruction...

Susannah Cochran was named the Student Services Coordinator at the University of Toledo in May of 2025. Cochran joined the Rockets after serving as the Retention Coordinator with the Office of Retention and Engagement at Florida State University from 2023-25. She also served as an Ambassador for Bowling Green State University's School of Community and Media in 2023. A native of Lambertville, Mich., Cochran earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Bowling Green in 2023. She is also a classical music singer who has sung professionally.