Brooke Kochevar begins her second season as the Chanticleers assistant coach. She rejoined the program after playing at CCU from 2012-14.
During her first season with the Chants, Kovhevar helped lead CCU to a couple of tournament victories and a second-place finish at the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Women's Golf Championship.
it was a season in which Tiffany Arafi set several program records on her way to a national ranking of fourth, the highest ranking of any Chanticleer in program history. Arafi and Sophia Carlsen were named to the Sun Belt Championship all-tournament team while Arafi and freshman Sara Sarrion were named to the All-Sun Belt Team.
Following her playing days, Kochevar began her coaching career as the assistant women’s golf coach at Benedictine University over the past two seasons.
“I am thrilled Brooke will be joining our program, “Quinney said. It is always very special to bring back a former player and it feels like perfect timing. Brooke has shown a tremendous work ethic in pursuing her post-graduate degree while also coaching and continuing to teach golf. Her passion for golf and competition will be infectious, and I look forward to watching her support and develop our players moving forward.”
Kochevar played at Coastal from 2012-14. After redshirting her freshman season, she opened the 2013 fall season by being named the Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 10) following a third-place finish at the CSU Wendy’s Invitational. She carded a 54-hole score of 223 (71-76-76), helping the Chants to a second-place finish. She also qualified for the final USGA Women’s Public Links Championship in 2014.
Following the 2014 season, she transferred to the University of Maryland where she competed in two Big 10 championships with the Terps. She completed her collegiate golf career and graduated in 2016 with a degree in Sociology.
Internationally, she played in the 2015 British Women’s Stroke Play and also played in the 2016 British Women’s Amateur. In 2019, she qualified for the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur.
Originally from Glen Ellyn, Ill., she played at Glenbard West High School where she received all-state honors as a senior after finishing seventh at the Illinois State Championships. As a junior, she won sectionals and moved on to finish 11th overall at the state championships. At the time of her graduation, she held school and conference records for the lowest score through nine holes (30) and held the Glenbard record for lowest score in a round (71).
