Vince Drahman joined the IUPUI golf staff in August 2018 as an assistant coach. Drahman will assist in all facets of the program and will work both the men and women student-athletes.
In his first season at IUPUI, he helped the women's team earn a league title, led by Horizon League Player of the Year Marion Debove. The Jags made it back-to-back titles, after having won the 2018 title prior to Drahman's arrival. On the men's side, he helped the Jaguars boast the top two players in the league, including 2019 Horizon League Player of the Year Austin Crowder.
Prior to coming to IUPUI, Drahman spent the past season as head coach at the University of Jamestown where he was named the North Star Athletic Association Coach of the Year on both the men's and women's side of the ledger. Drahman's UJ men's program won its first NSAA title since 2012 while the women's program won a second league title in four years. The men's team won the league title by nine shots while the women's program cruised to a 33-shot win.
A native of Noblesville, Ind., Drahman had a previous stop at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., where he was a graduate assistant for an Owl program that ranked in the top 10 in the country in both men's and women's golf. He helped the Owls to a fourth-place finish at the men's NAIA championship tournament while the women finished eighth at the NAIA women's championships.
Drahman began his college career at the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) before transferring back to play for Marian University his final two seasons. During his time with the Knights, he was named the Marian Student-Athlete of the Year, was a second team NAIA All-America selection, a two-time All-Crossroads League pick, and was a three-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete. As a senior, he finished 48th at the NAIA championships, tied for third at the Crossroads League championships, and helped Marian achieve its highest national ranking ever at No. 11.
As a junior, he was a first team all-conference selection as the Knights' top finisher, tying for fifth-place at the Crossroads League championships. He also finished 15th at the NAIA Classic played at Brickyard Crossing Golf Course.
He also coached at the Nike MBSC Sports Camp in Boston and was a trainer at FitGolf in Indianapolis.
Drahman earned his B.S. in Accounting from Marian and later earned his Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management from William Woods.
